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SB 934: Restoration of Civil Rights

GENERAL BILL by Thurston ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Restoration of Civil Rights; Citing this act as the "Restoration of Civil Rights Act"; providing for automatic restoration of a former felon’s civil rights, other than the right to own, possess, or use firearms, after completion of his or her sentence of incarceration and conditions of supervision; requiring the Secretary of State to develop and implement a program to educate the public about the civil rights of people who have felony convictions, etc.

Effective Date: On the effective date of SJR 270 or another amendment to the State Constitution which authorizes, or removes impediments to, enactment of this act by the Legislature
 Last Action: 5/5/2017 Senate - Died in Criminal Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2017 Senate • Filed
    2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 107
    2/27/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/06/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 107
    4/17/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    5/5/2017 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Criminal Justice

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  • SB 934, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/15/2017 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2017 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 270 Restoration of Civil Rights Thurston Linked Last Action: 5/5/2017 S Died in Judiciary Track This Bill
    H 53 Restoration of Civil Rights Watson Similar Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill
    H 51 Restoration of Civil Rights Watson Compare Last Action: 5/5/2017 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    962638 - Amendment
    Delete lines 55 - 96 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		3/3/2017
    1:23 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 329812 - Substitute Amendment (962638)
    Delete lines 54 - 96 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Brandes)     		3/6/2017
    9:23 AM     		Web Page
    PDF
    836862 - Amendment
    Delete lines 79 - 80 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Thurston)     		3/3/2017
    1:24 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    352694 - Amendment
    Delete lines 105 - 109 and insert:     		Criminal Justice
    (Thurston)     		3/3/2017
    1:24 PM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    944.292 Suspension of civil rights. Page 4 (pdf)
    944.294 Page 2 (pdf)
    944.705 Release orientation program. Page 5 (pdf)

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