Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 1311
Municipalities that implement sanctuary policies; provide certain penalty for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT MUNICIPALITIES FROM IMPLEMENTING OR ADOPTING A SANCTUARY POLICY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A SANCTUARY POLICY IS IMPLEMENTED OR ADOPTED BY A MUNICIPALITY, THEN THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SHALL WITHHOLD TEN PERCENT OF THE SALES TAX REVENUE THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE PAYABLE TO THE MUNICIPALITY UNTIL SUCH TIME THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES CERTAIN NOTICE THAT THE MUNICIPALITY NO LONGER IMPLEMENTS SUCH POLICY; TO REQUIRE THAT EACH MUNICIPALITY PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH WRITTEN NOTICE TO ENFORCE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING IMMIGRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 27-65-75, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
Judiciary AFeb 8 to Feb 23 · 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 Feb 8 – Feb 23
- Feb 8Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
- Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives