Arkansas 2025 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 487 — TO AMEND THE LAW ON THE DESTRUCTION OR EXPUNGEMENT OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RECORDS.

Last action — Notification that SB487 is now Act 754

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) on April 18, 2025.

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Advancing 52% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

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  • 2 sponsors

    2 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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In plain language

This bill amends the expungement laws for juvenile delinquency records in Arkansas.

The bill updates the rules regarding how long certain juvenile delinquency records must be kept and when they can be expunged. Records for violent felonies are kept for ten years, while other delinquency records are expunged upon the individual's twenty-first birthday.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 2 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of Bill SB 487 removes a previous reference to Act 754 of the Regular Session. This change simplifies the text by eliminating outdated information. It matters because keeping the bill current helps ensure clarity and relevance in legislation, making it easier for lawmakers and the public to understand.

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Act 754 of the Regular Session State of Arkansas As Engrossed:
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S3/20/25 SB487 2 /s/Irvin 4 APPROVED:
S3/20/25 SB487 2 /s/Irvin 4 6 8 2 03-20-2025 14:12:35 LJH202
4/17/25 7 9 2 03-20-2025 14:12:35 LJH202
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How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the expungement process for juvenile delinquency records, extending the conditions under which records may be expunged.

  • Arkansas Code § 9-27-309(b)

    The court may expunge other juvenile records at any time and shall expunge all the records of a juvenile upon his or her twenty-first birthday, in other types of delinquency, dependency-neglect, or families in need of services cases. → Records of all other delinquency adjudications shall be expunged upon the individual's twenty-first birthday.

    This change clarifies that all other delinquency records must be expunged upon turning 21, without discretion from the court.

  • Arkansas Code § 9-27-309(b)

    For purposes of this section, “expunge” means to destroy → means to destroy seal

    The definition of 'expunge' is modified to include 'seal' in addition to 'destroy'.

Amendments

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Action History

  1. Notification that SB487 is now Act 754

  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.

  3. Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.

  4. ORDERED ENROLLED

  5. Returned from the House as passed.

  6. Returned to the Senate as passed.

  7. Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.

  8. Returned by the Committee Do Pass

  9. Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

  10. RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE

  11. Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.

  12. Read the third time and passed.

  13. REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED

  14. Amendment # 1 read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and adopted, ordered engrossed.

  15. Placed on second reading for purpose of amendment.

  16. Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1

  17. Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - SENATE

  18. Filed

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 136 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (136)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 487?
SB 487 is sponsored by Lee Johnson and Missy Irvin.
What is the current status of SB 487?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2025. Enacted.
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