Bill Text: MS HB1346 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Employment; prohibit denial of solely because a person has been convicted of a felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-02-01 - Died In Committee [HB1346 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2022-HB1346-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2022 Regular Session

To: Workforce Development; Judiciary A

By: Representative Osborne

House Bill 1346

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DENIED EMPLOYMENT SOLELY BECAUSE HE OR SHE HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  No person shall be denied employment solely because he or she has been convicted of a felony.

     SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.