HB 4151 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Kenya T. James of Webster County.

This bill restores the right to vote to Kenya James of Webster County, Mississippi, who had previously lost her voting rights due to a 2014 embezzlement conviction. The legislation states that James has served her five-year probation sentence, was released in 2019, and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. Upon passage, the act immediately reinstates her eligibility to participate in elections, removing the legal barrier created by her past criminal conviction.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 26, 2026 Last action Apr 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

As Introduced → Current version · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted to reflect its passage by the House, changing the header from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House'. The substantive legal content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Kenya James remains identical, with no changes to eligibility criteria, dates, or penalties.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to indicate the bill has passed the House, and the text formatting was adjusted to match official legislative markup styles, though the actual law enacted is unchanged.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2026

Committee

Referred To Judiciary, Division B

upper

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced

Transmitted To Senate

lower

Mar 26, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Mar 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Title Suff Do Pass

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

Referred To Judiciary B

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors