HB4177

Suffrage; restore to Stephen Roy Sims of Forrest County.

Failed·4/15/26

Restores voting rights to Stephen R. Sims of Forrest County, Mississippi.

Restores the right of suffrage to Stephen R. Sims of Forrest County, Mississippi, who was previously disqualified due to a conviction for embezzlement. Sims was sentenced to five years in the Mississippi Department of Corrections, paroled in 2012, and completed his sentence in 2017. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.

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History

Apr 15

Senate

Died In Committee

Mar 26

House

Passed

Mar 26

House

Immediate Release