Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1289
Voting rights; restore to all felons after satisfying all of the sentencing requirements of the conviction.
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 PERSON WHO IS OTHERWISE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR AND HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY 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; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 97-39-3 AND 99-19-37, 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
20 co-sponsors
Robert L. Sanders, Cheikh Taylor, Jeffrey Hulum III, Solomon C. Osborne, Jeramey Anderson, Willie Bailey, Randy P. Boyd, Angela Cockerham, Ronnie C. Crudup, Oscar Denton, John G. Faulkner, Karl Gibbs, Josh Hawkins, Kenji Holloway, Gregory Holloway, Sr., Lataisha Jackson, Keith Jackson, Kabir Karriem, Carl Mickens, Rickey Thompson
Its course
February 19 to March 5, 2024, 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 19 to Mar 5 · stopped15 days
ConstitutionFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 19 – Mar 5
- Feb 19Referred to the House committees on Constitution and on Judiciary B
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 19Referred To Constitution;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives