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2013 SESSION
SJ 266 Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights (first reference).
Introduced by: L. Louise Lucas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); restoration of voting rights. Provides that a person convicted of a nonviolent felony who has completed service of his sentence and paid in full any restitution, fines, costs, and fees assessed against him shall be qualified to vote. A person convicted of a violent felony shall only be qualified to vote if his rights are restored by the Governor. The General Assembly will define what felonies are violent and nonviolent. This resolution incorporates SJ 269 and SJ 321.
FULL TEXT
- 12/07/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101657D pdf
- 01/22/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104052D-S1 pdf
HISTORY
- 12/07/12 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101657D
- 12/07/12 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/15/13 Senate: Assigned to P&E sub: Constitutional Amendments, Reapportionment and Referenda
- 01/22/13 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (10-Y 5-N)
- 01/22/13 Senate: Committee substitute printed 13104052D-S1
- 01/23/13 Senate: Incorporates SJ321
- 01/23/13 Senate: Incorporates SJ269
- 01/24/13 Senate: Reading waived (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/13 Senate: Read second time
- 01/25/13 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 01/25/13 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 13104052D-S1
- 01/25/13 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SJ266S1
- 01/28/13 Senate: Read third time and agreed to by Senate (30-Y 10-N)
- 02/02/13 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/02/13 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/13 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments Subcommittee
- 02/11/13 House: Subcommittee recommends no action by voice vote
- 02/23/13 House: Left in Privileges and Elections