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Judiciary committee backs bill to raise expungement threshold to $1,000
Summary
The committee favorably reported H.3184, which raises the maximum penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement from offenses carrying a $500 maximum penalty or 30 days in jail to offenses with a maximum penalty up to $1,000.
The House Judiciary Committee voted to give H.3184 a favorable report. Mr. Weeks presented the bill, saying it would amend the statute that limits which crimes are eligible for expungement by raising the maximum-penalty threshold to $1,000, thereby increasing the number of offenses eligible for expungement.
Mr. Weeks summarized the existing cap and the proposed change: current law permits expungement for offenses carrying a maximum penalty of $500 or 30 days in jail; the bill would raise that maximum to $1,000. Committee members had no recorded amendments, and the measure was reported favorably.
The change would expand eligibility for record-clearing to a larger set of low-level offenses; the committee did not record a detailed fiscal note or discuss implementation steps at this hearing.
