By-state index
New expungement laws by state — 2025-2026 index.
30states have shipped material amendments to their record-relief statutes since 2018. Below: each state's most recent change, ranked by effective year, with a link to the state page (full eligibility) and the primary-source URL we sourced it from.
For the chronological roundup, see expungement law changes 2026.
Latest amendment per state
| Year | State | Bill / amendment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Connecticut | Implementation reset / DESPP funding | ctmirror.org ↗ |
| 2025 | Indiana | P.L. 77-2025 (amending IC 35-38-9-0.6) | law.justia.com ↗ |
| 2025 | Maryland | Expungement Reform Act of 2025 (SB 432, signed Apr 22, 2025) | mgaleg.maryland.gov ↗ |
| 2025 | Tennessee | 2025 reorganization of TCA Title 40 Ch. 32 | tncourts.gov ↗ |
| 2025 | Virginia | SB 1466 / HB 2723 | virginialawyer.vsb.org ↗ |
| 2024 | Missouri | SB 754 / HB 1659 (amending RSMo 610.140), effective Jan 1, 2025 | revisor.mo.gov ↗ |
| 2024 | Oklahoma | SB 1770, effective Nov 1, 2024 | cleanslatecop.search.org ↗ |
| 2024 | South Carolina | Constitutional Carry/Second Amendment Preservation Act (S.C. Code §17-1-65), signed Mar 7, 2024 | scstatehouse.gov ↗ |
| 2024 | Utah | HB 352 (2024) | kuer.org ↗ |
| 2023 | Kentucky | HB 396 (2023 Ky. Acts ch. 87, §1), effective Jun 29, 2023 | apps.legislature.ky.gov ↗ |
| 2023 | Louisiana | SB 111 (Act 280 of 2023), codified at La. C.Cr.P. art. 985.2 | law.justia.com ↗ |
| 2023 | Minnesota | Clean Slate Act (codified at Minn. Stat. § 609A.015), effective Jan 1, 2025 | revisor.mn.gov ↗ |
| 2023 | New York | Clean Slate Act (S.7551A/A.1029C) | nyassembly.gov ↗ |
| 2023 | Ohio | SB 288 (effective April 4, 2023) | supremecourt.ohio.gov ↗ |
| 2023 | Pennsylvania | Act 36 of 2023 (Clean Slate 3.0) | senatorsharifstreet.com ↗ |
| 2023 | Wisconsin | AB 37 / SB 38 (Wisconsin's 2023-24 reform attempt) | docs.legis.wisconsin.gov ↗ |
| 2022 | California | SB 731 (Durazo, Ch. 814) | leginfo.legislature.ca.gov ↗ |
| 2022 | Colorado | SB22-099 (codified at C.R.S. §§ 24-72-706 and 13-3-117), effective Aug 10, 2022 | leg.colorado.gov ↗ |
| 2021 | Alabama | REDEEMER Act (SB 117, Act 2021-286), effective Jul 1, 2021 | blog.counselstack.com ↗ |
| 2021 | Arizona | SB 1294 (codified A.R.S. §13-911) | azleg.gov ↗ |
| 2021 | Illinois | PA 102-145 / SAFE-T-related amendments | ilga.gov ↗ |
| 2021 | Michigan | PA 78 of 2021 | michbar.org ↗ |
| 2021 | Oregon | SB 397 (codified at ORS 137.225), effective Jan 1, 2022 | olis.oregonlegislature.gov ↗ |
| 2020 | Georgia | SB 288 (effective Jan 1, 2021) | gjp.org ↗ |
| 2020 | North Carolina | Second Chance Act (SB 562 / SL 2020-35) | ncleg.gov ↗ |
| 2019 | Florida | HB 7125 | fdle.state.fl.us ↗ |
| 2019 | New Jersey | L.2019, c.269 (Clean Slate; N.J.S.A. 2C:52-5.3 / 5.4) | pub.njleg.state.nj.us ↗ |
| 2019 | Washington | New Hope Act (SHB 1041 / Ch. 331, Laws of 2019) | app.leg.wa.gov ↗ |
| 2018 | Massachusetts | Act Relative to Criminal Justice Reform (St. 2018, c. 69) | mass.gov ↗ |
| 2017 | Texas | SB 1488 / HB 3016 (Order of Nondisclosure expansion) | guides.sll.texas.gov ↗ |
What to do with this index
If your state isn't on the list, it doesn't mean nothing's changed — it means we don't have a verified amendment in our research log yet. Check the state page directly for the canonical statute citation and last- verified date.
If your state IS on the list, two things to know:
- Old eligibility ≠ new eligibility. Several recent amendments expanded eligibility retroactively (Ohio SB 288, Pennsylvania Act 36) but a few delayed implementation (Virginia 2026). Take the quiz against the current statute, not what you remember from when you were convicted.
- Implementation lag is normal.Automatic sealing laws often take 1-3 years to fully roll out at the court-system level. New York's Clean Slate Act is in a 3-year window now. If your record “should” be sealed but isn't showing as such, the most likely cause is implementation lag — verify with your state's criminal history repository.
Updates
Updated: May 4, 2026. This is a living index — when a state ships a new amendment, we update the state page first, then this roundup.
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