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TX HB3477

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/8/2025

Primary Sponsor

Terry Canales

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Entitles a person found in criminal contempt to expunction of all records and files related to the contempt finding after at least 2 years have passed since the contempt date

  • Defines "arrest" to include taking a person into custody for criminal contempt purposes for expunction-related subchapters

  • Allows persons seeking criminal contempt expunction to file an ex parte petition in the court that originally found them in contempt

  • Applies retroactively to criminal contempt findings that occurred before, on, or after the effective date

  • Takes effect September 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

Received from the House

5/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Criminal Jurisprudence3/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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