AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Makes persons with 6 or less misdemeanors eligible for expungement by filing motion 10 years from completion date of last sentence unless convicted for felony involving domestic violence, DUI, or chemical test refusal.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Sep 2017
Introduced Mar 2, 2017
Signed Sep 27, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Sep 27, 2017
Signed into law
09/27/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 House passed Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 30, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/30/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2017
Committee
03/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
HM
Harold M. Metts
DDemocratic
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