Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB4167: Suffrage; restore to Jon Eric Walker of Benton County.
Status: Failed, April 15, 2026
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO JON E. WALKER OF BENTON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.
What the bill says
An act to restore the right of suffrage to jon e. walker of benton county, mississippi.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO JON E. WALKER OF BENTON 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 Jon E. Walker of Benton County, Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector as a result of his conviction for the crime of Burglary-Nonresidential in DeSoto County, on January 15, 1998, for which he was sentenced to serve sixty (60) months of supervised probation under the supervision of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He violated probation and it was revoked. On October 8, 1998, he was sentenced to serve five (5) years and thirty (30) days in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He was released on January 22, 2002, and returned on March 24, 2002, as a result of an Earned Release Supervision violation. He was discharged January 7, 2004. On February 8, 2006, in DeSoto County, he was sentenced to serve seven (7) years for the crime of Credit Card Fraud and *HR43/R2483* H. B. No. 4167 ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3 26/HR43/R2483 PAGE 1 (GT\KP) Uttering Forgery in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections. He was released on September 7, 2007. He was discharged on February 26, 2008. The Legislature is informed that he …
Sponsors
- Nelson, Fabian (D, 66) · 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 HB4167?
- HB4167 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Suffrage; restore to Jon Eric Walker of Benton County.
- What does HB4167 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore the right of suffrage to jon e. walker of benton county, mississippi.
- What is the status of HB4167?
- Failed as of April 15, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (April 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB4167?
- Nelson, Fabian (D, 66).
- Where is the official record for HB4167?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB4167.xml
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