by Katie Svoboda-Kindle | Jan 29, 2024 | Resources
On December 14, 2023, Clean Slate Expansion (Act 36) became law in Pennsylvania. Expanding on the original Clean Slate, Pennsylvanians will now be able to seal felonies for the first time, among other important changes to the sealing law. We believe that hundreds of...
by Katie Svoboda-Kindle | Dec 15, 2023 | Resources
Today, we celebrate huge news: On December 13th, the PA legislature voted to expand Clean Slate to include record sealing for people with certain drug and property felonies, and on December 14th Governor Shapiro signed the bill into law. This landmark legislation will...
by Katie Svoboda-Kindle | Dec 14, 2023 | Resources
PA Legislature expands access to criminal record sealing to people with felony convictions, opens doors to employment, housing, and education. Last night on December 13th, the PA Senate voted to expand Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law to qualified drug and...
by Katie Svoboda-Kindle | May 10, 2023 | Resources
On April 26, 2023, CLS and the bipartisan coalition of criminal justice advocates and state lawmakers went to Harrisburg to support House Bill 689, the next expansion of Clean Slate. Just one week later, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously voted H.B 689 out of...
by Katie Svoboda-Kindle | Sep 15, 2022 | Resources
On August 31, 2022, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing to discuss the new Clean Slate bill, which would expand Clean Slate to cover drug felonies and certain lower-level, property-related felonies after ten years conviction-free. An...
