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Fresh Start Act of 2018
Introduced: February 15, 2018
Introduced by:
Cohen, Steve
Democratic
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 15, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E193-194)
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fresh Start Act of 2018
This bill establishes a process to expunge records related to certain nonviolent criminal offenses.
It defines the nonviolent offenses eligible for expungement; it establishes qualifications for an eligible offender; and it sets forth procedures for filing an expungement petition.
The bill increases by 5% the allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program for a state that implements expungement procedures substantially similar to this bill. It decreases by 5% the JAG allocation for a state that fails to enact substantially similar expungement procedures.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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