TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING ACT OF 2013; AND TO PERMIT THE FILING OF A NEW UNIFORM PETITION TO SEAL A MISDEMEANOR VIOLATION OF THEFT OF PROPERTY AFTER TEN YEARS HAVE ELAPSED SINCE THE THEFT.
Senate Bill 277 amends the Comprehensive Criminal Record Sealing Act of 2013 in Arkansas. It specifically allows individuals to file a new petition to seal a misdemeanor conviction for theft of property. This petition can be filed after a period of ten years has elapsed since the date the theft of property offense occurred.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025
Last action May 5, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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