HB 2146 Summary

• Automatically restores voting rights to persons convicted of felonies upon completion of probation or absolute discharge from imprisonment, rather than requiring court discretion.

• Modifies restoration of other civil rights for persons with two or more felony convictions to occur upon probation completion or prison discharge, except voting rights are automatic.

• Maintains restrictions on firearm possession: dangerous offense convictions permanently prohibited from restoring gun rights; serious offense convictions prohibited for 10 years; other felonies prohibited for 2 years.

• Expands automatic civil rights restoration for first-time felony offenders who complete probation or receive absolute discharge, removing previous requirement to pay all fines and restitution.

• Updates statutory language to replace gendered pronouns with gender-neutral terms throughout sections 13-905, 13-906, 13-908, and 13-912.