2024
Regular Session
Voting rights; restore for certain disqualifying crimes.
AN 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 CERTAIN DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES, EXCEPT FOR ARSON, ARMED ROBBERY, CARJACKING, EMBEZZLEMENT, BRIBERY, PERJURY, MURDER, RAPE, STATUTORY RAPE, SEXUAL BATTERY, OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING SHALL HAVE HIS OR HER RIGHT TO VOTE REVOKED, BUT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE RESTORED FIVE YEARS AFTER RELEASE FROM CONFINEMENT FOR THE DISQUALIFYING CRIME, OR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF SUCH CONVICTION, WHICHEVER OCCURS LATER; 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; TO AMEND SECTION 97-37-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE FIREARMS PROHIBITION FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR VOTING RIGHTS RESTORED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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H
B
1609
House Bill 1609
HB 1609
H
Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Two/Thirds
July 1, 2024
Constitution
F
../../House_cmtes/CO.xml
Constitution
T
../../Senate_cmtes/CS.xml
Judiciary, Division B
F
../../Senate_cmtes/JB.xml
Karriem
../../House_authors/Karriem.xml
Wallace
../../House_authors/Wallace.xml
Shanks
../../House_authors/Shanks.xml
Summers
../../House_authors/Summers.xml
Thompson
../../House_authors/Thompson.xml
Mickens
../../House_authors/Mickens.xml
Faulkner
../../House_authors/Faulkner.xml
Denton
../../House_authors/Denton.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150011.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150019.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150125.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150151.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150153.xml
A
../../code_sections/023/00150165.xml
BF
../../code_sections/097/00390003.xml
BF
../../code_sections/099/00190037.xml
A
../../code_sections/097/00370005.xml
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02/19 (H) Referred To Constitution
2
02/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3
03/07 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
03/07 (H) Amended
5
03/07 (H) Passed As Amended
../../../../2024/pdf/votes/house/0660044.pdf
6
03/07 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Yates, Wallace, Taylor)
7
03/12 (H) Motion to Reconsider Tabled
8
03/13 (H) Transmitted To Senate
9
03/21 (S) Referred To Constitution;Judiciary, Division B
10
04/02 (S) Died In Committee
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../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/1600-1699/HB1609PS.pdf
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../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1609IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/1600-1699/HB1609IN.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1609IN.htm
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1609CS.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/1600-1699/HB1609CS.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1609CS.htm
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/HB/1600-1699/HB1609PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/dt/HB/1600-1699/HB1609PS.pdf
../../../../documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1609PS.htm
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Adopted
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/ham/HB1609_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2024/html/ham/HB1609_H_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
N
../../../../documents/2024/pdf/fiscalnotes/HB1609.pdf