Committee passes expungement change to allow clearing arrest records for certain violations
Apr 2, 2026
The Judiciary Committee voted to pass HB2279 as introduced, amending expungement law so a person arrested for a charge but convicted only of a violation would be eligible to expunge the arrest record for that incident.
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Chair summarized HB2279 as an amendment to expungement law that would make a person who was arrested for a charge but convicted only of a violation eligible for expungement of the arrest record for that incident. The chair said the measure would "pass unamended," and the committee adopted the recommendation after the vote.
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