AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Allows for the sealing of records pertaining to cases for which a person is acquitted or otherwise exonerated from a charged offense and eliminates the one hundred dollar ($100) fee for the expungement of a criminal record.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Jul 3, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 28, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jul 3, 2021
Signed into law
07/03/2021 Signed by Governor
Jun 28, 2021
House · Passed
06/28/2021 House passed in concurrence
Jun 18, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/18/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
Jun 10, 2021
House · Referred to committee
06/10/2021 Referred to House Judiciary
Jun 8, 2021
Senate · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate read and passed
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
Mar 25, 2021
Legislature · Reported by committee
03/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Mar 4, 2021
Senate · Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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