HB 664 Summary

• Restores voting rights automatically after a convicted person completes all sentencing requirements, except for those convicted of arson, armed robbery, carjacking, embezzlement ($5,000+), murder, rape, or statutory rape.

• Allows automatic expungement of felony records five years after completion of all sentencing terms for U.S. citizens, except for crimes of violence, first-degree arson, drug trafficking, certain DUI offenses, felon in possession of firearm, sex offender registration failure, voyeurism, witness intimidation, vulnerable person abuse, or embezzlement ($5,000+).

• Requires circuit clerks to forward certified expungement orders to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center, which must remove records from the central criminal database within 45 days.

• Permits firearm possession for persons who receive an order of expungement, in addition to those with pardons or certificates of rehabilitation.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2025.