2024 Regular Session

House Bill 57

Disenfranchising crimes; clarify those that qualify as.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Constitution Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

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.

Its course

January 17 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 RepresentativesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days

ConstitutionJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 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 17 – Mar 5

Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Constitution and on Judiciary B
Mar 5Died in committee in the House

All 2 actions, as published

Jan 17Referred To Constitution;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives