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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 873

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Relating to: restoration of the right to vote to a person barred from voting as a result of a felony conviction. (FE)

Court — Fee Crime and criminals — Felony Crime victim Fines Fire department Parole or probation Voting Wage

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a person convicted of treason, felony, or bribery may not vote

unless the person's right to vote is restored through a pardon or through completion

of the term of imprisonment, including parole or extended supervision, or probation

for the crime that led to the disqualification.

Under this bill, in addition to completing his or her term of imprisonment or

probation for the crime, a person must have paid all fines, costs, fees, surcharges, and

restitution, and have completed any court-ordered community service, imposed in

connection with the crime.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R)

10 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

Full history

  1. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Brandtjen, Edming, Gundrum, Murphy, Penterman, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tittl

  2. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections, Election Process Reform and Ethics

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  4. Apr 4, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received