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.
Effective Date: This act shall take effect on the same date that HB 745 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.
Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 3/13/2026 House - Died in Judiciary Committee
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/11/2025 House • Filed
12/16/2025 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/15/2026 House • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
1/20/2026 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
1/27/2026 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable by Government Operations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
3/13/2026 House • Died in Judiciary Committee
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HB 747, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/11/2025 at 1:38 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2026 (pdf)
Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 745 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Criminal Justice Subcommittee Linked Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Judiciary Committee 
S 812 (c1) Public Records/Sealed Criminal History Records Simon Similar Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
S 810 (c1) Sealing of Criminal History Records Simon Compare Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. Page 1 (pdf)