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Senate adopts technical amendment to expungement law, passes SB12
Summary
Senate Bill 12 was amended to clarify that the prohibition on dissemination of expunged-record information applies only to statutorily authorized persons; the amendment expressly exempts media and private individuals. The amended bill passed 25–0 with four absent and will be sent to the House.
Senators on Day 2 adopted a technical amendment to Senate Bill 12, an expungement bill, clarifying who is barred from disseminating information about expunged records.
Senator Thatcher moved Amendment No. 1 on third reading, saying the change responds to implementation questions from state agencies and clarifies that the prohibition on dissemination applies only to persons specifically authorized to view expunged records by statute. "This does not apply to media," Thatcher said on the floor, adding the amendment likewise does not apply to private individuals.
After a brief, technical explanation, the amendment was adopted by voice vote and the Senate then passed SB12 as amended. The clerk recorded Senate Bill 12 as having received 25 yea votes, 0 nay votes and four members absent; the measure will be transmitted to the House for consideration.
What happens next: SB12 as amended will be sent to the House. The amendment was described on the record as clarifying original legislative intent and addressing agency implementation questions.
