Suffrage; restore to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County.
HB 1978 restores voting rights to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County, Mississippi, who was disqualified due to past felony convictions for burglary. The bill specifically addresses Qualls' completed sentences (including parole and probation ending in 2015) and notes he has been a law-abiding citizen since. It directly affects only Tony Qualls, restoring his right to vote without changing broader voting eligibility laws. The bill is procedural, requiring no new mechanisms beyond a formal restoration for this individual.
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 standard legislative introduction to a passed version, with minor formatting changes and the addition of a page footer. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, as it still restores voting rights to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County after his criminal convictions and sentence completion.
TECHNICAL
Header information changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House', indicating the bill has been approved by the House of Representatives.
Page numbering and footer information were updated to reflect the official passed version format.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Otis Anthony
DDemocratic
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