Here is my summary of Georgia HB1176 

Some complain that the Georgia Legislature's, steps through HB1176, making it easier to restrict a criminal record from public view, also known as "expungement" is wrong; a form of censorship. They couldn't be more wrong. For years, many good people have lost their jobs, ability to get better jobs, or access higher education opportunities because, repeatedly, their criminal background checks were wrongly interpreted and used against them. Their criminal cases may have been long ago dismissed, or they have recovered and been rehabilitated from minor offenses. Their interest in advancing their lives certainly overrides absurd claims of censorship. Further, frequently today, websites are appearing for the sole purpose of publishing records of arrests and mugshots, without regard as to whether the criminal case was dismissed. These sites are not designed to be a public service. Rather, they extort these individuals into paying money, around $100.00 per site, for the privilege of removing their mugshots and personal information from their opportunistic websites. I won't help their cause by linking to them. But if you want examples, you can find them. I hope this reform will serve to restrict their unscrupulous tactics as well as assist good people in furthering their lives in a positive way.