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Block of bills on qualifications, restoration pass en bloc after debate on five-year and restitution conditions
Summary
A set of bills taken up en bloc (items 1–28) passed by the House; members clarified that qualifying individuals must have served their time, remain free of infractions for five years and have paid restitution to be eligible under the measures.
The House considered and passed a block of bills en bloc (items 1–28) that sponsors described as meeting the same qualifications as prior measures addressing restoration of certain rights and qualifications.
When questioned about eligibility, a member asked, "Do they have to pay the restitution?" and the explainer answered, "That's correct." Another member asked about the eligibility period and was told candidates must "have served their time and then been out without any infraction for 5 years." The en bloc package passed on a recorded vote of 94 ayes, 10 nays.
The bills were taken up as a group after committee explanation; the floor exchange focused on conditions for eligibility, including completion of sentence, a clean record for five years and satisfaction of restitution requirements. The specific bills in the block vary in subject matter but were bundled for final passage.
