l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 969

Suffrage; provide for immediate restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 18, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO WAS DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR FOR COMMISSION OF CERTAIN CRIMES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED AUTOMATICALLY UPON COMPLETION OF THE SENTENCE AND FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR WAITING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BEFORE A PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE IS ACCEPTED IN A COURT OF LAW; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STATE AGENCIES AND JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Linda F. Coleman, Adrienne Wooten, Omeria Scott

Its course

February 4 to March 18, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 2723 days

Judiciary BFeb 4 to Feb 1915 days

In the SenateFeb 27 to Mar 18 · stopped20 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 5 to Mar 18 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 29

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Feb 4 – Feb 27

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 27Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 27 – Mar 18

  1. Feb 27Motion in the House to reconsider entered
  2. Feb 29Reconsidered in the House
  3. Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended
  5. Mar 4Sent to the Senate
  6. Mar 5Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  7. Mar 18Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 27PassedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 27Motion to Reconsider EnteredHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 29ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 29AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 29Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 4Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 5Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  10. Mar 18Died In CommitteeSenate