l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2759

Public assistance benefits; require applicants to verify United States citizenship and take drug tests to qualify.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on February 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 MAKE IT UNLAWFUL FOR ANY STATE AGENCY TO PROVIDE ANY PUBLIC BENEFIT IN VIOLATION OF LAWFUL PRESENCE REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE RANDOM DRUG TESTING FOR ANY PERSON RECEIVING PUBLIC BENEFITS; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY SUCH PERSON WHOSE TEST RESULTS ARE POSITIVE REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF ANY UNLAWFUL DRUG IN THE PERSON'S SYSTEM SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ONE YEAR; 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

Chris McDaniel

Its course

January 17 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 SenateJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 17 to Feb 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeSenate