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Became law

Adjourned sine die. The bill was pending when the session ended, so it did not pass.

Last action · February 7, 2025

To Judiciary (H)

Introduced February 4, 2025

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

HB257

AN ACT relating to expungement.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 431 to create an automatic felony expungement process for eligible convictions.

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This bill would create a process to automatically expunge, or clear, certain felony convictions from a person's record without requiring them to file a petition. Currently, people seeking expungement typically must take steps on their own to initiate the process. This change would make record-clearing happen on its own for those whose convictions qualify. Who it may affect: Kentuckians with eligible felony convictions on their records.

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