ELEC CODE-INCARCERATED BAN
Summary
Amends the Election Code. Repeals provisions that prohibit a person that is serving a sentence of confinement in any penal institution from voting until his or her release from confinement. Effective January 1, 2022.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2021
Last action Jan 10, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
0
Committee
3
Mar 27, 2021
Committee
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Assigned to Ethics & Elections Committee
lower
Feb 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
La Shawn Ford
DDemocratic
Co
AO
Aarón Ortíz
DDemocratic
Co
Camille Lilly
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Delia C. Ramirez
DDemocratic
Co
EG
Edgar González
DDemocratic
Co
Emanuel Chris Welch
DDemocratic
Co
Jehan Gordon-Booth
DDemocratic
Co
Joyce Mason
DDemocratic
Co
Justin Slaughter
DDemocratic
Co
Kam Buckner
DDemocratic
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