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HB2066 • 2025

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Virdell | Thompson | Oliverson | Cook | Hull
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
04/30/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  2. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  7. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

  13. 2025-01-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2066 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R4483 JRR-D

By: Virdell, et al.

H.B. No. 2066

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain

defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision

for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Article 55A.005, Code of Criminal Procedure, is

amended to read as follows:

Art. 55A.005. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN. A person to

whom this subchapter applies is entitled to have all records and

files relating to the arrest expunged if:

(1) the person was
:

(A)
tried for and convicted of the offense for

which the person was arrested;
or

(B)

placed on deferred adjudication community

supervision under Subchapter C, Chapter 42A, for the offense for

which the person was arrested;
and

(2) the offense was committed before September 1,

2021, under Section 46.02(a), Penal Code, as that section existed

before that date.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.