Suffrage; restore to Stephen Roy Sims of Forrest County.
This bill restores the right to vote to Stephen R. Sims of Forrest County, Mississippi, who had previously lost his voting rights due to a conviction for embezzlement. The legislation specifically addresses his case by removing the legal disqualification that resulted from his 2011 criminal conviction and subsequent prison and parole sentence. Once passed, the act will immediately take effect, allowing Sims to participate in elections as a registered voter. The bill focuses solely on reinstating his individual civil rights without altering broader voting laws or affecting other citizens.
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 from a draft version to the official version passed by the House, incorporating standard legislative formatting and page headers. The substantive policy content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Stephen R. Sims remains identical to the original draft.
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Added official legislative headers, session details, and page numbering that were missing in the draft version.
Replaced draft-style line numbers and spacing with the official 'As Passed the House' formatting and page break indicators.
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 23, 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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