l9n/ Mississippi

2009 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2508

Immigration status; make various revisions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT RACIAL PROFILING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PRESCRIBE THE TYPES OF DOCUMENTS THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A MISSISSIPPI DRIVER'S LICENSE MAY PROVIDE TO THE DRIVER'S LICENSE EXAMINER IN ORDER TO SHOW PROOF OF RESIDENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 63-1-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR THE FILING OF AN AFFIDAVIT BY A PERSON WHO HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED A SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 63-1-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE A CERTIFICATE FOR DRIVING; TO PROSCRIBE AS UNLAWFUL CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES; TO CREATE SECTION 71-11-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES ACCESS TO THEIR PERSONNEL FILES AT ALL REASONABLE TIMES; TO CREATE SECTION 11-1-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CONSIDERATION OF A PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS IN THE JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY CIVIL MATTER; TO PROHIBIT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES FROM PARTICIPATING IN ICE RAIDS; 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 12 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 SenateJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 12 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 12Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 12Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 3Died In CommitteeSenate