# Mississippi SB 3400: Suffrage; restore to Dennis Hopkins.

Mississippi SB 3400, Suffrage; restore to Dennis Hopkins., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Neil S. Whaley (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-08 (Approved by Governor) (as of 2026-10-27).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MS-SB3400-2026
- As of: 2026-10-27
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Mississippi SB 3400
- State: Mississippi
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Suffrage; restore to Dennis Hopkins.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Approved by Governor
- Sponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Judiciary B, Judiciary, Division B
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (52 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Voting rights restored for Dennis Hopkins: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, Dennis Hopkins of Marshall County, Mississippi can vote again. He was disqualified on March 6, 1998 after convictions for two counts of grand larceny in Union County and a related burglary in Marshall County. He completed his sentence and was discharged on April 30, 2001. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Neil S. Whaley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Blount (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | Passed | pass | 52 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-08: Approved by Governor (legislature)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (House)
- 2026-04-02: Enrolled Bill Signed (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Returned For Enrolling (House)
- 2026-04-01: Immediate Release (House)
- 2026-04-01: Passed (House)
- 2026-03-31: Title Suff Do Pass (House)
- 2026-03-26: Referred To Judiciary B (House)
- 2026-03-26: Transmitted To House (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Title Suff Do Pass (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred To Judiciary, Division B (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3400-3499/SB3400IN.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400IN.pdf)
- As Passed: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3400-3499/SB3400PS.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400PS.pdf)
- Enrolled: [HTML](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3400-3499/SB3400SG.htm), [PDF](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400SG.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/SB/3400-3499/SB3400IN.htm)
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400IN.pdf)
- [As Passed (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3400-3499/SB3400PS.htm)
- [As Passed (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400PS.pdf)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/3400-3499/SB3400SG.htm)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/pdf/SB/3400-3499/SB3400SG.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-SB3400-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).