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HB 55: Restoration of Civil Rights

GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bucher ; Bullard ; Fields ; Gibson ; Holloway ; Jennings ; Joyner ; Meadows ; Needelman ; Richardson ; Roberson, Y ; Sands ; Seiler ; Taylor, P

Restoration of Civil Rights; requires that administrator of county detention facility provide application form for restoration of civil rights to prisoner who has been convicted of felony & is serving sentence in that facility; provides that this act shall not apply to prisoners who are transferred to DOC.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 6/12/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-174
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
8/3/2005 House • Filed
9/9/2005 House • Referred to Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council
10/7/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice (JC), 10/19/05, 9:00 am, 404-H
10/19/2005 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice (JC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0; Now in Justice Appropriations (FC)
12/27/2005 House • Original reference(s)- removed: Justice Appropriations (FC); Referred to- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council
1/13/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC), 01/27/06, 9:00 am, 214-C --Meeting cancelled
1/27/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC), 02/09/06, 3:15 pm or 15 minutes upon adjournment of the Fiscal Council, 214-C
2/9/2006 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC); YEAS 4 NAYS 0; Now in Justice Council
3/7/2006 House • Introduced, referred to Criminal Justice (JC); Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council -HJ 00018; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice (JC), 10/19/05, 9:00 am, 404-H; Favorable by Criminal Justice (JC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00132; Now in Justice Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00132; Original reference(s)- removed: Justice Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00131; Referred to- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council -HJ 00131; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC), 01/27/06, 9:00 am, 214-C --Meeting cancelled; On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC), 02/09/06, 3:15 pm or 15 minutes upon adjournment of the Fiscal Council, 214-C; Favorable by Criminal Justice Appropriations (FC); YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -HJ 00140; Now in Justice Council -HJ 00140
4/6/2006 House • On Council agenda-- Justice Council, 04/10/06, 1:00 pm, 404-H
4/10/2006 House • Favorable by- Justice Council; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00413; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00413
4/20/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00536
4/21/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 00547; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00547; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00547
4/24/2006 Senate • In Messages
4/27/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 00655
4/28/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Community Affairs; Judiciary -SJ 00679; Substituted for CS/SB 432 -SJ 00679; Read second time -SJ 00679
5/1/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00727; Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00727
5/1/2006 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 00989
6/5/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/12/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-174