Mississippi House Bill 1282 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
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 Veteran, As Defined In Title 38 Of The United States Code, Who Has Committed A Nonviolent Disqualifying Crime As Provided In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Nonviolent Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Suspended Upon Conviction But Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Automatically Restored Once He Or She Has Satisfied All Of The Sentencing Requirements Of The Conviction; 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; And For Related Purposes.

Right to vote; restore to veterans who committed nonviolent disqualifying crimes upon completing the sentencing requirements.

Rep. Thomas Reynolds [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	House	Died In Committee
2020-02-17	House	Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1282.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1282IN.htm