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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

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SB 1339 Criminal records; sealing of records, Sealing Fee Fund created, penalties, report.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS ENACTED WITH GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION: (all summaries)

Sealing of criminal records; penalties. Establishes a process for the automatic sealing of police and court records, defined in the bill, for certain convictions, deferred dispositions, and acquittals and for offenses that have been nolle prossed or otherwise dismissed. The bill also allows a person to petition for the sealing of police and court records relating to certain convictions. The bill has staggered delayed effective dates in order to develop systems for implementing the provisions of the bill. This bill incorporates SB 1283 and SB 1372 and is identical to HB 2113.

FULL TEXT

• 01/12/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100793D  pdf | impact statements
• 02/01/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103918D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104284D-S2  pdf | impact statement
• 02/04/21  Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104416D-S3 (Surovell)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200355D-H1  pdf | impact statements
• 03/09/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1339ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/31/21  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 21200871D-S4  pdf | impact statement
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1339ER2)  pdf
• 04/07/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
• Governor's recommendation

HISTORY

• 01/12/21  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100793D
• 01/12/21  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/26/21  Senate: Assigned Judiciary sub: Expungement
• 02/01/21  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (9-Y 3-N 3-A)
• 02/01/21  Senate: Incorporates SB1283 (Morrissey)
• 02/01/21  Senate: Incorporates SB1372 (Lucas)
• 02/01/21  Senate: Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
• 02/01/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21103918D-S1
• 02/03/21  Senate: Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (13-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/21  Senate: Committee substitute printed 21104284D-S2
• 02/03/21  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Read second time
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 21103918D-S1
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Committee substitute rejected 21104284D-S2
• 02/04/21  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/04/21  Senate: Floor substitute printed 21104416D-S3 (Surovell)
• 02/04/21  Senate: Substitute by Senator Surovell agreed to 21104416D-S3
• 02/04/21  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB1339S3
• 02/05/21  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
• 02/05/21  Senate: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
• 02/05/21  Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 18-N)
• 02/07/21  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/21  House: Read first time
• 02/07/21  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/08/21  House: Continued to Special Session 1 in Courts of Justice by voice vote
• 02/20/21  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
• 02/20/21  House: Committee substitute printed 21200355D-H1
• 02/20/21  House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
• 02/21/21  House: Assigned App. sub: Transportation & Public Safety
• 02/22/21  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 2-N)
• 02/22/21  House: Reported from Appropriations (12-Y 7-N)
• 02/23/21  House: Read second time
• 02/24/21  House: Read third time
• 02/24/21  House: Committee substitute agreed to 21200355D-H1
• 02/24/21  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1339H1
• 02/24/21  House: Passed House with substitute (58-Y 41-N)
• 02/24/21  House: VOTE: Passage (58-Y 41-N)
• 02/25/21  Senate: Passed by temporarily
• 02/25/21  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (25-Y 14-N)
• 02/25/21  Senate: Title replaced 21200355D-H1
• 03/09/21  Senate: Enrolled
• 03/09/21  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/09/21  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1339ER)
• 03/11/21  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/15/21  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 15, 2021
• 03/15/21  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 31, 2021
• 03/31/21  Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
• 03/31/21  Senate: Governor's substitute printed 21200871D-S4
• 04/07/21  Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (22-Y 18-N)
• 04/07/21  House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (60-Y 40-N)
• 04/07/21  House: VOTE: Agree To (60-Y 40-N)
• 04/07/21  Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled
• 04/07/21  Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB1339ER2)
• 04/07/21  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/07/21  Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
• 04/07/21  House: Enacted, Chapter 524 (effective - see bill)
• 04/07/21  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)