AB 37/SB 38: Expungement Reform
- Status: Passed one chamber
- Position: Support
- Bill Number: AB 37/SB 38
- Session: 2023-24
- Latest Update: February 3, 2023
Bill to expand criminal record expungement and reduce the obstacles facing people with past convictions.
Failed to pass both houses, will not become law this session
This legislation would expand eligibility for the expungement of past criminal records and begin chipping away at the vast array of obstacles constructed to lock people with past convictions out of mainstream life.
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Apr 15, 2022
Blog: Unlocking Opportunity: How Expanding Expungement Will Promote Prosperity, Strengthen Our Economy, and Enhance Public Safety
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed AB 69 in 2021, a bill that would expand eligibility for the expungement of past criminal records and begin chipping away at the vast array of obstacles constructed to lock people with past convictions out of mainstream life. Unfortunately, the bill failed to pass in the Wisconsin State Senate in March 2022.
By Melissa Ludin, Coalition and Relations Advocate
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