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MS HB1747

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Becky Currie

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Phillip L. Sterling of Lincoln County, Mississippi, who lost suffrage due to a 2009 embezzlement conviction in Copiah County
  • Sterling was sentenced to one year of house arrest followed by five years probation; completed house arrest on March 9, 2010, and was discharged from probation on December 22, 2011
  • Legislature acknowledges Sterling has conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen since his release
  • Effective upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Phillip L. Sterling of Lincoln County.

Last Action

Approved by Governor

4/18/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/25/2019
Judiciary B3/19/2019

Full Bill Text

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