HB 1942 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Elaine Goudy of Covington County.

HB 1942 restores voting rights to Elaine Goudy of Covington County, Mississippi, after she completed her 2004 sentence for arson and drug convictions in 1997. The bill specifically addresses her case, noting she has been law-abiding since her release. It does not change general voting laws but directly restores suffrage for this individual. The bill passed the House in March 2025 but died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 3, 2025. This is a procedural bill focused solely on one person's voting rights, not a broader policy change.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Civil Rights

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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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction format to an 'As Passed the House' version, with minor text consolidation and removal of page headers/footers. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content regarding Elaine Goudy's suffrage restoration.

TECHNICAL

Header information changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' indicating the bill has moved through the legislative process.

Page numbering and official document markers were removed during the formatting change.

Some text lines were consolidated (e.g., Section 1 and 2 content merged) without changing the legal meaning.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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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 26, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors