SB 1972 (2021) -  Expunction and Sealing of Judicial Records

General Bill by Pizzo
Expunction and Sealing of Judicial Records: Providing for sealing of a petition for a domestic violence injunction and related documents if the petition was withdrawn or dismissed, or if there was a ruling in favor of the respondent; exempting expunctions sought for cases dismissed or nolle prosequi or that resulted in an acquittal from the limit on the number of expunctions that may be sought; expanding an exception to an eligibility requirement for expunction of a criminal history record to allow expunction for an offense committed when the person was a minor, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2021
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Rules on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/15/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 11   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 03/23/21 12:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Rules

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/SB 1974 Subject: Public Records/Domestic Violence Injunction Relationship: Linked
Bill #: HB 841 Subject: Expunction and Sealing of Judicial Records Relationship: Identical
Bill #: HB 843 Subject: Pub. Rec./Domestic Violence Petitions Not Granted Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/23/2021 5:33:40 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 3/22/2021 12:18:27 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/15/2021 6:57:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/12/2021 4:48:33 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 03/24/2021 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312 Time: 03/23/2021 - 2:13 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 03/18/2021 - 2:06 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice Time: 03/16/2021 - 7:34 AM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 247 Time: 03/15/2021 - 6:07 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/15/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/10/2021 - 3:00 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 220 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 220 Time: 03/04/2021 - 4:52 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/01/2021 - 11:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
741.301 HB 841, HB 843, CS/SB 1974
943.0585 HB 841