CS/SB 812: Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Criminal Justice, Simon

Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records; Expanding an existing public records exemption to include sealed criminal history records of persons adjudicated guilty of certain acts or nonviolent misdemeanor offenses; authorizing disclosure of criminal history records to a state attorney for a specified purpose; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/21/2026 09:03 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Rules (RC)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  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	Linked
  H 747 by Koster Pub. Rec./Sealing of Criminal History Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee	Similar
  H 745 (c1) by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Sealing of Criminal History Records Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee	Compare

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  943.059

  Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.

  Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  12/9/2025	S	• Filed
  12/16/2025	S	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules
  1/13/2026	S	• Introduced
  1/15/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 01/20/26, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building
  1/20/2026	S	• CS by Criminal Justice; YEAS 7 NAYS 1
  1/21/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  1/22/2026	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice • CS by Criminal Justice read 1st time
  3/13/2026	S	• Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice