Suffrage; restore to Larry Sills.
This bill restores the right to vote to Larry Sills, a resident of Newton County, Mississippi, who had previously been disqualified due to past criminal convictions. The legislation specifically addresses his 1981 burglary and larceny charges, as well as his 1985 grand larceny conviction, noting that he completed his prison sentence in 1989 and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. By passing this act, the state removes the legal barriers that prevented Sills from participating in elections, effective immediately upon the bill's enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 25, 2024
Signed May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House May 2, 2024
How they voted
51–1
Passed
Total votes 52
Apr 24, 2024
D
Democratic16
100% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
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