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2021 SESSION
HJ 555 Constitutional amendment; felon disenfranchisement, etc. (first reference).
Introduced by: Charniele L. Herring | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Constitutional amendment (first reference); franchise and officers; felon disenfranchisement; automatic restoration of political rights. Provides that no person who has been convicted of a felony shall be qualified to vote until the completion of his sentence of imprisonment, at which time, without further action required of him, his political rights, including the right to vote, shall be restored. A person convicted of a felony may also have his civil rights restored by the Governor or other appropriate authority. This resolution incorporates HJ 546.
FULL TEXT
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D pdf
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1 pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/12/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21102197D
- 01/12/21 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/14/21 House: Assigned P & E sub: Constitutional Amendments
- 02/01/21 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (13-Y 9-N)
- 02/03/21 House: Committee substitute printed 21104281D-H1
- 02/03/21 House: Incorporates HJ546 (Jones)
- 02/04/21 House: Taken up
- 02/04/21 House: Committee substitute agreed to 21104281D-H1
- 02/04/21 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HJ555H1
- 02/04/21 House: Agreed to by House (58-Y 41-N)
- 02/04/21 House: VOTE: Agree To (58-Y 41-N)
- 02/05/21 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/21 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/05/21 Senate: Continued to 2021 Sp. Sess. 1 in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)