COMMITTEE OF ORIGIN: Standing Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions
Currently, a person on probation or parole for a felony conviction is not entitled to vote until he or she is finally discharged. A person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage is permanently barred from voting.
This bill allows a person on probation or parole to vote, unless they were convicted of a felony or misdemeanor connected with the right of suffrage.
This bill is similar to HB 617 (2025).
Statutes affected: