Mississippi House Bill 940

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred To Constitution
Pending: House Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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 Certain Disenfranchising Crimes, Except For Arson, Armed Robbery, Carjacking, Embezzlement, Murder, Rape, Sexual Battery, Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation, Commercial Sexual Activity, Or Statutory Rape, Shall Have His Or Her Right To Vote Revoked, But Shall Have The Right To Vote Automatically Restored After 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; To Bring Forward Sections 97-39-3 And 99-19-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Section 99-19-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Person Who Is A United States Citizen, Who Has Been Convicted Of Certain Felonies Shall Be Eligible To Have His Or Her Record Automatically Expunged Five Years After Completion Of All Terms And Conditions Of Such Conviction; To Amend Sections 45-27-7, 45-27-21 And 45-34-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That The Circuit Clerk, Upon The Entering Of An Order Of Expunction, Forward A Certified Copy Of Such Order To The Mississippi Criminal Information Center At The Mississippi Department Of Public Safety; To Require The Department Of Public Safety To Remove Such Person's Criminal History Record Information, Conviction Information, And Disposition Form From The Mississippi Central Criminal Database Within Forty-five Days Of Receiving A Certified Copy Of Such Order Of Expunction; To Bring Forward Sections 45-1-45, 45-27-9, 45-27-11 And 45-34-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Voting rights and felony expungement; person may have voting rights restored and certain felony records expunged after five years.

Rep. Price Wallace [R]	Rep. Gregory Holloway [D]	Rep. Kabir Karriem [D]	Rep. Fred Shanks [R]
Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-17	House	Referred To Constitution

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
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
45	1	45	New Code	See Bill Text
45	27	11	New Code	See Bill Text
45	27	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	27	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	27	9	New Code	See Bill Text
45	34	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
45	34	5	New Code	See Bill Text
97	39	3	New Code	See Bill Text
99	19	37	New Code	See Bill Text
99	19	71	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0940.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0940IN.htm