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HB2042: 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.

: Mihaela Plesa (D-TX) : May 25, 2026 Updated: Mar 14, 2025
Criminal Procedure
Courts
Criminal Procedure--General
CRIMINAL RECORDS
Courts--General
EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS
Bill ProgressIntroduced
  1. 1Introduced (current step)
  2. 2Passed One Chamber
  3. 3Passed Both Chambers
  4. 4Became Law

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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.

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