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2026 Regular Session

House Concurrent Resolution 42

Constitution; amend to create State Suffrage Restoration Panel and add additional disenfranchising crimes.

Died on the calendar in the House, on February 12, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 253, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO CREATE A STATE SUFFRAGE RESTORATION PANEL TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE METHOD FOR THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO BE RESTORED TO ELIGIBLE PERSONS CONVICTED OF A NONVIOLENT DISENFRANCHISING CRIME, AND TO SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, TO INCLUDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SEXUAL BATTERY IN THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES; 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

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentPending

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 19 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Apportionment and Elections
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, adopted as amended
  3. Feb 12Died on the calendar in the House
All 3 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To Apportionment and ElectionsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Adopted As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives