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HB2356 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
CARROLL
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Laid on the table, April 13, 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-13 JUDICIARY

    Reported as committed, April 13, 2026

  2. 2026-04-13 H

    First consideration, April 13, 2026

  3. 2026-04-13 H

    Laid on the table, April 13, 2026

  4. 2026-04-01 JUDICIARY

    Referred to JUDICIARY, April 1, 2026

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for expungement.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 3129
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2356
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY CARROLL, MADDEN, KHAN, KRAJEWSKI, MAYES, HILL-
EVANS, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, McNEILL, KINKEAD, ABNEY, McANDREW,
POWELL, PARKER, HOHENSTEIN, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, BELLMON AND
SHUSTERMAN, MARCH 31, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 1, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record
information, further providing for expungement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9122(b)(1) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 9122. Expungement.
* * *
(b) Generally.--Criminal history record information may be
expunged when:
(1) An individual who is the subject of the information
reaches [70] 65 years of age and has been free of arrest or
prosecution for ten years following final release from
confinement or supervision.
* * *
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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