AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Provides those persons who have previously been convicted of marijuana possession, which would now constitute a decriminalized offense, to have their records for those convictions automatically expunged regardless of their criminal history.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action Feb 11, 2020
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2020 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
01/16/2020 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anastasia Williams
DDemocratic
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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