Various criminal law matters.
Summary
Makes it organized retail theft, a Level 6 felony, for a person to exercise unauthorized control over the property of a retail merchant with the intent to directly or indirectly distribute the property for resale, and increases the penalty to a Level 5 felony if certain circumstances exist. Permits a person to petition for expungement of an arrest if no charges have been filed within one year of the arrest. (Under current law, the arrest is expunged without a petition after 180 days.) Requires a court, in granting a petition for expungement, to include in the order statutory language specifying that the person's civil rights are restored. Allows disclosure of expunged records to a school in connection with the employment of a person likely to have contact with a student. Specifies that an expunged record may not be destroyed or deleted. Repeals the requirement that certain acts taken by a prosecuting attorney are invalid without a seal. Makes conforming amendments and a technical correction.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Signed May 4, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 10, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
32
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 4, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 516: yeas 83, nays 12
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 491: yeas 40, nays 9
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 377: yeas 85, nays 12
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Amended
Amendment #2 (Pierce) failed; Division of the House: yeas 27, nays 61
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Amended
Amendment #1 (Errington) failed; Roll Call 365: yeas 33, nays 56
lower
Mar 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 196: yeas 39, nays 10
upper
Feb 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment #2 (Freeman) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Aaron Freeman
RRepublican
P
Jack E. Sandlin
RRepublican
P
Jerry Torr
RRepublican
Co
Mitch Gore
DDemocratic
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