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2001 SESSION

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SB 873 Restoration of civil rights to certain former felons.

Introduced by: Linda T. (Toddy) Puller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Restoration of civil rights to certain former felons. Modifies the provisions for petitioning the circuit court as part of the process for restoration of civil rights and the right to register to vote. The bill allows a person who was convicted of a drug law violation and was not sentenced to imprisonment to be heard by a circuit court on a petition for restoration of the right to vote. The petitioner will be required to have completed his sentence and been free from any conviction for at least 10 years.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/03/01 018641518  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/10/01  Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/03/01 018641518
• 01/10/01  Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 01/26/01  Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. w/amendments (9-Y 5-N)
• 01/29/01  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/01  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/30/01  Senate: Read second time
• 01/30/01  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 01/30/01  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 01/31/01  Senate: Read second time
• 01/31/01  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/01/01  Senate: Passed by for the day
• 02/02/01  Senate: Read second time
• 02/02/01  Senate: Reading of amendments waived
• 02/02/01  Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
• 02/02/01  Senate: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
• 02/02/01  Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
• 02/04/01  Senate: Failed to report (defeated) in C. J. (7-Y 8-N)