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HB4515 • 2025

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

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Sponsor
Cook
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

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Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  5. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  6. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  8. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  9. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  10. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  12. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  13. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  14. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Corrections

  15. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 4515 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R25442 JSC-F

By: Cook

H.B. No. 4515

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4515:

By: Harless

C.S.H.B. No. 4515

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an

order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 411.073, Government Code,

is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 411.073. PROCEDURE FOR COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

FOLLOWING CONVICTION; CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS
AND STATE JAIL

FELONIES
.

SECTION 2. Sections 411.073(a) and (d), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to a person placed on

community supervision under Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal

Procedure:

(1) following a conviction of
:

(A)
a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor under

Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 49.04, 49.05,

49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or Chapter 71, Penal Code;
or

(B)

a state jail felony under Section 481.121,

Health and Safety Code;
and

(2) under a provision of Chapter 42A, Code of Criminal

Procedure, other than Subchapter C
of that chapter
, including:

(A) a provision that requires the person to serve

a term of confinement as a condition of community supervision; or

(B) another provision that authorizes placing a

person on community supervision after the person has served part of

a term of confinement imposed for the offense.

(d) A person may petition the court that placed the person

on community supervision for an order of nondisclosure of criminal

history record information under this section only on or after:

(1) the completion of the community supervision, if

the offense for which the person was placed on community

supervision was a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by

Subdivision (2); [
or
]

(2) the second anniversary of the date of completion

of the community supervision, if the offense for which the person

was placed on community supervision was a misdemeanor under Chapter

20, 21, 22, 25, 42, 43, or 46, Penal Code
; or

(3)

the fifth anniversary of the date of completion of

the community supervision, if the offense for which the person was

placed on community supervision was a state jail felony
.

SECTION 3. The heading to Section 411.0735, Government

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 411.0735. PROCEDURE FOR CONVICTION; CERTAIN

MISDEMEANORS
AND STATE JAIL FELONIES
.

SECTION 4. Sections 411.0735(a) and (d), Government Code,

are amended to read as follows:

(a) This section applies only to a person who:

(1) is convicted of
:

(A)
a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor under

Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 49.04, 49.05,

49.06, or 49.065, Penal Code, or Chapter 71, Penal Code;
or

(B)

a state jail felony under Section 481.121,

Health and Safety Code;
and

(2) is not eligible for an order of nondisclosure of

criminal history record information under Section 411.073.

(d) A person may petition the court that imposed the

sentence for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record

information under this section only on or after:

(1) the date of completion of the person's sentence, if

the offense of which the person was convicted was a misdemeanor

punishable by fine only; [
or
]

(2) the second anniversary of the date of completion

of the person's sentence, if the offense of which the person was

convicted was a misdemeanor other than a misdemeanor described by

Subdivision (1)
; or

(3)

the fifth anniversary of the date of completion of

the person's sentence, if the offense of which the person was

convicted was a state jail felony
.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.