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TX HB2042
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mihaela Plesa
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AI Summary
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Requires automatic expunction of arrest records within 30 days of acquittal for persons found not guilty, eliminating the current requirement that the acquitted person or state attorney must request the expunction
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Assigns responsibility for preparing the expunction order to the acquitted person's attorney, or to the state's attorney if the person was unrepresented
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Mandates that courts provide acquitted persons with certified copies of the expunction order and the complete case file, including all discovery materials in the state's possession
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Applies retroactively to all persons entitled to expunction based on acquittal, regardless of when the arrest or acquittal occurred, with courts required to enter orders "as soon as practicable" upon receiving written notice for pre-existing cases
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain persons who are tried for an offense and subsequently acquitted and to the provision of certain records relating to that expunction.
Criminal Procedure
Last Action
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
3/14/2025