l9n/ Mississippi

2020 Regular Session

House Bill 262

E-verify program; transfer responsibility of administering to the Commission of Agriculture and Commerce.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on March 12, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 71-11-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO TRANSFER THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADMINISTERING THE ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF WORK AUTHORIZATION PROGRAM ("E-VERIFY PROGRAM") FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY TO THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE; TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL PENALTIES UPON EMPLOYERS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION; TO AMEND SECTION 69-1-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE TO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION OF THE E-VERIFY PROGRAM; 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

Its course

January 27 to March 12, 2020, 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 action3 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 12 · stopped45 days

Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 27 to Feb 1216 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 27 – Mar 12

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
  2. Feb 12Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 12Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives