Mississippi House Bill 957 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Public Works Employment Verification Act"; To Provide Definitions; To Require Every Public Officer, Contractor, Superintendent, Or Agent Engaged In Or In Charge Of The Construction Of Any State Or Public Building Or Public Work Of Any Kind For The State Of Mississippi Or For Any Board, City Commission, Governmental Agency, Or Municipality Of The State Of Mississippi To Use The E-verify Program To Verify Employment Eligibility; To Provide That The E-verify Program Shall Not Be Used To Discriminate Against An Employee On The Basis Of Race, Ethnicity, Color Or National Origin; To Provide That A Public Works Contractor Or Subcontractor That Relies In Good Faith On The E-verify Program To Verify Employment Eligibility Of New Employees Under This Act Shall Be Immune From Liability; To Provide That The Attorney General Shall Promulgate Rules And Regulations Necessary To Administer And Enforce This Act; To Amend Sections 31-5-17 And 31-5-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Sections; To Amend Section 31-5-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide Penalties For Violating The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Public Works Employment Verification Act; create.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Rep. Gary Chism [R]

Rep. Randy Boyd [R]

Rep. Mark Formby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB0957.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0957IN.htm