Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime and expunging a criminal record of a crime. (FE)
Corrections department of Crime and criminals Parole or probation Sentences and penalties
- Introduced, stopped here
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Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who is released on extended supervision, parole,
or probation is subject to conditions or rules of the release. If the person violates a
condition or rule, the person is subject to sanctions for the violation, which may
include revocation of release. This bill requires the Department of Corrections to
recommend revoking a person's extended supervision, parole, or probation if the
person is charged with a crime while on release.
Under current law, a sentencing court may order a person's criminal record
expunged of a crime if the court determines that the person will benefit and society
will not be harmed and if all of the following apply: 1) the maximum term of
imprisonment for the crime is six years or less (Class H felony and below); 2) the
person committed the crime before the age of 25; 3) if the crime is a felony, the person
had not been previously convicted of a felony; and 4) the crime was not a violent
felony. The bill adds that the court may not order the record expunged of a crime if
the person had previously been convicted of a crime, including a crime for which the
record had been expunged.
Current law specifies that the expungement order must be made only at
sentencing, and then the record is not expunged until the person completes his or her
sentence. Under current law, a person is not considered to have completed his or her
sentence if the person has been convicted of a subsequent offense or, if on probation,
the probation was revoked and the person has not satisfied all conditions of
probation. The bill adds that a person has not completed his or her sentence if
criminal charges are pending against the person or, if the person was on probation,
the person violated any rule or condition of the probation or at least one year has not
elapsed since being placed on probation.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Votes
Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2
Passed 5–2 Oct 24, 2023 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- May 24, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley, Nass, Hutton, Jacque and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Rettinger, Maxey, Gundrum, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor and Rozar
- May 24, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Jun 19, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 19, 2023 · Senate
Senator Knodl added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- Oct 24, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Dec 12, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 1, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1