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MS HB1971

Bill

Status

Failed

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Bell

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility as an elector due to criminal conviction.
  • Thomas was convicted of shoplifting in Warren County on August 31, 1998, and sentenced to three years suspended plus five years probation.
  • Probation was revoked, and on May 25, 2000, she received a three-year sentence in the Mississippi Department of Corrections custody.
  • Thomas was released on July 22, 2002, and has since conducted herself as a law-abiding citizen.
  • Act becomes effective upon passage.

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Debra Denise Thomas of Hinds County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/21/2025
Judiciary B3/12/2025

Full Bill Text

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