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2019 SESSION

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HB 2278 Police and court records; expungement of records, absolute pardon.

Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Expungement of police and court records; absolute pardon. Provides for the automatic expungement of the police and court records relating to a person's conviction if he has been granted an absolute pardon for a crime that he did not commit. Under current law, the person granted the absolute pardon must petition the court for an order of expungement. The bill requires the Secretary of the Commonwealth to forward a copy of any absolute pardon to the circuit court where the person was convicted of the crime for which the absolute pardon was granted.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100183D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 02/27/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/19  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100183D
• 01/08/19  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/22/19  House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
• 01/23/19  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/19  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (16-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/19  House: Read first time
• 01/30/19  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/19  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/19  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/06/19  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/08/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/19  Senate: Read third time
• 02/11/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/19  House: Enrolled
• 02/14/19  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2278ER)
• 02/14/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/14/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/18/19  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on February 18, 2019
• 02/18/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 02/27/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 181 (effective 7/1/19)
• 02/27/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0181)