The bill allows persons who were convicted of misdemeanors for the use or possession of marijuana to petition for the sealing of criminal records relating to such convictions if their behavior would not have been a criminal offense if the behavior had occurred on or after December 10, 2012. The court shall order the record sealed after the filing fees are paid and the petitioner establishes the offense is eligible for sealing.

Year

2017

Current status

  • Governor Signed (06/06/2017)
  • Sent to the Governor (05/22/2017)
  • Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments (05/10/2017)
  • Senate Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to Appropriations (05/05/2017)
  • House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Finance (04/27/2017)
  • Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary (03/15/2017)

Sponsors

E. Hooton/ J. Melton/S. Fenberg/V. Marble

Bill number

HB17-1266