l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2133

Public benefits; agencies administering programs for must verify lawful presence in U.S. of applicants for.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO VERIFY THE LAWFUL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES OF ANY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR STATE, LOCAL OR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THIS REQUIREMENT FOR VERIFICATION; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS MUST EXECUTE AN AFFIDAVIT THAT HE OR SHE IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR IS A QUALIFIED ALIEN UNDER FEDERAL LAW AND IS LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO PROVIDE FOR A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR WILLFULLY MAKING A FALSE STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATION IN THE AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED BY THIS ACT; TO REQUIRE EACH STATE AGENCY AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT ADMINISTERS ANY PROGRAM OF STATE OR LOCAL PUBLIC BENEFITS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPLIANCE WITH 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

2 co-sponsors

Merle Flowers, Perry Lee

Its course

January 6 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 6 to Jan 1913 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 6 to Jan 159 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Mar 3 · stopped43 days

Judiciary BJan 26 to Mar 3 · stopped36 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 6 – Jan 19

  1. Jan 6Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 15Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Jan 19Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Jan 20 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 20Sent to the House
  2. Jan 26Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 15Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Jan 19PassedSenate
  4. Jan 20Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Jan 26Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives