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CS/SB 1142: Expunction and Sealing of Criminal History Records

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Steube

Expunction and Sealing of Criminal History Records; Revising the eligibility requirements for expunction of criminal history records to include instances in which a judgment of acquittal or a verdict of not guilty was rendered; clarifying the circumstances under which the Department of Law Enforcement must issue a certificate of eligibility for the sealing of a criminal history record, etc.

Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2018
 Last Action: 3/10/2018 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2018-101)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Judiciary (JU)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/6/2017 Senate • Filed
    12/18/2017 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 85
    1/9/2018 Senate • Introduced -SJ 85
    2/1/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/06/18, 9:00 am, 37 Senate Office Building
    2/6/2018 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 4 NAYS 0 -SJ 296
    • Now in Judiciary -SJ 296
    2/8/2018 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/13/18, 2:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    2/13/2018 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 348
    2/14/2018 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 350
    2/15/2018 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 348
    3/10/2018 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2018-101)

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  • CS/SB 1142, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/14/2018 at 2:19 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1065 (er) Expunction of Criminal History Records Eagle Similar Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-101 Track This Bill
    S 298 (c1) Criminal History Records Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2018-101) -SJ 911 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)
    943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • SB 1142, Original Filed Version Posted 12/6/2017 at 3:34 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/5/2018 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/12/2018 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/14/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1065 (c1) Expunction of Criminal History Records Eagle Similar Last Action: 3/27/2018 Chapter No. 2018-101 Track This Bill
    S 298 (c1) Criminal History Records Bracy Compare Last Action: 3/8/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1065 (Ch. 2018-101) -SJ 911 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    280316 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Steube)     		2/12/2018
    2:40 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    2/14/2018     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 710312 - Substitute Amendment (Delete All) (280316)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Steube)     		2/13/2018
    12:03 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/14/2018     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/6/2018 9:00 AM Criminal Justice 4 Yeas - 0 Nays
    2/13/2018 2:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)

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