Mississippi House Bill 737 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - 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 Disqualified As An Elector By Reason Of Conviction Of An Offense Under Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Except Murder Or Rape, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Upon Completion Of Certain Prescribed Conditions; 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.

Suffrage; restore to all upon meeting all terms and conditions of sentence.

Rep. Orlando Paden [D]	Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D]	Rep. Christopher Bell [D]	Rep. Robert Johnson [D]
Rep. John Hines [D]	Rep. Tracey Rosebud [D]	Rep. Percy Watson [D]	Rep. Cheikh Taylor [D]
Rep. Otis Anthony [D]	Rep. Earle Banks [D]	Rep. Edward Blackmon [D]	Rep. Bryant Clark [D]
Rep. Solomon Osborne [D]	Rep. Rufus Straughter [D]	Rep. Kenneth Walker [D]	Rep. Shanda Yates [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-10	House	Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Constitution

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0737.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0737IN.htm