l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 1223

Public benefits; require applicants for to provide certain ID and execute affidavit of lawful presence in U.S.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP FOR RECEIPT OF PUBLIC BENEFITS ACT"; TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO APPLY DIRECTLY TO A STATE OR LOCAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION TO THE AGENCY AND TO EXECUTE AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THE PERSON IS A UNITED STATES CITIZEN OR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT OR IS OTHERWISE LAWFULLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES UNDER FEDERAL LAW; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO THOSE REQUIREMENTS; TO REQUIRE AGENCIES THAT ADMINISTER PUBLIC BENEFITS TO VERIFY, THROUGH THE SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT (SAVE) PROGRAM OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THAT EACH NONCITIZEN APPLICANT WHO HAS EXECUTED AN AFFIDAVIT IS AN ALIEN LEGALLY PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES; TO PROVIDE FOR A CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR DIRECTLY APPLYING TO AN AGENCY FOR PUBLIC BENEFITS IN VIOLATION OF THE REQUIREMENTS 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

2 co-sponsors

Randy P. Boyd, Mark Formby

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2013, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives