HB 1876 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Felisha Turner of DeSoto County.

HB 1876 restores Felisha Turner's right to vote in Mississippi after she lost suffrage rights due to a 2007 embezzlement conviction. The bill specifically reverses her disqualification, which stemmed from a three-year probation sentence completed in 2016, noting she has since been a law-abiding citizen. It does not change broader voting laws but directly affects only Turner based on her individual case. The bill passed the House in March 2025 but died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 3, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Probation & Parole

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill restores voting rights to Felisha Turner of DeSoto County, Mississippi, who was previously disqualified due to an embezzlement conviction. The changes are primarily formatting and layout updates rather than substantive policy modifications, as the core provisions regarding suffrage restoration remain identical.

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Header formatting changed from 'As Introduced' version to 'As Passed the House' version with updated session information and bill numbering

Page layout and spacing adjustments in the bill text, including changes from centered formatting to left-aligned text

Removal of original bill tracking numbers and page references while adding new session identifiers

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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary, Division B

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Mar 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors