Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division B Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2331
Expungement; consolidate statutes concerning.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CONSOLIDATE THE STATUTES CONCERNING EXPUNGEMENT; TO CREATE A UNIFIED EXPUNGEMENT STATUTE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE LEGAL EFFECT OF AN ORDER TO EXPUNGE; TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF MISDEMEANOR AND FELONY CONVICTIONS; TO SPECIFY RECORDS THAT MAY NOT BE EXPUNGED; TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF A FIRST-OFFENSE DUI CONVICTION; TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNGEMENT UPON COMPLETION OF INTERVENTION COURT; TO PROVIDE FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTIONS FOR PURCHASE OF LIGHT WINE OR BEER BY MINORS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN NONCONVICTIONS; TO SET FILING FEES ACCORDING TO PREEXISTING LAW; TO REQUIRE INTERSTATE IDENTIFICATION INDEX REPORTS; TO REQUIRE CLERKS OF COURT TO SUBMIT POST-EXPUNGEMENT RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-11-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EXPUNGEMENTS IN THE JUSTICE COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 9-23-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EXPUNGEMENTS IN INTERVENTION COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 21-23-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EXPUNGEMENT IN MUNICIPAL COURTS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-150, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN DRUG CHARGES; TO AMEND SECTION 45-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM RECORD-KEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CRIMINAL INFORMATION CENTER; TO AMEND SECTION 63-11-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE EXPUNGEMENT OF DUI RECORDS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-15-26, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM NONADJUDICATION PROVISIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-15-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES THAT ANY PERSON WHO IS ARRESTED, ISSUED A CITATION, OR HELD FOR ANY MISDEMEANOR AND NOT FORMALLY CHARGED OR PROSECUTED WITH AN OFFENSE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF ARREST, OR UPON DISMISSAL OF THE CHARGE, MAY APPLY TO THE COURT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE MATTER FOR THE CHARGES TO BE EXPUNGED; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-19-71, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR EXPUNGEMENT OF CERTAIN FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION RECORDS; TO REPEAL SECTION 99-19-72, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR FILING FEES FOR CERTAIN PETITIONS FOR EXPUNGEMENT AND THE DISPOSITION THEREOF; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Judiciary, Division BJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Judiciary, Division BSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate