Florida House Bill 741 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Failed on April 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-30 - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Revises conditions under which voting disqualification for person's conviction of felony, other than murder or felony sexual offense, terminates; provides notice requirements; provides that full amount of fines or fees owed is waived if department does not provide timely notice; provides that such felons are eligible for voting rights restoration, provided all other requirements are met; authorizes person to request advisory opinion from Division of Elections to determine his or her eligibility to vote following felony conviction; provides that full amount of fines or fees owed is waived if division does not timely respond to request.

Voting Rights Restoration

Rep. Kevin Chambliss [D]

Rep. Dotie Joseph [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-30	House	Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-03-02	House	1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2021-02-18	House	Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Judiciary Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Public Integrity & Elections Committee
2021-02-18	House	Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
2021-02-03	House	Filed

S798 (Same As) 2021-04-30 - Died in Ethics and Elections

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
106	23		Amended Code	See Bill Text
98	0751		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/741
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021/741/BillText/Filed/PDF