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MS HB413
Bill
Status
Failed
2/3/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kabir Karriem
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AI Summary
- Allows automatic restoration of voting rights for individuals convicted of certain disenfranchising crimes (bribery, theft, obtaining money under false pretenses, perjury, forgery, bigamy) after completing all sentencing requirements
- Excludes arson, armed robbery, carjacking, embezzlement of $5,000 or more, murder, rape, statutory rape, and vote fraud from automatic voting rights restoration
- Provides automatic expungement of certain felony records five years after completion of all terms and conditions of the conviction for eligible offenses
- Requires circuit clerks to forward certified copies of expungement orders to the Mississippi Criminal Information Center, which must remove criminal history records within 45 days
- Restores firearm rights for individuals who receive an order of expungement under this legislation
Legislative Description
Voting rights and expungement; person may have voting rights restored and certain felony records expunged after five years.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/3/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary B1/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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