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CS/CS/SB 376: Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential and Exempt Related Court Records

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Criminal Justice ; Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Perry

Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential and Exempt Related Court Records; Requiring a clerk of the court to automatically keep confidential and exempt court records related to certain criminal history records that meet specified criteria, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 6/6/2023 - Chapter No. 2023-189
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/25/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Judiciary
    • Remaining references corrected to Rules
    • Now in Rules
    4/11/2023 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
    4/19/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/24/23, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/24/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 19 NAYS 0
    4/25/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
    4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 601
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 601
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 601
    4/28/2023 House • In Messages
    5/1/2023 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/2/2023)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
    5/2/2023 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    5/3/2023 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 1
    5/3/2023 Senate • Ordered enrolled
    5/23/2023 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/5/2023 • Approved by Governor
    6/6/2023 • Chapter No. 2023-189

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  • CS/CS/SB 376, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/4/2023 at 9:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 593 (c3) Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential Related Court Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 376 (Ch. 2023-189)

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/SB 376, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/25/2023 at 11:27 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 593 (c3) Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential Related Court Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 376 (Ch. 2023-189)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/28/2023 10:19 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays
    5/3/2023 1:32 PM House 115 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 376, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/5/2023 at 3:15 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/25/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 593 (c3) Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential Related Court Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 376 (Ch. 2023-189)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    477520 - Amendment
    Delete lines 56 - 68 and insert:
    Rules
    (Burgess)
    4/21/2023
    10:31 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/24/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/24/2023 1:00 PM Rules 19 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 376, Original Filed Version Posted 1/25/2023 at 9:12 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 593 (c2) Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential Related Court Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 5/2/2023 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 376 (Ch. 2023-189)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    376880 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Criminal Justice
    (Burgess)
    4/3/2023
    8:20 PM
    (Late Filed)
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/4/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 8:30 AM Criminal Justice 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)

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