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House pauses parts of auto-expungement process to clear 312,000-case backlog, advances reform
Summary
The House passed a substitute to HB352 to pause automatic batching of expungement cases to BCI, create an online prioritization request and standardize waiver recognition after lawmakers raised staffing and data-quality concerns about a 312,000-case backlog. Vote: 67-4.
Representative Steve Lisonbee, sponsor of the third substitute to House Bill 352, told the chamber that the measure pauses court batching of auto-expungement cases to the Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) while the state clears an estimated backlog of about 312,000 cases and stands up a statewide data task force.
"We have a 312,000 case backlog in our auto expungement," Lisonbee said in floor remarks, describing a process that has left some deceased people and incarcerated individuals in the batch queue while others who sought relief wait. The substitute also creates an online request so individuals can…
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