HB 1984 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Robert Gill of Greene County.

HB 1984 would have restored voting rights to Robert Gill of Greene County, Mississippi, who lost suffrage after a 2015 theft conviction involving a motor vehicle. The bill detailed his legal history, including probation violations, a 2016 prison sentence, and eventual parole release in 2019, noting he had since been "law-abiding." It was a personal restoration measure, not a policy change affecting broader voting rules. The bill passed the House in March 2025 but died in the Senate Judiciary committee on April 3, 2025, without becoming law.

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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As Introduced → Current version · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative introduction format to an official House-passed version with different header information and page numbering. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged - it still restores voting rights to Robert Gill of Greene County, Mississippi, who was previously disqualified due to a theft conviction.

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Header information changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House' with updated tracking numbers and page formatting

Page numbering and layout changed from standard introduction format to official legislative document format with different header information

Minor formatting changes including character encoding differences and spacing adjustments throughout the document

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

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors