Suffrage; restore to Lamar Sampson of Humphreys County.
This Mississippi bill restores voting rights to Lamar Sampson, a resident of Humphreys County, who was previously barred from voting due to a 2013 conviction for arson and conspiracy to commit arson. The legislation states that Sampson completed his sentence and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen, and it formally reinstates his eligibility to vote in state and federal elections. The law takes effect immediately upon passage and does not alter any existing statutes regarding voting rights restoration for other individuals.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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The bill text was updated from its original introduction to its final version after passing the House. The substantive legal content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Lamar Sampson remains identical, while the formatting was standardized to reflect the official legislative session and committee assignments.
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The header information was updated to reflect the bill's status as 'As Passed the House' instead of 'As Introduced', and the session year was standardized to 2026.
The committee assignment notation was changed from 'Judiciary B' to 'Judiciary B' (consistent with the header) and the bill number format was adjusted to 'House Bill 4138'.
The body text was reformatted to remove line numbers and spacing artifacts from the original draft, resulting in a continuous paragraph structure for the act's provisions.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary, Division B
upper
Mar 20, 2026
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Timaka James-Jones
DDemocratic
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