House Bill 1278

House Bill 1278 seeks to exclude from the right to vote people sentenced for one or more felonies whose sentence is 10 years or more. It was filed on May 14 by Representative Lisie Burgos Muñiz of Proyecto Dignidad and Representative Ensol Rodríguez Torres of the New Progressive Party, PNP. The measure was referred to the Government Committee, chaired by Representative Víctor Parés Otero. The committee has not convened public hearings on the bill.