BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 2455: Felons/voting rights

Specifying when voting rights may be restored for felons.

Summary

$ Requires the Department of Corrections, the Indeterminate Sentencing Review Board, and the Clemency and Pardons Board to issue certificates restoring a felon's voting rights after he or she has completed all conditions of his or her sentence, except legal financial obligations.
$ Requires the Department of Corrections, the Indeterminate Sentencing Review Board, and the Clemency and Pardons Board to take certain steps to assure that the certificate reaches the offender.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2455), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to restoring voting rights to felons upon completion of supervision;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 2455 (2019–20) High school/child care · Enacted · Chapter 339, Laws of 2020
HB 2455 (2017–18) Campaign finance disclosures · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2455 (2015–16) Incremental electricity · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2455 (2013–14) Placement of juveniles · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2455 (2011–12) Covering loads on highways · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2455 (2009–10) Veterans' scoring criteria · Did not pass · died in committee