03.06.12 The House Judiciary committee gave this bill a favorable report.
02.22.12 The House Judiciary Constitutional Laws subcommittee gave this bill a favorable report as amended. The amendment allows a felon to run for office, if the governor pardons the conviction.
Summary of the bill as introduced: Amends the constitution to eliminate the exception that allows a person to hold elective office if a person's conviction was pardoned under state or federal law or if it has been 15 or more years after the completion of a sentence.