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2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2279

Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship or lawful presence to qualify.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ADULT APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS IN MISSISSIPPI TO VERIFY UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND EXCEPTIONS FOR SUCH VERIFICATION; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WILLFUL VIOLATIONS OF LAWFUL PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS; TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY STATE AGENCY TO PROVIDE ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT IN VIOLATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-13-115, 43-17-1, 71-5-511 and 43-33-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO VERIFY LAWFUL PRESENCE AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the Senate

8 co-sponsors

Terry C. Burton, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Joey Fillingane, Gary Jackson, Tom King, Chris McDaniel, Giles Ward, Lee Yancey

Its course

January 21 to February 19, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 21 to Feb 19 · stopped29 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 21 – Feb 19

  1. Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeSenate