HB 4180 Mississippi House · 2026 Regular Session

Suffrage; restore to Lasondra Bowling of Rankin County.

This bill restores the right to vote to Lasondra Bowling, a resident of Rankin County, Mississippi, who had previously lost her voting rights due to criminal convictions for embezzlement and conspiracy. The legislation formally reinstates her suffrage after she completed her prison sentence and probation, noting that she has since lived as a law-abiding citizen. The act takes effect immediately upon passage and does not change any broader voting laws or affect 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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What changed between versions

As Introduced Current version · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was updated from its original introduction to reflect the version passed by the House, incorporating official tracking numbers and formatting changes typical of legislative workflow. The substantive policy content regarding the restoration of voting rights for Lasondra Bowling remains identical to the original version.
TECHNICAL

The header and footer sections were replaced with official House tracking identifiers (e.g., HR43/R2509) and page numbering, indicating the bill has moved from the introduction stage to the passed stage.

The body text of the act was reformatted to include non-breaking spaces and special characters (represented as '����') used in official legislative printing, but the legal language and facts remain unchanged.

Floor votes · House Mar 26, 2026

How they voted

943
Passed · 25 other
Total votes 122
Mar 26, 2026
D Democratic40
39 Yea 1
97% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican80
53 Yea 3 Nay 24
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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
Photo of Fabian Nelson
Fabian Nelson
DDemocratic
MS
66