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.
Last Action: 5/5/2006 Senate - Died in Committee on Judiciary
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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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
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CS/SB 2230, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/20/2006 at 7:29 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/19/2006 (pdf)
Ethics and Elections (Post-Meeting) 4/18/2006 (pdf)
Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location S 1082 Felon's Right To Vote/Restoration Dawson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Location:S 1084 Felon's Right To Vote/Restoration Dawson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Location:S 2734 Felon's Right To Vote/Restoration Siplin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Location:S 2736 Felon's Right To Vote/Restoration Siplin Compare Last Action: 5/5/2006 S Died in Committee on Ethics and Elections
Location:Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/25/2006 1:45 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. 98.045 Administration of voter registration. 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. 940.061 Informing persons about executive clemency and restoration of civil rights. 944.292 Suspension of civil rights. 944.293 Initiation of restoration of civil rights. 944.294 944.705 Release orientation program. -
SB 2230, Original Filed Version Posted 2/20/2006 at 11:47 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Committee Amendments (2)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 350798 - Amendment
Ethics and Elections
(Sebesta)4/18/2006
4:08 PMFavorable
4/18/2006Web Page
PDF553494 - Amendment
Ethics and Elections
(Sebesta)4/18/2006
4:09 PMFavorable
4/18/2006Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 4/18/2006 9:30 AM Ethics and Elections 6 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 97.052 Uniform statewide voter registration application. 97.053 Acceptance of voter registration applications. 98.045 Administration of voter registration. 98.093 Duty of officials to furnish lists of deceased persons, persons adjudicated mentally incapacitated, and persons convicted of a felony. 940.061 Informing persons about executive clemency and restoration of civil rights. 944.292 Suspension of civil rights. 944.293 Initiation of restoration of civil rights. 944.294 944.705 Release orientation program.
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