Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 1080
Disenfranchising crimes; clarify those that qualify as.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THAT ONLY THOSE SPECIFIC CRIMES LISTED IN SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, SHALL BE DISENFRANCHISING; TO PROHIBIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM INTERPRETING, THROUGH OPINION OR OTHERWISE, ANY CRIME OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED IN SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, AS DISENFRANCHISING; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON WHO LOST THE RIGHT TO VOTE BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME INTERPRETED AS DISENFRANCHISING IN AN ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION SHALL CONTINUE TO BE DISENFRANCHISED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-11 AND 23-15-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 97-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Judiciary BJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Apportionment and Elections
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Judiciary B;Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives