AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Allows for the sealing of records pertaining to cases for which a person is acquitted or otherwise exonerated from a charged offense and eliminates the one hundred dollar ($100) fee for the expungement of a criminal record.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Signed Jul 3, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 17, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 3, 2021
Signed into law
07/03/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 21, 2021
Committee
06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Jun 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/17/2021 House read and passed
lower
Jun 15, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 6, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 2, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/02/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/03/2021)
legislature
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
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