MS HB67 | 2023 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Provide Full Suffrage Restoration To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Criminal Conviction; To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Who Shall Be Considered A Qualified Elector; To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Secretary Of State And The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Collaborate To Ensure Voters Are Placed Back On Voter Rolls; To Amend Section 23-15-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Amend Section 23-15-213, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Training For Elections Commissioners To Ensure Voters Who Were Disenfranchised Are Allowed To Register To Vote; To Amend Sections 23-15-223, 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 Amd 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Voter registration and suffrage restoration; authorize upon sentence completion and five years.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2023-01-31HouseDied In Committee
2023-01-04HouseReferred To Constitution;Judiciary B

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
231511Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315125Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315151Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315153Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315165Amended CodeSee Bill Text
231519Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315213Amended CodeSee Bill Text
2315223Amended CodeSee Bill Text
231547Amended CodeSee Bill Text
97393New CodeSee Bill Text
991937New CodeSee Bill Text

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Bill Comments

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