HB 4160 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Herman Howard of Hinds County.

This bill restores the right to vote to Herman Howard, a resident of Hinds County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his voting rights due to a 2005 embezzlement conviction. The legislation formally recognizes that Howard has served his sentence and has maintained good conduct since his release in 2014. Once enacted, the law immediately reinstates his eligibility to participate in elections without requiring additional court orders or administrative steps. The measure is a straightforward restoration of civil rights for an individual who has completed his legal obligations.
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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The bill text was updated to reflect its status as having passed the House, replacing the 'As Introduced' header with the official passed version. The substantive legal content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Herman Howard remains identical, with only minor formatting differences in the line breaks and character encoding.
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The header and metadata were changed from 'As Introduced' to 'As Passed the House', indicating the bill has advanced in the legislative process.

Minor formatting adjustments were made, including the removal of page numbers and the replacement of standard line breaks with non-breaking spaces or special characters in the body text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
3
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 18, 2026
Committee
Referred To Judiciary B
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Fabian Nelson
Fabian Nelson
DDemocratic
MS
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