HB 269: Citizens' Empowerment Act
GENERAL BILL by Bendross-Mindingall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cusack ; Roberson, Y ; Sobel
Citizens' Empowerment Act; provides for automatic restoration of former felons' right to vote following completion & satisfaction of sentence of incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions for such automatic restoration; amends provisions to conform. Amends 97.041.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/6/2005 House - Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/10/2005 House • Filed
2/1/2005 House • Referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Criminal Justice (JC); Judiciary (JC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council
3/8/2005 House • Introduced, referred to Ethics & Elections (SAC); Criminal Justice (JC); Judiciary (JC); Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FC); State Administration Council -HJ 00031
4/11/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Ethics & Elections (SAC), 04/13/05, 5:00 pm, 306-H --Temporarily deferred
5/6/2005 House • Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC)
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HB 269, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/10/2005 at 1:45 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Ethics & Elections Committee (Post-Meeting) (pdf)
Related Bills (5)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location H 271 Convicted Felon's Voting Rights Bendross-Mindingall Linked Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC)
Location:H 1363 Felons' Vote/Congress/Term Limits Roberson Linked Last Action: 5/6/2005 H Died in Committee on Ethics & Elections (SAC), Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HJR 1177 (Passed)
Location:S 132 Elections/Former Felons' Vote Dawson Similar Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Location:S 130 Felons' Vote/Congress/Term Limits Dawson Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HJR 1177 (Passed)
Location:S 1190 (c1) Felons' Vote/Congress/Term Limits Wilson Compare Last Action: 5/6/2005 S Died in Committee on Judiciary, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HJR 1177 (Passed)
Location:Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.041 Qualifications to register or vote. 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. 98.0977 Statewide voter registration database; operation and maintenance.