HB 1973 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Stephen Roy Sims of Forrest County.

HB 1973 restores voting rights to Stephen R. Sims of Forrest County, Mississippi, who was disqualified after a 2011 embezzlement conviction. The bill formally reinstates his right to vote following his completion of a 5-year sentence and parole in 2017, noting he has been a law-abiding citizen since. The legislation passed the House but died in committee on April 3, 2025, without becoming law. This is a specific restoration act, not a new policy affecting broader groups.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

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

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative document layout to a more compact version, with some minor text adjustments and formatting changes. The substantive content regarding Stephen Roy Sims' restoration of voting rights remains unchanged.

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Header formatting changed from standard Mississippi Legislature layout to a more condensed version with different spacing and line breaks.

Section 1 text was reformatted with different line breaks and spacing, but the legal content remains identical.

Section 2 text was reformatted with different line breaks and spacing, but the legal content remains identical.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors