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HB 725: Collateral Consequences and Penalties for Criminal Offenses

GENERAL BILL by Joseph

Collateral Consequences and Penalties for Criminal Offenses; Adopts Uniform Collateral Consequences of Convictions Act; provides duties of DLA concerning certain laws providing for collateral consequences of criminal convictions; requires certain notices be provided to criminal defendants; specifies criteria to be used by decisionmakers considering imposing disqualifications on persons convicted of criminal offenses; provides for effects of convictions from other states; provides for certificates of restoration of rights; proving for construction of such certificates; revises restrictions of possession & sale of cannabis; revises penalties for offenses involving cannabis paraphernalia; provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions form minor cannabis offenses.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/23/2021 House • Filed
12/13/2021 House • Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee