,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cjdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ba1 #bjba,mr4 
,van ,holl5 7= himself & ,mr4 ,casey7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !     
,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a     
grant program = ,/ates = purposes (     
mod]niz+ crim9al ju/ice data            
infra/ructure to facilitate automatic   
record expungem5t & seal+1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,fre% ,/>t ,act ( #bjba4   
#b4 ,e/abli%m5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,attorney ,g5]al may make n m ?an #a    
grant "u ?is ,act to ea* eligible ,/ate4
 ,ea* su* grant %all be 9 an am\nt ( n m
 ?an #e1jjj1jjj4  7b7 ,eligibility ,a   
,/ate %all be eligible = a grant "u ?is 
,act if-- 7#a7 ! ,/ate has 9 effect a   
cov]$ expungem5t law2  7#b7 ! cov]$     
expungem5t law ( ! ,/ate provides t     
expungem5t or seal+ ( a crim9al record  
%all n be delay$ by reason ( a failure  
to pay a fee or f9e2 &  7#c7 ! ,/ate    

submits an application to ! ,attorney   
,g5]al1 conta9+ su* in=mation z !       
,attorney ,g5]al may require1 includ+1  
at a m9imum-- 7,a7 in=mation id5tify+   
:e!r !re is a sy/em t1 z ( ! date ( !   
application1 exi/s = record expungem5t  
or seal+ 9 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 a description 
( h[ infra/ructure creat$ ?r\gh grant   
fund+ w facilitate automatic record     
expungem5t or seal+ = individuals       
eligible = record expungem5t or seal+2 &
  7,c7 an id5tification ( ! anticipat$  
numb] ( individuals t w\ld b5efit f !   
implem5tation ( automatic record        
expungem5t or seal+ infra/ructure4  #c4 
,use ( grant am\nts ,a grant "u section 
#b %all be us$ to implem5t a cov]$      
expungem5t law 9 accordance ) ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,n m ?an #aj p]c5t ( su* grant %all
 be us$ = rese>* or plann+ = crim9al    
record data infra/ructure improvem5ts t 
w make crim9al record expungem5t or     
seal+ automatic4  7#b7 ,any rema9+      
am\nts %all be us$ to implem5t su*      
improvem5ts4  7#c7 ,! portion ( ! co/s (

 implem5t+ su* a law provid$ by a grant 
"u ?is section may n exce$ #ge p]c5t4   
#d4 ,report+ requirem5ts  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,a ,/ate receiv+ a grant "u section #b  
%all report to ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 ea*  
ye> ( ! grant t]m1 pursuant to guidel9es
 e/abli%$ by ! ,attorney ,g5]al1        
in=mation reg>d+ ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! numb]
 ( individuals eligible = automatic     
expungem5t or seal+ "u ! cov]$          
expungem5t law ( t ,/ate1 disaggregat$  
by race1 e?nicity1 & g5d]4  7#b7 ,!     
numb] ( individuals ^: records h be5    
expung$ or seal$ annually s9ce !        
enactm5t ( su* law1 disaggregat$ by     
race1 e?nicity1 & g5d]4  7#c7 ,! numb] (
 individuals ^: application = expungem5t
 or seal+ "u su* law are /ill p5d+1     
disaggregat$ by race1 e?nicity1 & g5d]4 
7b7 ,inaccessibility ( data = report+ ,9
 ! ev5t t elem5ts ( ! data on expungem5t
 & seal+ requir$ to be report$ "u       
subsection 7a7 are n able to be compil$ 
& report$1 ! ,/ate %all develop & report
 a compreh5sive plan to obta9 z mu* ( ! 

unavailable data z possible n lat] ?an !
 date t is #a ye> aft] ! fir/ ye> ( !   
grant be+ aw>d$4  7c7 ,publication ,n   
lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t (
 ?is ,act1 & ea* ye> !reaft]1 !         
,attorney ,g5]al %all publi%1 & make    
available to ! public1 a report conta9+ 
! data report$ to ! ,attorney ,g5]al "u 
?is section4  #e4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
,act3 7#a7 ,t]ms us$ h ! mean+s giv5 su*
 t]ms 9 section #ija ( title ,i ( !     
,omnibus ,crime ,control & ,safe ,/reets
 ,act ( #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajbea74   
7#b7 ,! t]m automatic means1 ) reg>d to 
! expungem5t or seal+ ( a crim9al       
record1 t su* expungem5t or seal+ occurs
 )\t any action requir$ on ! "p ( !     
,/ate f an eligible individual4  7#c7 ,!
 t]m cov]$ expungem5t law means a law ( 
a ,/ate provid+ = ! automatic expungem5t
 or seal+1 subject to su* requirem5ts z 
! ,/ate may impose1 ( a crim9al record (
 an individual4  #f4 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ #ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  

ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf to c>ry out ?is  
,act4