Expungement issues.
Summary
Defines "protection order records" and requires companies that provide background checks to periodically review their records and remove records relating to expunged protection orders (in the same manner as expunged convictions are removed). Permits a person to expunge protection order records in connection with the denial of an ex parte petition for a protection order. Provides that if a court reduces a Class D or Level 6 felony to a misdemeanor, the five-year waiting period for expungement begins on the date of the felony conviction and not on the date the felony was converted to a misdemeanor. Provides that, if a person whose records have been expunged seeks employment with a law enforcement agency or a probation or community corrections department, the law enforcement agency or the probation or community corrections department may: (1) inquire about the person's expunged records; and (2) refuse to employ the person. Specifies the procedure to expunge records of a collateral action entered in a different county than the county which issued the expungement order.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Mar 4, 2020
Signed Mar 18, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jan 27, 2020 · House Mar 3, 2020
How they voted
39–2
Passed
Total votes 41
Jan 27, 2020
D
Democratic8
75% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Amendments
2
Mar 18, 2020
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 386: yeas 89, nays 4
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 381: yeas 41, nays 8
upper
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the House
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Amended
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 5, 2020
Introduced
Motion to dissent filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
upper
Mar 4, 2020
Amended
Returned to the Senate with amendments
lower
Mar 3, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (81-5-6)
house
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Jan 28, 2020
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Jan 27, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-2)
senate
Jan 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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