Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files after certain controlled substance offense charges are dismissed.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 16, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · House May 12, 2023
How they voted
136–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 143
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic60
96% Yea
R
Republican83
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
12
May 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 18, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Recalled from subcommittee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in subcommittee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Committee
Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
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