Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 515
Voting rights; restore to people who have been released from incarceration.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO CERTAIN PERSONS DISQUALIFIED BY REASON OF CONVICTION OF A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PERSONS SHALL BE ENFRANCHISED AFTER COMPLETING THE TERM OF INCARCERATION AND PAROLE OR UPON THE IMPOSITION OF A PROBATION-ONLY SENTENCE FOR SUCH CRIMES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OF A PERSON'S NAME FROM THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UNLESS THE PERSON IS SERVING A TERM OF INCARCERATION OR PAROLE FOR A DISENFRANCHISING CRIME AT THE TIME OF REMOVAL; TO PROVIDE THAT A COURT'S CERTIFICATION OF A CONVICTION FOR PURPOSES OF REMOVAL FROM THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MUST INDICATE THE TYPE OF SENTENCE IMPOSED; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-151, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CIRCUIT CLERK'S ENROLLMENT BOOK LISTING THE NAMES OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES MUST BE UPDATED TO EXCLUDE THE NAMES OF THOSE PERSONS ENFRANCHISED UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 23-15-125 AND 23-15-153, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE VOTER ROLL AND POLLBOOKS MUST BE UPDATED IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL ADOPT VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS THAT STATE THAT A PERSON RESTORED THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE UNDER THIS ACT SHALL NOT BE DISQUALIFIED FROM REGISTERING TO VOTE; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-213, 23-15-223 AND 23-15-239, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING FOR ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, REGISTRARS AND POLL MANAGERS THAT SHALL INSTRUCT THEM ON THEIR DUTIES WITH REGARD TO PERSONS RESTORED THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-165, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE SHALL UPDATE THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN A MANNER THAT SHALL ALLOW LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS TO VERIFY WHETHER A PERSON HAS A DISQUALIFYING CONVICTION; 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 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Judiciary BJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Judiciary B and on Constitution
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Judiciary B;ConstitutionHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives