l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2823

Illegal aliens; create new offenses, require law enforcement coordination.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ENACT A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO CREATE SECTION 97-1-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CREATE THE CRIME OF AIDING AND ABETTING AN IMMIGRATION OFFENSE AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES THEREFOR; TO PROHIBIT OFFICIAL RESISTANCE OR NONCOOPERATION OF SHARING INFORMATION REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS; TO PROVIDE FOR COOPERATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT BY STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ON IMMIGRATION MATTERS; TO REQUIRE VERIFICATION OF CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGRATION STATUS OF PERSONS WHO ARE ARRESTED; 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

10 co-sponsors

Michael Watson, Walter Michel, Chris McDaniel, Billy Hudson, Doug E. Davis, Merle Flowers, Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Gary Jackson, Eugene S. Clarke, Giles Ward

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Feb 2117 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 4 to Feb 128 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 21 to Mar 18 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 26 to Mar 18 · stopped21 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 21

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 Feb 4 – Feb 21

  1. Feb 4Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 12Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 21Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 25 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 25Sent to the House
  2. Feb 26Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 18Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 12Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 21Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 21AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 21Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 25Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 18Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives