Senate concurs on bill barring name changes for people convicted of violent crimes

The Mississippi Senate on the floor approved concurrence with Senate Bill 21-26, a measure that would prevent individuals convicted of a crime of violence from legally changing their names. Senator Wiggins moved to concur with the House amendment and explained the change the House made regarding parties who were married or divorced.

Senator Wiggins, who explained the bill on the floor, said: "This is the bill that... to say that people convicted of a crime of violence could not change their name." The senator also noted the House added language concerning married or divorced parties. The motion to concur passed by use of the morning roll call; the Senate recorded the passage as the chamber returned to item business after routine calendar action.

The action recorded on the floor was a request for concurrence with the House and approval by morning roll call. No conference committee was invited at this time and the clerk recorded the bill as passed for the Senate's portion of the process.