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LD 1911 – The Clean Slate Bill would automatically seal eligible criminal records in Maine after set waiting periods, helping people with convictions access jobs, housing, and education once they’ve completed their sentences while excluding violent and serious offenses.

Oklahoma’s Clean Slate law officially goes into effect, automatically sealing eligible criminal records and providing renewed opportunities for justice-impacted individuals across the state. Learn how this significant reform will help Oklahomans access jobs, housing, and education without the burden of an old record.

Clean-slate laws could give former prisoners in Florida a real second chance — an opinion piece advocating for automated record-sealing to eliminate the costly, time-consuming barriers to expungement and open employment doors for the 6.2 million Floridians with criminal records.

Workshop sheds light on Virginia’s new Clean Slate Law — residents learn how the upcoming law will allow some misdemeanor and felony convictions to be sealed or expunged, offering a path toward second chances and reduced barriers to employment and housing.

Rep. Jehan-Gordon Booth calls the passage of the Clean Slate Act “a labor of love,” marking the culmination of a decade-long effort to automatically seal or expunge certain misdemeanors and low-level felonies for 2.2 million Illinoisans — offering a true second chance.

Illinois advocates are awaiting J.B. Pritzker’s signature on the landmark Clean Slate bill—passed by the state legislature in late October—which would automate sealing of eligible arrest and conviction records and open up new opportunities for millions of residents.

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Illinois lawmakers in the state Senate approved a new version of the Clean Slate Act bill that will expand automatic sealing of non-violent and less serious criminal records — marking a significant push for second-chance reform in the state.

Illinois joins a growing national movement as the 13th state to pass Clean Slate, giving 1.74 million residents a fair chance at a fresh start.