CS/CS/SB 7086: Voting Rights Restoration
GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Judiciary ; Criminal Justice
Voting Rights Restoration; Revising terminology regarding voting rights restoration to conform to the State Constitution; requiring the voting disqualification of certain felons to be removed and voting rights restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution; authorizing the supervisor of elections to verify whether a person who has been convicted of a felony offense is eligible to register to vote, including if he or she has completed all the terms of his or her sentence; prohibiting a person from being charged or convicted for certain violations, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Judiciary (JU)
- Rules (RC)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2019 | Senate |
• Submitted for consideration by Criminal Justice • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Building |
| 3/25/2019 | Senate |
• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Criminal Justice; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 |
| 3/27/2019 | Senate |
• Filed • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 281 • Introduced -SJ 281 |
| 4/3/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/08/19, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 4/8/2019 | Senate |
• CS by Judiciary; YEAS 3 NAYS 2 -SJ 343 |
| 4/10/2019 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 347 |
| 4/18/2019 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/23/19, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Building |
| 4/23/2019 | Senate |
• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 11 NAYS 6 -SJ 496 |
| 4/24/2019 | Senate |
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 4/25/2019 | Senate |
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 496 |
| 4/26/2019 | Senate |
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/19 -SJ 646 |
| 4/30/2019 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 645 |
| 5/1/2019 | Senate |
• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 765 |
| 5/2/2019 | Senate |
• Retained on Calendar |
| 5/3/2019 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7066 (Ch. 2019-162) |
243298 - Amendment to Amendment (703932)