MS HB1480 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 23-15-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of Voter Fraud, Bribery, Theft, Arson, Obtaining Money Or Goods Under False Pretense, Perjury, Forgery, Embezzlement, Bigamy Or Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Opinions Except For Murder And Rape 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 Including Parole But Not Probation; 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; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Voting rights; restore upon satisfaction of all sentencing requirements of a conviction including parole but not probation.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Constitution |
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
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23 | 15 | 11 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 125 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 151 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 153 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 165 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
23 | 15 | 19 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
97 | 39 | 3 | New Code | See Bill Text |
99 | 19 | 37 | New Code | See Bill Text |
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1480.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1480IN.htm |