CRIM ID SEALING
Summary
Amends the Criminal Identification Act. Allows a person to petition the court and the court to order the sealing of: (1) Class 2 felony conviction records for burglary, delivery of a controlled substance, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle; (2) Class 3 felony conviction records for theft, retail theft, deceptive practices, and forgery; and (3) Class 4 felony conviction records for possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, violation of the Steroid Control Act, prostitution, theft, retail theft, deceptive practices, forgery, and possession of burglary tools (rather than only Class 4 felony convictions for possession of cannabis, possession of a controlled substance, Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act, Steroid Control Act, and prostitution). The sealing is allowed 4 years after termination of the person's last sentence. Requires a person petitioning to seal a drug offense to pass a drug test within the 30 days preceding the filing of the petition to seal.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2013
Committee Review
May 2013
House Passage
May 2013
Senate Passage
May 2013
Signed into Law
Aug 2013
Introduced Apr 19, 2013
Signed Aug 2, 2013
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2013 · House Apr 19, 2013
How they voted
33–13
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
May 22, 2013
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican17
70% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
91
Key actions
9
Committee
10
Amendments
4
Aug 2, 2013
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 22, 2013
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 8, 2013
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Criminal Law; 007-000-001
upper
Apr 24, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Criminal Law
upper
Apr 19, 2013
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
Apr 19, 2013
Introduced
Arrive in Senate
upper
Apr 19, 2013
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-32-16)
house
Apr 18, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
lower
Apr 18, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 004-000-000
lower
Apr 17, 2013
Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 17, 2013
Introduced
House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Mar 14, 2013
Lower · Passed
Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Restorative Justice Committee; 007-000-000
lower
Mar 14, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Restorative Justice Committee; by Voice Vote
lower
Mar 13, 2013
Lower · Passed
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Restorative Justice Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2013
Committee
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2013
Introduced
House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford
lower
Mar 7, 2013
Committee
Assigned to Restorative Justice Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2013
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
0 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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