HB 4144 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County.

This bill restores voting rights to Tony Qualls of Humphreys County, Mississippi, who had lost his right to vote due to past felony convictions. The legislation specifically addresses his disqualification stemming from burglary charges and subsequent sentences that ended with his discharge from the Mississippi Department of Corrections in March 2015. By passing this act, the legislature formally removes the voting restrictions that were applied as a result of his criminal record. The measure takes effect immediately upon passage and applies only to this individual without changing broader voting laws.
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 reformatted and merged into a single continuous block, removing original line breaks and page headers. The substantive policy content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Tony Qualls remains identical.
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Line breaks and paragraph spacing were removed, converting the text from a multi-page layout to a single continuous block.

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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 13, 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
MS
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