Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.
2011 Regular Session
House Bill 281
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 4 to February 1, 2011, 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 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days
Judiciary BJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 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 4 – Feb 1
- Jan 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives