SSB 5998: Timing of eligibility for vacation of nonfelony convictions.
Signed into law: Chapter 296, Laws of 2024
- Sponsor
- Hansen
- Introduced
- January 8, 2024
- Status
- C 296 L 24
- Last action
- Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 26, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:03 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Requires a person to satisfy all financial obligations before a court may vacate the person's conviction for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. Removes the requirement for a person to complete payment of financial obligations before the specified waiting period that determines the person's eligibility to vacate an applicable misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor may commence.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 202458 yea · 36 nay · 4 not voting
- Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 31, 202429 yea · 19 nay · 1 not voting
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