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2000 SESSION

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HB 1081 Restoration of voting and civil rights to convicted felons.

Introduced by: Jerrauld C. Jones | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Restoration of civil rights to certain persons. Provides that a person, who has lost his civil rights because of a non-violent felony conviction, may petition the circuit court of the locality where he was convicted or where he now resides, for restoration of his civil rights. If the court is satisfied that the petitioner, five or more years previously, had completed service of sentence, probation and parole, it may enter an order restoring the petitioner’s civil rights as of the 90^th day after the order. The Governor may act to deny restoration of rights during the 90-day period.

FULL TEXT

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 006928804  pdf
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 006928804-E  pdf
• 03/01/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 006969804-S1  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/24/00  House: Presented & ordered printed 006928804
• 01/24/00  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/28/00  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/13/00  House: Read first time
• 02/13/00  House: Reported from C. J. with amendments (16-Y 7-N)
• 02/14/00  House: Read second time
• 02/14/00  House: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/14/00  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/14/00  House: Amendments by Del. Joannou rejected
• 02/14/00  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/14/00  House: Engrossed by House as amended
• 02/14/00  House: Printed as engrossed 006928804-E
• 02/15/00  House: Read third time and passed House (60-Y 39-N)
• 02/15/00  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (60-Y 39-N)
• 02/15/00  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/00  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/00  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/29/00  Senate: Continued to 2001 in P. & E. (9-Y 5-N)
• 03/01/00  Senate: Committee substitute printed 006969804-S1