MS HC22 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution
Pending: House Judiciary B Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution
Pending: House Judiciary B Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
A Concurrent Resolution Proposing An Amendment To Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, To Provide That A Person Who Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector And Has Been Convicted Of A Felony 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; And Proposing The Repeal Of Section 253, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Which Provides That The Legislature May, By A Two-thirds Vote Of Both Houses, Of All Members Elected, Restore The Right Of Suffrage To Any Person Disqualified By Reason Of Crime.
Title
Constitution; amend to restore voting rights to qualified electors who have committed a felony once sentencing requirements are met.
Sponsors
| Rep. Earle Banks [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-17 | House | Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HC/HC0022.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HC/HC0022IN.htm |
