FL S0798 | 2021 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Ethics and Elections
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Revising conditions under which the voting disqualification for a person's conviction of a felony, other than murder or a felony sexual offense, terminates; requiring certain entities to provide certain notification to the Department of State following a convicted felon's release or discharge from state prison, county jail, parole supervision, release supervision, probation, or community control; requiring the department to send such felons a notice regarding the amount of outstanding fines or fines owed in order to be eligible to register to vote; authorizing a person to request an advisory opinion from the Division of Elections to determine his or her eligibility to vote following a felony conviction, etc.

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Title

Voting Rights Restoration

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2021-04-30SenateDied in Ethics and Elections
2021-03-02SenateIntroduced
2021-02-04SenateReferred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Appropriations
2021-01-26SenateFiled

Same As/Similar To

H741 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
10623Amended CodeSee Bill Text
980751Amended CodeSee Bill Text

Florida State Sources


Bill Comments

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