Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Elections Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2359
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO WAS DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR FOR COMMISSION OF CERTAIN CRIMES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED AUTOMATICALLY UPON COMPLETION OF THE SENTENCE AND FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR WAITING PERIOD; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
January 15 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 SenateJan 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 days
ElectionsJan 15 to Feb 2 · stopped18 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 Senate Jan 15 – Feb 2
- Jan 15Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Constitution
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Elections;ConstitutionSenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate