AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Entitles person to have criminal conviction records expunged if the offense is decriminalized subsequent to the conviction.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Feb 15, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 31, 2018
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 32
May 31, 2018
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/23/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 1, 2018
Committee
06/01/2018 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
May 31, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/22/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced
02/15/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
P
HM
Harold M. Metts
DDemocratic
P
PV
Paul V. Jabour
DDemocratic
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