The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Tuesday to discuss three bills relating to criminal activity and due process.
Senate Bill 152 relates to the expungement of certain crimes on people’s criminal records. The bill would allow certain criminal offenses, misdemeanors or nonviolent felonies, to petition for an expungement of said crime off their criminal record. The bill would allow people to petition for more than one criminal offense as well if the offenses qualify within the parameters of the bill.
The goal of the bill is to improve the employment possibilities of certain persons while allowing the public notice of their actual conduct and prior transgressions without further penalty or diminution of employment opportunities.
The Committee voted unanimously to approve SB 152, and two other bills. All three bills were reported to the Senate to be voted upon.
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