Mississippi House Bill 1247

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; To Amend Sections 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all the sentencing requirements of a conviction.

Rep. Timaka James-Jones [D]	Rep. Tamarra Butler-Washington [D]	Rep. Orlando Paden [D]	Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]
Rep. Fabian Nelson [D]	Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-15	House	Referred To Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	125	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	151	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	153	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	165	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	39	3	New Code	See Bill Text
99	19	37	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1247.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1247IN.htm