SB 934 (2017) -  Restoration of Civil Rights

General Bill by Thurston (CO-SPONSORS) 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 Event: 05/05/17 S Died in Criminal Justice on Friday, May 5, 2017 11:59 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/17/17 1:30 PM
  • Judiciary
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SJR 270 Subject: Restoration of Civil Rights Relationship: Linked
Bill #: HB 53 Subject: Restoration of Civil Rights Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HJR 51 Subject: Restoration of Civil Rights Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 962638 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 03/03/17, Line#: 55
    • SA 329812 , Criminal Justice, Brandes Date Filed: 03/06/17, Line#: 54
    • A 836862 , Criminal Justice, Thurston Date Filed: 03/03/17, Line#: 79
    • A 352694 , Criminal Justice, Thurston Date Filed: 03/03/17, Line#: 105

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/14/2017 1:29:08 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Criminal Justice Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/05/2017 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/17/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/17/2017 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 107 Time: 03/07/2017 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/06/17, 1:30 pm, 37 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 02/27/2017 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 107 Time: 02/23/2017 - 4:01 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/15/2017 - 8:33 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
944.292 HB 53, HB 177, HB 189, CS/SB 192, SB 848
944.294 HB 53
944.705 HB 53