l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 28

Amend Constitution; any felony conviction to result in loss of suffrage; Legislature may impose conditions for restoration.

Died in committee in the House, on February 19, 2008.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 241 AND SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO DELETE THE ENUMERATION OF SPECIFIC FELONIES, CONVICTION OF WHICH WILL PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM BEING DECLARED A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT CONVICTION IN A COURT OF THIS STATE OR OF ANY OTHER STATE OR IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OF ANY FELONY WILL PRECLUDE A PERSON FROM BEING DECLARED A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR BY REASON OF CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE UNDER SECTION 241 OF THIS CONSTITUTION MAY HAVE HIS RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UPON COMPLETION OF HIS SENTENCE, PROBATION, PAROLE AND ANY OTHER CONDITIONS AS THE LEGISLATURE, BY GENERAL LAW, MAY PRESCRIBE; 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

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 19

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives