HB 1978 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

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.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Civil Rights 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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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 2 edits

MINOR

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

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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

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors