SB 3083 Mississippi Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Larry Sills.

This bill restores the right to vote to Larry Sills, a resident of Newton County, Mississippi, who had previously been disqualified due to past criminal convictions. The legislation specifically addresses his 1981 burglary and larceny charges, as well as his 1985 grand larceny conviction, noting that he completed his prison sentence in 1989 and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. By passing this act, the state removes the legal barriers that prevented Sills from participating in elections, effective immediately upon the bill's enactment.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Apr 25, 2024 Signed May 14, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2024 · House May 2, 2024

How they voted

511
Passed
Total votes 52
Apr 24, 2024
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican36
35 Yea 1 Nay
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
4
May 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Introduced
Transmitted To House
upper
Apr 24, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 22, 2024
Upper · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Tyler McCaughn
Tyler McCaughn
RRepublican
MS
31