l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 825

The Clean Slate Act; create to authorize certain people to petition the court to have arrest and conviction records sealed.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE CLEAN SLATE ACT; TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN PERSONS TO PETITION THE COURT IN WHICH AN ARREST OR CONVICTION OCCURRED TO HAVE HIS OR HER ARREST RECORDS SEALED; TO PROVIDE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR FILING A PETITION; TO PROVIDE THE MECHANISM TO FILE A PETITION TO SEAL AN ARREST; TO PROVIDE CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN AN ARREST MUST BE DISCLOSED; TO PROVIDE THAT ONCE THE COURT GRANTS A PETITION TO HAVE AN ARREST RECORD SEALED, THE MISSISSIPPI JUSTICE INFORMATION CENTER SHALL TAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS TO PREVENT THE DISCLOSURE OF THE ARREST; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON WHO IS ARRESTED AND COMPLETES A DIVERSION PROGRAM, THEN SUCH PERSON MAY PETITION TO HAVE HIS OR HER ARREST RECORD SEALED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON IS DIVERTED TO A DRUG COURT PROGRAM THEN SUCH PERSON MAY PETITION THE COURT TO HAVE HIS OR HER ARREST RECORD SEALED; TO AMEND SECTIONS 9-23-23, 45-27-12, 45-27-21, 99-15-26, 99-15-59 AND 99-15-123, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

4 co-sponsors

Earle S. Banks, Jarvis Dortch, Kabir Karriem, Tracey T. Rosebud

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives