Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
Terry Canales, Texas State Representative of 40th District | Official Website
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files relating to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill proposes changes to the expunction process for arrest records and files related to certain nonviolent misdemeanor offenses in Texas. It allows individuals who were arrested and placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for eligible misdemeanors to have their records expunged, provided specific conditions are met: the community supervision must culminate in a dismissal and discharge, the individual has not been convicted of other offenses (except minor traffic violations) since, no charges are pending, and five years have elapsed since the dismissal. The bill also provides guidelines for filing petitions for expunction with the pertinent information and amends rules regarding expunction filing fees for indigent petitioners. The act applies to misdemeanor offenses committed at any time relative to its effective date of Sept. 1, 2025.
Terry Canales, chair of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding and member of the House Committee on Transportation, proposed another six bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Canales graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word and again from St. Mary's University School of Law with a JD.
Terry Canales is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 40th House district. He replaced previous state representative Aaron Peña in 2013.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1697 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the management, operation, and contract authority of open-enrollment charter schools |
| HB 1694 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of school bus drivers and cafeteria workers for unemployment compensation benefits |
| HB 1693 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the financial audit of certain open-enrollment charter schools by the state auditor |
| HB 1678 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the collection and disclosure of certain public information |
| HB 1667 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system |
| HB 1665 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the payment of gratuities to certain employees |
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