Recent Legislation

2018

Senate Bill 4: Allows expungement for most offense committed under the duress of human trafficking.

Senate Bill 66: Expands access to record sealing, expands eligibility for critically-needed drug and alcohol treatment programs, promotes rehabilitation as an alternative to prison, allows for alternative sanctions for violating terms of parole, and modifies the way in which a court calculates jail time credit.

2017

House Bill 49: Includes expansion of T-CAP, sentencing/diversion option for people accused or convicted of drug offenses.

2016

House Bill 347: Revises the civil forfeiture process, changes seizure procedures, shifts the burden of proof and revising evidence requirements for criminal forfeiture, restricts the transfer of forfeited property to a federal agency.

2015

House Bill 56: Prohibits public employers from including questions about criminal history on initial job application forms.