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2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2249

Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship to qualify.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ADULT APPLICANTS FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS IN MISSISSIPPI TO VERIFY UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE; TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES AND EXCEPTIONS FOR SUCH VERIFICATION; TO PROVIDE CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR WILLFUL VIOLATIONS OF LAWFUL PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-13-115, 43-17-1, 43-17-5, 71-5-511 AND 43-33-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO SPECIFICALLY REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID, THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, THE OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AND THE MISSISSIPPI HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO REQUIRE APPLICANTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TO VERIFY LAWFUL PRESENCE AS REQUIRED UNDER 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

1 co-sponsor

Gary Jackson

Its course

January 10 to March 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 action6 actions on 6 days

In the SenateJan 10 to Feb 1031 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 10 to Feb 122 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 10 to Mar 1 · stopped19 days

Judiciary BFeb 14 to Mar 1 · stopped15 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 10 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 10Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 10Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
  1. Jan 10Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 1Title Suff Do PassSenate
  3. Feb 10PassedSenate
  4. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  5. Feb 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives