2008
Regular Session
Suffrage; provide for immediate restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE RESTORATION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO WAS DISQUALIFIED AS AN ELECTOR FOR COMMISSION OF CERTAIN CRIMES SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED AUTOMATICALLY UPON COMPLETION OF THE SENTENCE AND FOLLOWING A TWO-YEAR WAITING PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN BEFORE A PLEA OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE IS ACCEPTED IN A COURT OF LAW; TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STATE AGENCIES AND JUDGES; TO AMEND SECTION 23-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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H
B
969
House Bill 969
HB 969
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
VRA\July 1, 2008
Judiciary B
F
../../House_cmtes/JB.xml
Judiciary, Division A
T
../../Senate_cmtes/JA.xml
Bailey
../../House_authors/Bailey.xml
Coleman (29th)
../../House_authors/Coleman_(29th).xml
Wooten
../../House_authors/Wooten.xml
Scott
../../House_authors/Scott.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150011.xml
1
02/04 (H) Referred To Judiciary B
2
02/19 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3
02/27 (H) Passed
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4
02/27 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered
5
02/29 (H) Reconsidered
6
02/29 (H) Amended
7
02/29 (H) Passed As Amended
../../../../2008/pdf/votes/house/0530003.pdf
8
03/04 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9
03/05 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A
10
03/18 (S) Died In Committee
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0969PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0969PS.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0969IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0969IN.htm
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/HB/0900-0999/HB0969PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0969PS.htm
Amendment No 1
Adopted
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/ham/HB0969_H_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2008/html/ham/HB0969_H_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
../../../../documents/2008/pdf/veto/HB0674.pdf
../../../../documents/2008/html/veto/HB0674.htm