Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Highways and Transportation Committee on March 22, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1296
Driver's license; revise verification procedure and term limits for non-U.S. citizen's license.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT NON-U.S. CITIZENS SHALL HAVE THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD CREDENTIALED FOR A MAXIMUM OF FOUR YEARS; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR PURPOSE OF CREDENTIALING SHALL BE VERIFIED USING THE SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION ENLISTMENT PROGRAM; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 63-1-47 AND 63-1-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 8 to March 22, 2016, 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 action9 actions on 8 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 2921 days
TransportationFeb 8 to Feb 179 days
In the SenateFeb 29 to Mar 22 · stopped22 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyMar 11 to Mar 176 days
Highways and TransportationMar 17 to Mar 22 · stopped5 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentPending
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 Feb 8 – Feb 29
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Transportation
- Feb 17Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 25Read the third time in the House
- Feb 29Amendment failed in the House
- Passed the House
In the Senate Mar 1 – Mar 22
- Mar 1Sent to the Senate
- Mar 11Referred to the Senate committees on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency and on Highways and Transportation
- Mar 17Reported as amended from AC to HI in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Mar 22Died in committee in the Senate
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To TransportationHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Feb 25Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29Amendment FailedHouse of Representatives
- Feb 29PassedHouse of Representatives
- Mar 1Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Mar 11Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency;Highways and TransportationSenate
- Mar 17DR - TSDPAA: AC To HISenate
- Mar 22Died In CommitteeSenate