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THE PA GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOTES TO EXPAND CLEAN SLATE!
Congratulations, PA! It's time to expand Clean Slate and expand opportunity in Pennsylvania.
On December 13th, the PA Senate voted to expand Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law to qualified drug and property-related felony convictions. HB 689, or “Clean Slate 3.0,” already passed the House on June 5th and was approved on December 13th as amended by the Senate. It will now be sent to Governor Shapiro’s desk. If and when the Governor signs the bill and it becomes law, Pennsylvanians with old felonies will be able to access automated criminal record sealing for the first time.
CLEAN SLATE UPDATE
House Bill 689 has been approved by the PA House and Senate and awaits Governor Shapiro's signature! The new Clean Slate bill would allow drug felony convictions to be sealed automatically after 10 years without a conviction, and some property-related felony convictions to be sealed by petition after 10 years without a conviction. Read more.
Learn More about House Bill 689
What does House Bill 689 do? The new Clean Slate bill expands eligibility for sealing by: making drug felonies eligible for Clean Slate automated sealing after 10 years, making some property-related felonies eligible for sealing after 10 years, and shortening sealing waiting periods for misdemeanor and summary convictions.
Read a summary of the expanded sealing eligibility criteria in the new Clean Slate bill, House Bill 689.