Mississippi House Bill 245 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Adult Applicants For Public Benefits In Mississippi To Verify United States Citizenship Or Lawful Presence In The United States In Order To Be Eligible For The Benefits; To Provide Procedures And Exceptions For That Verification; To Provide Criminal Penalties For Willful Violations Of The Lawful Presence Requirements; To Prohibit State Agencies And Political Subdivisions From Providing Any Public Benefits In Violation Of The Lawful Presence Requirements; To Amend Sections 43-13-115, 43-17-1, 43-33-15 And 71-5-511, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specifically Require The Division Of Medicaid, The Department Of Human Services, The Mississippi Housing Authorities And The Department Of Employment Security To Require Applicants Of Public Assistance Programs To Verify Lawful Presence In The United States As Required Under This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Public benefits; deny to any person not lawfully present in the United States.

Rep. W.T. Mayhall [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-04		Referred To Judiciary B

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0245.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0245IN.htm