State legislators from Queens are pushing their colleagues to pass the Clean Slate Act after Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed the bill in her State of the State address.
Hochul said that the Clean Slate Act (S1553A/A6399) would create jobs for New Yorkers, pointing out that conviction records stifle access to employment. This legislation would end the prolonged punishment of those with conviction records by automatically sealing certain records after the requirements of the criminal legal system have been met.
