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HOUSE BILL 273

File Code: Elections
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 603/06 - W&M

Sponsored By:
Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Doory, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Vaughn

Entitled:
Voting Rights Restoration - Ex-Offenders

Synopsis:

Altering specified qualifications for voter registration; providing that an individual is not qualified to register to vote if the individual has been convicted of a felony and is awaiting or actually serving a sentence of imprisonment for the conviction; repealing specified conditions relating to the eligibility of felons convicted of specified crimes of violence to register to vote; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date

House Action
1/31
First Reading Ways and Means
2/14
Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25
Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22
Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25
Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Roger Manno, District 19
Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A
Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
Ex-Offenders
Notices
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law
( 3-102 , 16-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered


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