Mississippi House Bill 57

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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]

An Act To Amend Section 23-15-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify That Only Those Specific Crimes Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Shall Be Disenfranchising; To Prohibit The Attorney General From Interpreting, Through Opinion Or Otherwise, Any Crime Other Than Those Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, As Disenfranchising; To Provide That No Person Who Lost The Right To Vote Because He Or She Was Convicted Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In An Attorney General Opinion Shall Continue To Be Disenfranchised; To Amend Sections 23-15-11 And 23-15-151, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Section; To Bring Forward Section 97-39-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Disenfranchising crimes; clarify those that qualify as.

Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-01-17	House	Referred To Constitution;Judiciary B

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
23	15	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	151	Amended Code	See Bill Text
23	15	19	Amended Code	See Bill Text
97	39	3	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0057.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0057IN.htm