2017 House Bill 4537 / 2018 Public Act 66

Require erasure of arrest records if accuser recants

Introduced in the House

April 26, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To revise the rules for the state law enforcement information network criminal database to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4536 to clear the record of a falsely charged individual.

Referred to the Committee on Law and Justice

Oct. 17, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 6, 2017

Substitute offered by Rep. Pete Lucido (R-36)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 12, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Jan. 24, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Feb. 15, 2018

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

To revise the rules for the state law enforcement information network criminal database to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4536 to clear the record of a falsely charged individual.

Feb. 21, 2018

Received

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Mike Kowall (R-15)

The vote by which the bill was passed.

The motion passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Rick Jones (R-24)

To remove extraneous references to potential tie-bar bills.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To revise the rules for the state law enforcement information network criminal database to reflect the proposal in House Bill 4536 to clear the record of a falsely charged individual.

Received in the House

Feb. 21, 2018

Feb. 22, 2018

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

March 13, 2018