HB 1991 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Jon Eric Walker of Benton County.

HB 1991 restores voting rights to Jon E. Walker of Benton County, Mississippi, who was disqualified due to past felony convictions (burglary, probation violations, and credit card fraud) and served prison time until 2008. The bill formally declares his right to vote fully restored, noting he has been law-abiding since his release. It is a procedural measure targeting one individual, not a broad policy change. The bill passed the House in March 2025 but died in a Senate committee on April 3, 2025, and did not become law.

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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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from an 'As Introduced' version to a 'Current version' (As Passed the House), incorporating official legislative tracking numbers and page references. The substantive policy content regarding the restoration of voting rights to Jon E. Walker remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process, including the addition of official tracking numbers (HR31/R2642) and page references.

The text was restructured to match official legislative formatting standards, with some characters replaced by special formatting codes (e.g., ��) likely indicating section breaks or spacing in the official document.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

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 17, 2025

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors