HB 4079 Mississippi House · 2024 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Felisha Turner of DeSoto County.

This bill restores the right to vote to Felisha Turner of DeSoto County, Mississippi, who had been disqualified due to a past conviction for embezzlement. The legislation specifically addresses her case by noting that she completed her three-year supervised probation in 2016 and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. While the text mentions her good conduct as a reason for the restoration, the primary function of the bill is to legally reinstate her eligibility to cast ballots in elections. The measure was introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives but did not advance beyond committee review in the 2024 session.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 27, 2024 Last action May 14, 2024
Floor votes · House Apr 25, 2024

How they voted

910
Passed · 29 other
Total votes 120
Apr 25, 2024
D Democratic39
36 Yea 3
92% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican79
53 Yea 26
67% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 27, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Apr 27, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Timaka James-Jones
Timaka James-Jones
DDemocratic
MS
51