Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Apportionment and Elections Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 61
Donald J. Trump Voting Rights Restoration Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT CREATE THE DONALD J. TRUMP VOTING RIGHTS RESTORATION 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 VOTER FRAUD, BRIBERY, THEFT, ARSON, OBTAINING MONEY OR GOODS UNDER FALSE PRETENSE, PERJURY, FORGERY, EMBEZZLEMENT, BIGAMY OR ANY CRIME INTERPRETED AS DISENFRANCHISING IN LATER ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS EXCEPT FOR MURDER AND RAPE SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE SUSPENDED UPON CONVICTION AND SHALL NOT HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED UNTIL HE OR SHE HAS SATISFIED ALL OF THE SENTENCING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONVICTION INCLUDING PAROLE BUT NOT PROBATION; 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
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
Apportionment and ElectionsJan 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 Apportionment and Elections and on Judiciary B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Apportionment and Elections;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives