HB 4001 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Leporion Versell, Sr. of Hinds County.

HB 4001 is a procedural bill that specifically restores voting rights to Leporion Versell of Hinds County, Mississippi. It directly affects only this individual, who was disqualified from voting after a 1999 robbery conviction (resulting in a 5-year sentence) and subsequent probation violations. The bill states he has been law-abiding since his 2005 release and was released from custody on July 25, 2005. The legislation passed through committee referral but died in committee on April 3, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Mar 2025
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Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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