HOUSE BILL 273

Sponsored By:

Delegates Braveboy, Ali, Anderson, Barnes, Benson, Burns, Cane, Carter, Davis, Doory, Frush, Gaines, Griffith, Harrison, Haynes, Healey, Holmes, Howard, Hubbard, Hucker, Ivey, Kirk, Lawton, Manno, Mizeur, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Proctor, Ramirez, Robinson, Ross, Stukes, Tarrant, Taylor, Valderrama, and Vaughn

Entitled:

Voting Rights Restoration - Ex-Offenders

Synopsis:

Altering specified qualifications for voter registration; providing that an individual is not qualified to register to vote if the individual has been convicted of a felony and is awaiting or actually serving a sentence of imprisonment for the conviction; repealing specified conditions relating to the eligibility of felons convicted of specified crimes of violence to register to vote; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

1/31

First Reading Ways and Means

2/14

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Aisha N. Braveboy, District 25

Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39

Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43

Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10

Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A

Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41

Delegate Dereck E. Davis, District 25

Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43

Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21

Delegate Tawanna P. Gaines, District 22

Delegate Melony G. Griffith, District 25

Delegate Hattie N. Harrison, District 45

Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44

Delegate Anne Healey, District 22

Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B

Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47

Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44

Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18

Delegate Roger Manno, District 19

Delegate Heather Mizeur, District 20

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41

Delegate Joseline Pena-Melnyk, District 21

Delegate James E. Proctor, Jr., District 27A

Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22

Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans'; etc.

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Ex-Offenders

Notices

Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders

Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration

Voting -see also- Ballots; Elections

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Election Law

( 3-102 , 16-202 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered