l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 630

Expungement; clarify for qualified electors.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on March 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 99-19-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE EFFECT OF EXPUNGEMENT PROCEDURES IN RELATION TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO HAS HAD A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME CONVICTION EXPUNGED, WHO HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OTHER DISENFRANCHISING CRIME AND WHO MEETS ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A QUALIFIED ELECTOR SHALL BE ALLOWED TO REGISTER TO VOTE AS A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; TO ADD ALL CRIMES THAT ARE IN-ELIGIBLE FOR EXPUNGEMENT UNDER 99-19-71 TO THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-151 AND 23-15-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE COUNTY REGISTRAR OR ELECTION COMMISSIONER TO PLACE THE NAME OF ANY PERSON WHOSE DISENFRANCHISING CRIME WAS EXPUNGED, WHO HAS NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF ANOTHER DISENFRANCHISING CRIME AND IS OTHERWISE AN ELIGIBLE VOTER TO BE PLACED INTO THE STATEWIDE ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT THE REQUEST OF THE PERSON; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-125, 23-15-153, 23-15-165 AND 99-19-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-39-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PENALTIES FOR DUELING; 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

Its course

January 14 to March 1, 2022, 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 action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 14 to Feb 320 days

Judiciary BJan 14 to Jan 2511 days

In the SenateFeb 3 to Mar 1 · stopped26 days

ElectionsFeb 11 to Feb 2817 days

Judiciary, Division BFeb 28 to Mar 1 · stopped1 day

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 14 – Feb 3

  1. Jan 14Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Jan 25Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 3Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 4 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 4Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committees on Elections and on Judiciary, Division B
  3. Feb 28Reported as amended from EL to JB in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 14Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 25Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 3Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 3PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 4Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Referred To Elections;Judiciary, Division BSenate
  7. Feb 28DR - TSDPAA: EL To JBSenate
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate