Mississippi Senate Bill 2017 (Prior Session Legislation)

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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 Enact The Restoration Of The Right To Vote Act; To Provide That A Person Who Has Been Convicted Of Vote Fraud, Of Any Crime Listed In Section 241, Mississippi Constitution Of 1890, Or Of Any Crime Interpreted As Disenfranchising In Later Attorney General Or Judicial Opinions Is Otherwise A Qualified Elector, 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 23-15-11, 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 And 23-15-165, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Restoration of the Right to Vote Act; enact.

Sen. Joseph Thomas [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	Senate	Died In Committee
2024-01-15	Senate	Referred To Constitution;Judiciary, Division B

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

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/SB/SB2017.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2017IN.htm