Revises expungement eligibility and procedures, including new "clean slate" automated process to render convictions and related records inaccessible; creates e-filing system for expungements; eliminates expungement filing fees; appropriates $15 million to
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2019
Committee Review
Senate Passage
Dec 2019
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2019
Signed into Law
Dec 2019
Introduced Sep 12, 2019
Signed Dec 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Dec 16, 2019 · General Assembly Dec 16, 2019
How they voted
22–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Dec 16, 2019
D
Democratic26
84% Yea
R
Republican14
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
1
Dec 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved P.L.2019, c.269.
executive
Dec 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (Passed Both Houses) (23-15)
upper
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (48-21-1)
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Assembly Floor Amendment Passed (Holley)
lower
Dec 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (22-17)
upper
Sep 12, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, 1st Reading without Reference, 2nd Reading
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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