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House approves expungement bill unanimously
Summary
Senate Bill 65, reflecting the Sentencing Commission's recommendations on expungement of criminal records, passed the House floor with a recorded vote of 68–0 after sponsors said it addresses inconsistencies and inequities in current law.
The Utah House of Representatives unanimously approved Senate Bill 65 on March 2, 1998. Sponsors described SB65 as the product of the Sentencing Commission's study, public hearings and input from the Department of Public Safety, district attorneys and victims' rights representatives.
On the floor, the sponsor said the bill implements the commission's recommendations to correct ambiguities and inequities in current expungement law. After brief discussion, the speaker closed debate and the clerk recorded the passage: "68 yes votes and 0 no votes passed this body."
Next steps: The bill was read by title and will be transmitted per the journal entry dated March 2, 1998. Implementation steps and any administrative guidance would follow as agencies and courts align procedures with the statutory changes.
Quoted language and vote tallies are taken verbatim from the House floor transcript.
