An act relating to expanding access to expungement and sealing of criminal history records
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 12, 2021
Signed May 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Mar 16, 2021
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican6
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
5
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Senate Message, signed by Governor June 7, 2021
lower
May 21, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by Governor on June 7, 2021
executive
May 20, 2021
Introduced
Senate Message, House proposal of amendment concurred in
lower
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
As passed by Senate and House
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment concurred in
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House proposal of amendment; text
upper
May 20, 2021
Introduced
House Proposal of Amendment
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
House message: House passed bill in concurrence with proposal(s) of amendment
upper
May 19, 2021
Introduced
Read Third time and passed in concurrence with proposal of amendment
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report of Committee on Judiciary agreed to
lower
May 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Rep. Colburn of Burlington reported for the Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Introduced
Read First Time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
lower
Mar 16, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0)
senate
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary agreed to
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read 2nd time, reported favorably with recommendation of amendment by Senator Benning for Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 12, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Favorable report with recommendation of amendment by Committee on Judiciary
upper
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced
Read 1st time & referred to Committee on Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DS
Dick Sears
DDemocratic
Co
JK
Jeanette K. White
DDemocratic
Co
JB
Joe Benning
RRepublican
Co
Philip Baruth
DDemocratic/Progressive
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