Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB4125: Suffrage; restore to Omar Travis of Hinds County.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO OMAR TRAVIS OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
What the bill says
An act to restore the right of suffrage to omar travis of hinds county, mississippi.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO OMAR TRAVIS OF HINDS 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 Omar Travis of Hinds County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction on March 6, 1991, in Hinds County on the charge of Burglary-Residential with CT. I, II, III, IV running concurrent to each other, and sentenced to serve five (5) years within the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. On February 2, 2009, he was sentenced for an out-of-state charge of Burglary, for which he was sentenced to probation for four (4) years, nine (9) months and two (2) days. On March 14, 2016, he was sentenced in Rankin County Circuit Court for Receiving Stolen Property, for ten (10) years to serve within the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He was released to parole on February 14, 2018, and was discharged on February 1, 2021. *HR43/R2441* H. B. No. 4125 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3 26/HR43/R2441 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) The Legislature is informed that he has since conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen in a good and lawful manner. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. …
Sponsors
- Christopher Bell (D, 65) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Judiciary, Division B
- : Transmitted To Senate
- : Immediate Release
- : Passed
- : Title Suff Do Pass
- : Referred To Judiciary B
Subjects: Suffrage
Common questions
- What is HB4125?
- HB4125 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Suffrage; restore to Omar Travis of Hinds County.
- What does HB4125 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore the right of suffrage to omar travis of hinds county, mississippi.
- What is the status of HB4125?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4125?
- Christopher Bell (D, 65).
- Where is the official record for HB4125?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB4125.xml
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