l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 42

Constitution; automatically restore suffrage to persons convicted of certain offenses upon completing sentence and other conditions.

Died in committee in the House, on February 1, 2011.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 253 AND 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR BY REASON OF CONVICTION OF CERTAIN FELONY OFFENSES SHALL HAVE HIS RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED AUTOMATICALLY UPON COMPLETION OF HIS SENTENCE, PROBATION, PAROLE AND ANY OTHER CONDITIONS AS THE LEGISLATURE, MAY PRESCRIBE BY GENERAL LAW; 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

1 co-sponsor

John W. Hines, Sr.

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 Jan 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Constitution
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives