HB279 Alabama 2017 Session
Bill Summary
Under existing law, a person charged with a misdemeanor criminal offense, traffic violation, or municipal ordinance violation and felony offenses, excluding violent offenses, may petition the circuit court to have the criminal record expunged if the charge was dismissed or if he or she meets other limited conditions
This bill would expand the expungement of criminal records to include all felony charges, including violent offenses, when the person has been found not guilty of the crime
To amend Section 15-27-2, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to the expungement of criminal records, to expand the expungement of criminal records to include all felony charges, including violent offenses, when the person has been found not guilty of the crime.
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2017 | H | Forwarded to Executive Department |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Assigned Act No. 2017-377. |
| May 18, 2017 | H | Clerk of the House Certification |
| May 17, 2017 | S | Signature Requested |
| May 17, 2017 | H | Enrolled |
| May 17, 2017 | H | Passed Second House |
| May 17, 2017 | S | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1243 |
| May 17, 2017 | S | Third Reading Passed |
| May 17, 2017 | S | Williams motion to Carry Over to the Call of the Chair adopted Voice Vote |
| May 17, 2017 | S | Third Reading Carried Over to Call of the Chair |
| April 20, 2017 | S | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar |
| April 11, 2017 | S | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Engrossed |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 448 |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 447 |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Judiciary Amendment Offered |
| April 6, 2017 | H | Third Reading Passed |
| March 2, 2017 | H | Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment |
| February 21, 2017 | H | Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Judiciary |
Bill Calendar
| Type | Date | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing | April 19, 2017 | Committee Room 325 at 13:00 | Senate JUDY Hearing |
| Hearing | March 1, 2017 | Room 200 at 14:00 | House JUDY Hearing |
Bill Text
Bill Votes
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | HB279 Alabama 2017 Session - Introduced |