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
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Apr 3, 2025
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Committee
1
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Grace Butler-Washington
DDemocratic
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