Bill Summary

HB 53 Restoration of Civil Rights (2017 Session)
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Sponsors
by Watson (C) Co Sponsors: Antone, Cortes
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Summary
Restoration of Civil Rights: Designates act as "Restoration of Civil Rights Act"; provides for automatic restoration of former felon's civil rights, other than right to own, possess, or use firearms, following completion of sentence of incarceration & community supervision; provides conditions for & exemptions from automatic restoration; provides for education concerning civil rights of people who have felony convictions; provides retroactive applicability; provides for contingent effect. Effective Date: on the effective date of HJR 51
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committees of reference
» H Criminal Justice Subcommittee
   H Appropriations Committee
   H Judiciary Committee
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Actions
11/23/16
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Filed
01/09/17
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee
01/09/17
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
05/05/17
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Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
05/08/17
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Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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bill text & filed amendments
0053
Filed on 11/23/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
944.294
944.292
944.705
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