l9n/ Mississippi

2008 First Extraordinary Session

Senate Bill 2005

Illegal immigration; revise.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on August 4, 2008. The 2008 First Extraordinary Session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 2, CHAPTER 312, LAWS OF 2008, TO REVISE THE MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT; TO CLARIFY THE DEFINITIONS OF TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO ELIMINATE ANY PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON DISCHARGE OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS A LEGAL RESIDENT WHEN AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS AN UNAUTHORIZED ALIEN RETAINS EMPLOYMENT; TO CLARIFY EMPLOYER IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY FOR THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO COMPLY IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT; TO REVISE AND CLARIFY THE EMPLOYEE FORCE SIZE TIERS THAT CONTROL THE DATES UPON WHICH COMPLIANCE WITH E-VERIFY IS REQUIRED FOR A PARTICULAR CLASS OF EMPLOYER; TO PROVIDE FOR DE NOVO APPEAL OF AN ADVERSE DETERMINATION AS TO THE CANCELLATION OF AN EMPLOYER'S PUBLIC CONTRACT; TO AMEND SECTION 3, CHAPTER 312, LAWS OF 2008, TO CLARIFY THE DATES UPON WHICH THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ACT TAKE EFFECT; 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

Its course

May 21 to August 4, 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 4 days

In the SenateMay 21 to May 276 days

Judiciary, Division AMay 21 to May 210 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 27 to Aug 4 · stopped69 days

Judiciary BMay 28 to Aug 4 · stopped68 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted May 27

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

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 May 21 – May 27

  1. May 21Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. May 27Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives May 28 – Aug 4

  1. May 28Sent to the House
  2. Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Aug 4Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. May 21Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. May 21Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. May 27Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. May 27AmendedSenate
  5. May 27Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. May 28Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. May 28Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Aug 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives