Suffrage; restore to Jon Eric Walker of Benton County.
This bill restores the right to vote to Jon E. Walker of Benton County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his suffrage due to criminal convictions and prison sentences. The legislation formally recognizes that Walker has completed his sentences and has since lived as a law-abiding citizen, meeting the state's requirements for voting rights restoration. Once enacted, Walker will regain the ability to participate in elections, though the bill does not alter the underlying legal standards for restoring voting rights to 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 26, 2026
Last action Apr 15, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'As Introduced' draft to a 'Passed the House' version, updating the header information to reflect the current session status and adding a page footer. The substantive legal content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Jon E. Walker remains identical, with no changes to eligibility criteria, dates, or policy requirements.
TECHNICAL
Updated header metadata to reflect the bill's status as 'As Passed the House' instead of 'As Introduced' and adjusted the page number sequence.
Added a footer containing the bill number, page number, and subject summary, which was present in the original draft but formatted differently.
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
P
Fabian Nelson
DDemocratic
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