TX SB1667

Requires persons seeking expunction of arrest records to provide both physical and e-mail addresses for all agencies, courts, law enforcement entities, and private criminal history companies that may hold relevant records

Prohibits expunction petitions from listing any state or local agency more than once or including multiple contacts for different divisions of the same agency

Mandates district clerks maintain a list of agencies and their e-mail addresses on their websites; state and local agencies must accept electronic transmission of petitions, notices, and expunction orders

Establishes a $25 fee per agency for entities unable to receive electronic transmissions; prohibits fees for electronic transmissions

Requires courts to retain federal prohibited person mental health information even after expunction, keeping it confidential and accessible only to DPS or FBI for NICS background check verification

Requires clerks to destroy expunged files (except the order itself) on the first anniversary of the order's issuance and maintain the expunction order confidentially, providing copies only to the subject with proper identification

Takes effect September 1, 2025