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MS HC3

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

2/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Price Wallace

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 241 of the Mississippi Constitution to add human trafficking, sexual battery, child exploitation, and commercial sexual activity to the list of crimes that result in voter disenfranchisement

  • Removes bribery, theft, obtaining money or goods under false pretense, perjury, forgery, and bigamy from the list of disenfranchising crimes

  • Maintains existing disenfranchising crimes including murder, rape, arson, and embezzlement

  • Takes effect July 1, 2025, and shall be repealed June 30, 2025

  • Proposes submission of the amendment to qualified electors at the general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November 2026

Legislative Description

Constitution; amend to include human trafficking, sexual battery, child exploitation and commercial sexual activity as disenfranchising crimes.

Last Action

Died On Calendar

2/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Constitution1/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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