SB 210: Felons' Right to Vote
GENERAL BILL by Hargrett ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Holzendorf ; Jones ; Meek
Felons' Right to Vote; provides for automatic restoration of former felons' right to vote following completion & satisfaction of sentence of incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions on such automatic restoration; takes effect on date of SJR 208, or another amendment to State Constitution which authorizes, or removes impediments to, enactment of this act by Legislature. Amends 97.041.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/30/1999 Senate - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/3/1998 | Senate |
• Prefiled |
| 1/8/1999 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice |
| 3/2/1999 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice -SJ 00028; On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 03/04/99, 3:30 pm, Room-309C |
| 3/4/1999 | Senate |
• Comm. Action: Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Ethics and Elections -SJ 00130 |
| 3/5/1999 | Senate |
• Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00130 |
| 4/30/1999 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Criminal Justice |