Minnesota Releases Updates About Two Cannabis Related Acts
January 08, 2024
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety recently blogged an update concerning two Acts. The blog details the steps the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has taken...
New York Governor Signs Clean Slate Act Into Law
November 24, 2023
The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, has signed the Clean Slate Act into law. This law will take effect on November 16, 2024. It would make it easier for individuals to expunge...
What to Know About the New York Clean Slate Act
August 17, 2023
New York legislators recently approved the Clean Slate Act, which several other states have adopted over the years. This Act aims to improve job and housing opportunities for many...
Kentucky Lawmakers Discuss Potential Clean Slate Bill
August 3, 2023
On July 20, Kentucky’s Interim Joint Committee on Judiciary heard an advocate of the Clean Slate Initiative. The Committee and Representative Kimberly Poore Moser intend...
New York Legislators Pass Clean Slate Act
July 3, 2023
After an extended legislative session, New York’s legislators passed the Clean Slate Act. If signed into law by the state’s Governor, this bill will have a two-fold effect. Though...
NY Legislature Passes Clean Slate Act in Extended Session
June 19, 2023
New York’s legislature recently passed a long-debated bill that would automatically seal the records of millions of the state’s residents. Now that the bill has...
Pennsylvania House Passes Bill to Expand State’s Clean Slate Act
June 15, 2023
The state House has now passed an expansion to Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Law. Now the state’s Senate must review and decide whether to pass it. Should...
NYC Comptroller Reports Clean Slate NY Act Could Gain Resident’s $2.4 Billion in Wages
June 1, 2023
The future of New York City’s proposed Clean Slate Act appears increasingly uncertain as the end of the session draws near. Should it pass,...
Federal Legislators Reintroduce Clean Slate Act to Automatically Seal Certain Criminal Records
May 18, 2023
Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester and Nancy Mace recently introduced the federal Clean Slate Act of 2023. If passed, it would automatically...
Advocates for Clean Slate Act Make Renewed Push With New York Legislature
December 6, 2022
Criminal justice reform advocates are making a new effort to pass Clean Slate legislation through New York’s legislature. The Clean Slate legislation...