House approves amendment to automatic‑expungement bill requiring consumer‑agency notice
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Summary
A clean‑slate package that expands automatic expungement was perfected and an amendment was adopted requiring that automatic expungements be shared with consumer reporting agencies to update records; supporters said the bill gives people a second chance.
Jefferson City — The House advanced a clean‑slate automatic expungement package (House Committee substitute for HB 2747 and HB 2047) on Feb. 24 and adopted a floor amendment requiring that automatic expungements be shared with consumer reporting agencies so records can be adjusted.
The gentleman from Greene, who carried the legislation, said the bill widens automatic expungement and that negotiators reduced a fiscal estimate during drafting. He described the change as giving people who completed incarceration, probation or parole better access to jobs and housing.
One supporter from Saint Louis County told the chamber the bill “gives people a second chance” and said automatic expungement helps people secure better employment that they have earned through rehabilitation. Sponsor amendments clarified that the expungement notices be sent to consumer agencies so commercial records reflect the change.
Members adopted the sponsor's amendment and subsequently adopted the committee substitute and ordered it perfected and printed.
Next steps The perfected and printed committee substitute will move to the Senate for further consideration.
