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Committee approves expansion of crimes eligible for expungement; other bills deferred or recommitted
Summary
The committee favorably reported H.3184 to raise the penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement and adjourned debate on H.3176 and recommitted H.3197 to subcommittee for further hearings.
The House Judiciary Committee advanced H.3184 by favorable report; the bill would raise the maximum-penalty threshold for crimes eligible for expungement, increasing eligibility from offenses with maximum penalties up to $500 or 30 days to offenses with maximum penalties up to $1,000.
Mr. Weeks summarized the change as an increase in the statutory threshold that would allow more offenses to be eligible for expungement. The committee gave the bill a favorable report on voice vote.
On other business, Mr. Clemens reported remaining comments on H.3176 and successfully moved to adjourn debate on that bill until a future agenda. Mr. Clemens also moved to recommit H.3197 to the Elections and Ethics Law Subcommittee for an additional hearing; the committee agreed and H.3197 was recommitted.
With those actions completed, the chair adjourned the committee.
