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2004 SESSION
SB 82 Felons; restoration of civil rights to be eligible to register to vote.
Introduced by: Linda T. Puller | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Restoration of right to vote. Provides that a person convicted of a felony for the distribution of marijuana or possession with the intent to distribute marijuana where the amount of marijuana was five pounds or less, who completed his sentence at least 10 years previously and has no other criminal convictions can petition for restoration of his civil right to be eligible to vote. The existing Code requirement of the demonstration of civic responsibility through community or comparable service will apply. In addition, the applicant must go through the procedure established by the Governor, who will determine whether to grant the petition.
FULL TEXT
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 040788796 pdf
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 040788796-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/14/04 Senate: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 040788796
- 01/14/04 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
- 01/16/04 Senate: Reported from R. & S. S. (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/19/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/19/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/20/04 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/21/04 Senate: Read third time
- 01/21/04 Senate: Motion to recommit to committee agreed to
- 01/21/04 Senate: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 02/04/04 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice w/amds (14-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Read third time
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/06/04 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/06/04 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB82E
- 02/06/04 Senate: Printed as engrossed 040788796-E
- 02/06/04 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (35-Y 5-N)
- 02/06/04 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/10/04 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/10/04 House: Read first time
- 02/10/04 House: Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety
- 02/27/04 House: Continued to 2005 in M.,P. & P. S. (22-Y 0-N)