Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HC28: Constitution; bring forward section listing disenfranchising crimes.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BRINGING FORWARD SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PRESCRIBES QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTORS AND INCLUDES THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
A concurrent resolution bringing forward section 241, mississippi constitution of 1890, which prescribes qualifications for electors and includes the list of disenfranchising crimes, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
From the introduced text:
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BRINGING FORWARD SECTION 241, MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION OF 1890, WHICH PRESCRIBES QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTORS AND INCLUDES THE LIST OF DISENFRANCHISING CRIMES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, That the following amendment to the Mississippi Constitution of 1890 be submitted to the qualified electors of the state: Amend Section 241, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, to read as follows: "Section 241. Every inhabitant of this state, except idiots and insane persons, who is a citizen of the United States of America, eighteen (18) years old and upward, who has been a resident of this state for one (1) year, and for one (1) year in the county in which he offers to vote, and for six (6) months in the election precinct or in the incorporated city or town in which he offers to vote, and who is duly registered as provided in this article, and who has never been convicted of murder, rape, bribery, theft, arson, obtaining money or goods under false *HR26/R2118* H. C. R. No. 28 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G2/3 26/HR26/R2118 PAGE 1 (RKM\KW) pretense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement or bigamy, is declared to be a qualified elector, except that he shall be qualified to vote for President and Vice President of the United …
Sponsors
- Karriem, Kabir (D, 41) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Constitution
Subjects: Constitution
Common questions
- What is HC28?
- HC28 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Constitution; bring forward section listing disenfranchising crimes.
- What does HC28 do?
- In its own words: A concurrent resolution bringing forward section 241, mississippi constitution of 1890, which prescribes qualifications for electors and includes the list of disenfranchising crimes, for purposes of possible amendment; and for related purposes.
- What is the status of HC28?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HC28?
- Karriem, Kabir (D, 41).
- Where is the official record for HC28?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HC/HC0028.xml
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