Bill Text: MS HB137 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Employment; prohibit denial of solely because a person has been convicted of a felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee [HB137 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2024-HB137-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2024 Regular Session
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency; Workforce Development
By: Representatives Osborne, Hulum
House Bill 137
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, 2024.