HB 86 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Citizens' Expungement Clarification of 2025.

HB 86, titled "Citizens' Expungement Clarification of 2025," prohibits non-citizens and non-legal residents of the U.S. from clearing criminal convictions or charges from their records through expungement in North Carolina. The bill requires courts to verify a petitioner’s U.S. residency or citizenship status at least 30 days before granting expungement, including potential queries to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It exempts individuals who lawfully entered the U.S. and have filed or are awaiting an immigrant petition with U.S. immigration authorities. The law takes effect October 1, 2025, applying to all expungement petitions filed after that date.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2025

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Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The bill header was updated from a draft identifier to an official edition number, and the sponsor list was expanded to include additional Representatives. The referral process was clarified to include specific committees and a new filing date. These changes reflect administrative updates rather than substantive policy modifications to the bill's content.

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Bill identifier changed from draft number DRH40067-ML-24 to official edition number H86-v-1

Additional sponsors (Biggs, Torbett, and Loftis) were added to the primary sponsor list

Referred committees were expanded to include Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, and a filing date of February 11, 2025 was added

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Feb 11, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Feb 10, 2025

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3 primary · 9 co-sponsors