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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Kentucky Restoration of Voting Rights Task Force.

Establish the Kentucky Restoration of Voting Rights Task Force to review, study, and recommend language for a constitutional amendment or statutory change to restore voting rights to individuals with felony convictions who have completed their sentences; establish task force membership; require the task force to submit a report with recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025.

Introduced: February 25, 2025

Last action: March 7, 2025

2nd Reading, To Rules
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This resolution would create a task force to study how Kentucky might restore voting rights to people with felony convictions after they have finished their sentences. The task force would review the issue and recommend either a constitutional amendment or a change to state law, then submit its findings to the Legislative Research Commission by December 1, 2025. It does not change any voting rights on its own, but sets a process for lawmakers to…

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Legislative History

Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Introduced In Senate
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
To Committee On Committees (S)
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
To Judiciary (S)
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Reported Favorably, 1st Reading, To Calendar
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
2nd Reading, To Rules (clerical)

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Portrait of Jimmy Higdon
Jimmy Higdon

Senator · Senate District 14

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Jimmy.Higdon@kylegislature.gov
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Co-sponsors (1)

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Keturah Herron

Senator · Senate District 35

Co-sponsor
keturah.herron@kylegislature.gov

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