Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB4116: Suffrage; restore to Charity Payne-Williams of Tunica County.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO CHARITY PAYNE-WILLIAMS OF COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
What the bill says
An act to restore the right of suffrage to charity payne-williams of coahoma county, mississippi.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO CHARITY PAYNE-WILLIAMS OF COAHOMA COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and completely restored to Charity Payne-Williams of Coahoma County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector on June 23, 2003, in Tunica County for the crime of Embezzlement, for which she was sentenced to serve five (5) years within the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. She was released on June 23, 2008 due to expiration of sentence. The Legislature is informed that she has since conducted herself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and lawful manner. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. *HR26/R2455* H. B. No. 4116 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3 26/HR26/R2455 restore to Charity Payne-Williams PAGE 1 (GT\KW) of Tunica County.
Sponsors
- Porter, Daryl (D, 98) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary, Division B
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Suffrage
Common questions
- What is HB4116?
- HB4116 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Suffrage; restore to Charity Payne-Williams of Tunica County.
- What does HB4116 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore the right of suffrage to charity payne-williams of coahoma county, mississippi.
- What is the status of HB4116?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4116?
- Porter, Daryl (D, 98).
- Where is the official record for HB4116?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB4116.xml
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