CS/SB 2230: Restoration of Voting Rights Act
GENERAL BILL by Ethics and Elections ; Wilson
Restoration of Voting Rights Act; provides short title; provides findings & purpose; provides for automatic restoration of former felon's right to vote following completion of his or her sentence of incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions for & exemptions from automatic restoration; provides for education on voting rights of people with felony convictions; amends provisions to conform; provides applicability. Creates 944.294; amends FS.
Effective Date: Contingent
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20/2006 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/3/2006 | Senate |
• Referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations |
| 3/7/2006 | Senate |
• Introduced, referred to Ethics and Elections; Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations -SJ 00177 |
| 4/13/2006 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Ethics and Elections, 04/18/06, 9:30 am, 412-K |
| 4/18/2006 | Senate |
• CS by Ethics and Elections; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00502; CS read first time on 04/20/06 -SJ 00511 |
| 4/20/2006 | Senate |
• Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00502; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/25/06, 1:45 pm, 37-S |
| 4/25/2006 | Senate |
• Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 00578 |
| 4/26/2006 | Senate |
• Now in Judiciary -SJ 00578 |
| 5/5/2006 | Senate |
• Died in Committee on Judiciary |