House Bill 689
2023-2024 Regular Session
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for definitions, for general regulations, for expungement, for petition for limited access, for clean slate limited access, for exceptions, for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access and for employer immunity from liability.
Prime Sponsor

Representative Jordan Harris
D House District 186
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Sheryl Delozier
R House District 88

Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23

Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115

Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. Donna Bullock
D House District 195

Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta
D House District 181

Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141

Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152

Rep. Torren Ecker
R House District 193

Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202

Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El
D House District 49

Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61

Rep. Jason Ortitay
R House District 46

Rep. R. Lee James
R House District 64

Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Paul Takac
D House District 82

Rep. Mike Jones
R House District 93

Rep. Joseph Hohenstein
D House District 177

Rep. Melissa Shusterman
D House District 157

Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153

Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188

Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27

Rep. Joshua Kail
R House District 15

Rep. Tim Brennan
D House District 29

Rep. Scott Conklin
D House District 77

Rep. Patty Kim
D House District 103

Rep. Greg Scott
D House District 54

Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167

Rep. Paul Schemel
R House District 90

Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150

Rep. Joanna McClinton
D House District 191

Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129

Rep. Carol Kazeem
D House District 159

Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 36 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023
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0634 | Referred to Judiciary, March 24, 2023 |
1139 | Reported as amended, May 3, 2023 |
First consideration, May 3, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, May 3, 2023 | |
Removed from table, May 23, 2023 | |
1360 | Second consideration, with amendments, May 24, 2023 |
Re-committed to Appropriations, May 24, 2023 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 482-485), May 24, 2023 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 5, 2023 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 5, 2023 (189-14) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 546-549), June 5, 2023 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Judiciary, June 6, 2023 | |
1988 | Reported as amended, Sept. 19, 2023 |
First consideration, Sept. 19, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 25, 2023 | |
Removed from table, Oct. 25, 2023 | |
2310 | Amended on second consideration, Nov. 14, 2023 |
Second consideration, Nov. 15, 2023 | |
Re-referred to Appropriations, Nov. 15, 2023 | |
Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (47-3) | |
In the House | |
Referred to Rules, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (153-50) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1763-1764), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
Act No. 36 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1988
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1360
Votes
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
House RULES Committee Vote
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - Senate Floor Vote
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Wednesday, December 13, 2023 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Tuesday, September 19, 2023 - Senate JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Monday, June 5, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Monday, June 5, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, May 24, 2023 - House Floor Vote
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Wednesday, May 3, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 55 and 907; and House Bills No. 666, 689, 1284 and 1478)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 55 and 907; and House Bills No. 666, 689, 1284 and 1478)
Voting meeting on and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 689 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 689 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Statute References
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes And Offenses). Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.

Rep. James Struzzi
R House District 62

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3
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18 (Crimes And Offenses)
House Bill 689
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
J.HARRIS, DELOZIER, FRANKEL, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, HILL-EVANS, BULLOCK, KINSEY, KENYATTA, T. DAVIS, GUENST, ECKER, SOLOMON, SMITH-WADE-EL, HANBIDGE, ORTITAY, JAMES, McNEILL, TAKAC, M. JONES, HOHENSTEIN, SHUSTERMAN, SANCHEZ, KRAJEWSKI, DEASY, KAIL, BRENNAN, CONKLIN, KIM, SCOTT, HOWARD, SCHEMEL, WEBSTER, McCLINTON, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KAZEEM, BRIGGS
Short Title
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in criminal history record information, further providing for definitions, for general regulations, for expungement, for petition for limited access, for clean slate limited access, for exceptions, for effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access and for employer immunity from liability.
Actions
0634 | Referred to JUDICIARY, March 24, 2023 |
1139 | Reported as amended, May 3, 2023 |
First consideration, May 3, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, May 3, 2023 | |
Removed from table, May 23, 2023 | |
1360 | Second consideration, with amendments, May 24, 2023 |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 24, 2023 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 482-485), May 24, 2023 | |
Re-reported as committed, June 5, 2023 | |
Third consideration and final passage, June 5, 2023 (189-14) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 546-549), June 5, 2023 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to JUDICIARY, June 6, 2023 | |
1988 | Reported as amended, Sept. 19, 2023 |
First consideration, Sept. 19, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 25, 2023 | |
Removed from table, Oct. 25, 2023 | |
2310 | Amended on second consideration, Nov. 14, 2023 |
Second consideration, Nov. 15, 2023 | |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 15, 2023 | |
Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 13, 2023 (47-3) | |
In the House | |
Referred to RULES, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
House concurred in Senate amendments, Dec. 13, 2023 (153-50) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 1763-1764), Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Signed in House, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Signed in Senate, Dec. 13, 2023 | |
Presented to the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
Approved by the Governor, Dec. 14, 2023 | |
Act No. 36 of 2023, Dec. 14, 2023 |
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