Suffrage; restore to Joseph Earl Greer of Hinds County.
This bill (HB 1924) restores voting rights to Joseph Earl Greer, a Hinds County, Mississippi resident. It specifically reverses his disqualification as an elector stemming from three past convictions: forgery (1993), grand larceny (2000), and cocaine possession (2011), all of which resulted in probation or short sentences. The bill cites his completion of all sentences by 2016 and current law-abiding conduct as justification. It does not change general voting laws but directly affects only this individual's right to vote. The bill passed the House but died in committee in April 2025.
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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The bill text was reformatted from a plain text legislative document to an official printed format with page headers and footers. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, including the restoration of voting rights to Joseph Earl Greer and the effective date provision.
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Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
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 26, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Zakiya Summers
DDemocratic
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