Relating to the eligibility of certain wrongfully imprisoned persons for compensation and for the expunction of arrest records and files in the case.

HB 2417 helps people wrongfully imprisoned in Texas get compensation and clear their arrest records. It expands eligibility for compensation to those who received a full pardon for innocence, had a court rule them actually innocent via habeas corpus, or had charges dismissed with a state attorney's declaration of no credible evidence and belief in their innocence. The bill also creates a new path to remove arrest records if a conviction is reversed on appeal and the state's attorney recommends expungement. People who qualify under these new rules have until September 1, 2028, to apply for compensation. The law applies to cases occurring before, during, or after its effective date of September 1, 2025.