Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 153
E-verify program; transfer responsibility of administering to the Commission of Agriculture and Commerce.
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
Sponsor
Its course
January 8 to February 2, 2021, 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 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 8 to Feb 2 · stopped25 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 8 – Feb 2
- Jan 8Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Agriculture
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 8Referred To Workforce Development;AgricultureHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives