l9n/ Mississippi

2016 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 52

Constitution; amend to provide for the automatic restoration of suffrage upon the completion of sentence for persons disqualified by certain crimes.

Died in committee in the House, on February 23, 2016.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO PROVIDE FOR THE AUTOMATIC RESTORATION OF SUFFRAGE TO ANY PERSON DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CRIME, UPON THE COMPLETION OF ANY SENTENCE, PROBATION AND/OR PAYMENT OF RESTITUTION, EXCEPT FOR PERSONS DISQUALIFIED FOR THE CRIMES OF MURDER, RAPE AND STATUTORY RAPE, WHICH STILL REQUIRE A TWO-THIRDS VOTE BY BOTH HOUSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE TO RESTORE SUFFRAGE; 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

Robert E. Huddleston

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 8 – Feb 23

  1. Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Rules and on Constitution
  2. Feb 23Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Feb 8Referred To Rules;ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 23Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives