CS/SB 812: Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records
PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice ; Simon
Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Effective Date: On the same date that SB 810 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes a law
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/22/2026 Senate - CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/9/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
1/15/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
1/20/2026 Senate • CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
1/21/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
1/22/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
• CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
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CS/SB 812, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/21/2026 at 9:03 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 810 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Simon Linked Last Action: 1/22/2026 S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time 
H 747 Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records Koster Similar Last Action: 1/20/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
H 745 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf) -
SB 812, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2025 at 11:00 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 1/16/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 1/21/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 810 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Simon Linked Last Action: 1/22/2026 S CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
H 747 Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records Koster Identical Last Action: 1/20/2026 H Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
H 745 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 616754 - Amendment
Delete lines 31 - 70 and insert:Criminal Justice
(Simon)1/16/2026
3:22 PMReplaced by Committee Substitute
1/20/2026Web Page
PDFCommittee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/20/2026 3:30 PM Criminal Justice 7 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)