MS HC28 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction And Shall Not Have His Or Her Right To Vote Restored Until He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; And Proposing The Repeal Of Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That The Legislature May, By A Two-thirds Vote Of Both Houses, Of All Members Elected, Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Crime.
Title
Constitution; amend to restore voting rights after certain time to qualified electors who have committed a felony.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2023-01-31 | House | Died In Committee |
2023-01-16 | House | Referred To Rules |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HC/HC0028.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HC/HC0028IN.htm |