89R10685 MZM-D     By: Campos H.B. No. 2417       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of certain wrongfully imprisoned   persons for compensation and for the expunction of arrest records   and files in the case.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 103.001(a), Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, is amended to read as follows:          (a)  A person is entitled to compensation if:                (1)  the person has served in whole or in part a   sentence in prison under the laws of this state; and                (2)  the person:                      (A)  has received a full pardon on the basis of   innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced;                      (B)  has been granted relief in accordance with a   writ of habeas corpus that is based on a court finding or   determination that the person is actually innocent of the crime for   which the person was sentenced; [or]                      (C)  has been granted relief in accordance with a   writ of habeas corpus and:                            (i)  the state district court in which the   charge against the person was pending has entered an order   dismissing the charge; and                            (ii)  the district court's dismissal order   is based on a motion to dismiss in which the state's attorney states   that no credible evidence exists that inculpates the defendant and,   either in the motion or in an affidavit, the state's attorney states   that the state's attorney believes that the defendant is actually   innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced; or                      (D)  has had all records and files relating to the   person's arrest for a crime expunged under Article 55A.101(c), Code   of Criminal Procedure.          SECTION 2.  Article 55A.101, Code of Criminal Procedure, is   amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:          (c)  Except as provided by Article 55A.151, a district court   may expunge all records and files relating to the arrest of a person   if:                (1)  the person is:                      (A)  tried for the offense for which the person   was arrested; and                      (B)  convicted of the offense;                (2)  the conviction is reversed on any grounds by the   court of criminal appeals or, if the period for granting a petition   for discretionary review has expired, by a court of appeals; and                (3)  the office of the attorney representing the state   that prosecuted the offense for which the person was arrested   recommends the expunction to the court.          SECTION 3.  (a) A person who meets the criteria of Section   103.001(a)(2)(D), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by   this Act, and who has not received compensation under Chapter 103,   Civil Practice and Remedies Code, before the effective date of this   Act, may file an application for compensation under Subchapter B,   Chapter 103, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, not later than the   third anniversary of the effective date of this Act.          (b)  The change in law made by this Act in adding Article   55A.101(c), Code of Criminal Procedure, applies to the expunction   of arrest records and files for any criminal offense that occurred   before, on, or after the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.