Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 1282
Right to vote; restore to veterans who committed nonviolent disqualifying crimes upon completing the sentencing requirements.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VETERAN, AS DEFINED IN TITLE 38 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE, WHO HAS COMMITTED A NONVIOLENT DISQUALIFYING CRIME AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, OR OF ANY NONVIOLENT CRIME INTERPRETED AS DISENFRANCHISING IN LATER ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS, 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 23-15-19, 23-15-125, 23-15-151, 23-15-153 AND 23-15-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 17 to March 3, 2020, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped15 days
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 17 – Mar 3
- Feb 17Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Constitution
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 17Referred To Judiciary B;ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives