l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2144

Immigration Reform Act of 2009; enact.

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 CREATE THE IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT OF 2009; TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-60 AND 45-35-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ENHANCE THE PENALTY FOR CREATION OR USE OF FALSE IDENTIFICATION IF THE OFFENDER IS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN; TO CREATE A NEW CRIME OF TRANSPORTING AN ILLEGAL ALIEN; 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; TO PROHIBIT OFFICIAL RESISTANCE OR NONCOOPERATION OF SHARING INFORMATION REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS; 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

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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 6 to Feb 530 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 6 to Jan 2822 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 3 · stopped26 days

Judiciary BFeb 9 to Mar 3 · stopped22 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

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 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 6Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 6Sent to the House
  2. Feb 9Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 6Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 9Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives