A bill to provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation
Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act
This bill expands eligibility for the expungement of records related to a first-time drug possession offense.
Current law permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense before age 21. This bill permits expungement for offenders who commit the offense at any age.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 7.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 183.
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