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MS HB1977

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tamarra Butler-Washington

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores full voting rights to Jose Williams of Hinds County, Mississippi, who lost eligibility due to a grand larceny conviction on April 30, 1991
  • Williams was sentenced to six months in the Mississippi Department of Corrections and five years probation for the crime in Rankin County
  • Released on parole on August 15, 1991, upon expiration of sentence
  • Legislature finds Williams has since conducted himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen
  • Act takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams 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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