# Mississippi HB 4123: Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams of Hinds County.

Mississippi HB 4123, Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams of Hinds County., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Zakiya Summers (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB4123-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi HB 4123
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Suffrage; restore to Jose Williams of Hinds County.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-10
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Zakiya Summers (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division B
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (50 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Voting rights restored to Jose Williams: benefit, high. The law restores the right to vote to Jose Williams of Hinds County, Mississippi. He lost voting rights after a Grand Larceny conviction on April 30, 1991, in Rankin County. He was sentenced to six months in state custody and five years of probation. He was released on parole on August 15, 1991, af…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Zakiya Summers (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Passed | pass | 50 | 2 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-06: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Returned For Enrolling (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Referred To Judiciary, Division B (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Transmitted To Senate (House)
- 2026-03-19: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-18: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred To Judiciary B (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123SG.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certain projects funded with monies from. (signed)
- HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General. (signed)
- SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of. (signed)
- SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospitals. (signed)
- SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special funds. (signed)
- SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Authority. (signed)

## Sources
- [As Introduced (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/4100-4199/HB4123SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/HB/4100-4199/HB4123SG.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 1653: Local Improvements Project Fund and IHL Capital Improvements Fund; revise certa…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1653-2026)
- [HB 1924: Appropriation; Attorney General.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB1924-2026)
- [SB 3051: Appropriation; Finance and Administration, Department of.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3051-2026)
- [SB 3110: Tax credits; authorize for contributions by certain taxpayers to certain hospit…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3110-2026)
- [SB 2917: Budget; provide for various transfers of funds, and create various special fund…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB2917-2026)
- [SB 3071: Appropriation; Gulf Coast Restoration Funds to the Mississippi Development Auth…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3071-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-HB4123-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).