Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 482
State license or benefits; must be U.S. citizen or permanent resident and show ability in English to receive.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR A LICENSE ISSUED BY A STATE AGENCY OR FOR STATE-FUNDED PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS MUST BE A CITIZEN OR PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE OR SHE IS ABLE TO SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE BEFORE HE OR SHE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE LICENSE OR THE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE BENEFITS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-13-115 AND 43-17-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF 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 House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 13 to February 3, 2009, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 days
Judiciary BJan 13 to Feb 3 · stopped21 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 3
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives