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MS HB4177

Bill

Status

Failed

4/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Fabian Nelson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Stephen R. Sims of Forrest County, Mississippi
  • Sims was convicted of six counts of embezzlement in Newton County on January 18, 2011
  • Originally sentenced to five years with counts running concurrently; sentence later amended to ten years in custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections
  • Sims was paroled and discharged from supervision on February 13, 2017
  • Legislature notes he has conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen since completing his sentence

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Stephen Roy Sims of Forrest County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/26/2026
Judiciary B3/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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