Criminal procedure: expunction; procedures and eligibility for the expungement of certain records; provide for. Amends secs. 1b, 1c, 1d, 2 & 3 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.621b et seq.); adds sec. 1j & repeals sec. 4 of 1965 PA 213 (MCL 780.624).
This bill updates Michigan's criminal record expungement laws by clarifying how multiple crimes committed at the same time are counted and by adding new eligibility rules for certain offenses. It allows people who committed several non-violent crimes within a 24-hour period to have them treated as a single conviction for expungement purposes, while still barring expungement for serious crimes like those involving weapons, long prison sentences, or domestic violence. The legislation also introduces a specific process for first-time operating while intoxicated convictions, permitting expungement only if the individual completes court-ordered rehabilitation programs and does not apply for expungement without a formal request. Additionally, the bill sets a seven-year waiting period before someone can apply to expunge more than one felony conviction and ensures that traffic-related expungements do not automatically remove violations from driving records.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 30, 2024
Last action Dec 13, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Dec 13, 2024
Committee
referred to Committee on Government Operations
lower
Dec 13, 2024
Introduced
received on 12/13/2024
lower
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 589 YEAS 23 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
upper
Jul 30, 2024
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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