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HCR 84

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION directing the establishment of the Automatic Expungement Task Force.

2025 Regular Session

HCR 84 directs LRC to form the Automatic Expungement Task Force to study and recommend electronic expungement, helping eligible Kentucky residents access jobs, housing, licenses.

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Bill Summary · HCR 84

Summary — HCR 84 (2025): Establishment of the Automatic Expungement Task Force

Status: Introduced Feb 24, 2025; referred to Judiciary (H).
Type: Concurrent resolution (directs study / makes recommendations — not a law).

Purpose / Intent

HCR 84 directs the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to create an Automatic Expungement Task Force to study and recommend how Kentucky could implement electronic processes for automatically expunging eligible criminal records. The resolution frames automatic expungement as a tool to reduce barriers to employment, housing, licensing, education and volunteering, and to lower recidivism by giving eligible people a timely “clean slate.”

The resolution cites background figures: over one million adults in Kentucky have a criminal record and as many as 44% may be eligible for full expungement.

Key provisions

  • Directs the LRC to establish the Automatic Expungement Task Force to:
    • Review and recommend the development and implementation of electronic/automated expungement procedures;
    • Identify implementation challenges and recommend solutions to ensure an effective, efficient system;
    • Investigate necessary systemic changes, technological requirements, cost estimates, and potential funding sources.
  • Membership (final membership subject to LRC approval) includes:
    • Speaker of the House (or designee) — co-chair; President of the Senate (or designee) — co-chair;
    • Representative from the Administrative Office of the Courts (appointed by the Chief Justice);
    • Leaders / designees from judicial and court-associated associations (circuit judges, district judges, circuit clerks);
    • Law enforcement representatives (KY Sheriffs’ Association, KY Association of Chiefs of Police, two representatives from KY State Police appointed by the Justice & Public Safety Secretary);
    • Prosecutors’ and attorneys’ organizations (Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Association; County Attorneys Association);
    • The public advocate (or designee);
    • Three representatives from the Clean Slate Kentucky coalition, including at least one directly impacted individual.
  • Meetings and staffing:
    • Task force must meet at least monthly during the 2025 Interim unless otherwise directed by the LRC.
    • Task force shall be staffed by the LRC.
  • Deliverable / timeline:
    • Submit findings and recommendations to the LRC no later than November 1, 2025, for referral to the General Assembly and consideration in the 2026 Regular Session. The report may include a legislative proposal.
  • Flexibility clause:
    • The LRC may alternatively assign the issues to an interim joint committee or subcommittee and set a study completion date.

Who is affected / potential impact

  • Direct beneficiaries: people with eligible criminal records who could have their records cleared automatically — improving access to jobs, housing, licenses, education, and community participation.
  • State systems: judiciary, court clerks, law enforcement, prosecutors, and IT systems that hold criminal records would likely face procedural and technical changes if recommendations are adopted.
  • Budget & operations: the task force will estimate costs and potential funding sources; adoption of recommendations could require IT development, staffing, training, and appropriation decisions.

Notes

  • As a concurrent resolution, HCR 84 itself does not change law; it creates a study body intended to produce recommendations and potential legislative language for the 2026 session.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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