Voting rights; restore for certain disqualifying crimes.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2024
Last action Apr 2, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2024
How they voted
98–8
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 120
Mar 7, 2024
D
Democratic39
71% Yea
I
Independent2
50% Yea
R
Republican79
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred To Constitution;Judiciary, Division B
upper
Mar 13, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed As Amended
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Committee
Referred To Constitution
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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