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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 270

Department of Corrections discharge plans; require explanation of disenfranchising crimes and provide opportunity for offenders to become registered voters.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Corrections Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-7-33.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS TO INCLUDE IN AN OFFENDER'S DISCHARGE PLAN INFORMATION REGARDING WHETHER THE OFFENDER WAS CONVICTED OF A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN OFFENDER, WHO HAS NOT REGISTERED TO VOTE, WITH A MAIL-IN VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATION TO PROVIDE THE OFFENDER WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A REGISTERED VOTER WITHIN THIS STATE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WITH MAIL-IN VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS WHICH MAY BE PROVIDED TO CERTAIN OFFENDERS WHO WILL BE RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY; 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

Otis Anthony

Its course

January 27 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 RepresentativesJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 days

CorrectionsJan 27 to Mar 3 · stopped36 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 Jan 27 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 27Referred to the House committees on Corrections and on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 27Referred To Corrections;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives