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SB3399 • 2026

Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO GERALD LAIRD OF JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Hickman
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Dead
Effective date
Passage

Plain English Breakdown

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Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.

Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.

What This Bill Does

  • Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    04/15 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-03-12 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    03/12 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B

Official Summary Text

Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 3399 *SS26/R1366* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N2/3
26/SS26/R1366
PAGE 1 (ens\kr)
ST: Suffrage; restore to Gerald Laird.
To: Judiciary, Division B
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hickman

SENATE BILL NO. 3399

AN ACT TO RESTORE THE RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE TO GERALD LAIRD OF 1
JEFFERSON DAVIS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. 2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 3
SECTION 1. The right of suffrage is hereby fully and 4
completely restored to Gerald Laird of Jefferson Davis County, 5
Mississippi, who was disqualified as an elector on September 25, 6
2003, in Lauderdale County for the crime of robbery, for which he 7
was sentenced to serve five (5) years, and thirty-six (36) months 8
of supervised probation within the custody of the Mississippi 9
Department of Corrections. 10
He was released to Earned Released Supervision on November 5, 11
2005, and discharged from probation on May 7, 2009. 12
The Legislature is informed that he has since conducted 13
himself as a law-abiding and honorable citizen in a good and 14
lawful manner. 15
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 16
and after its passage. 17