HB 747: Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Koster; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés

Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records; Expands existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; provides for future review & repeal of expanded exemption; provides for reversion of specified language if exemption is not saved from repeal; provides statement of public necessity.

Current Bill Version Posted: 12/11/2025 01:38 PM

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 745 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sealing of Criminal History Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee	Linked
  S 812 (c1) by Simon Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	Similar
  S 810 (c1) by Simon Sealing of Criminal History Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice	Compare

• Analyses (2)

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  • Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   1/20/2026
  • Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   1/29/2026

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  943.059

  Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.

  Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/11/2025	H	• Filed
  12/16/2025	H	• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee • Referred to Judiciary Committee • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
  1/20/2026	H	• Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
  1/27/2026	H	• Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
  1/29/2026	H	• Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee • Now in Judiciary Committee
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Judiciary Committee