,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dafa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ah1 #bjbd,ms4  
,ros5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to au?orize !   
,attorney ,g5]al to make grants to      
,/ates1 units ( local gov]nm5t1 &       
,indian ,tribes to r$uce ! f9ancial &   
adm9i/rative burd5 ( expung+ convictions
 = cannabis (f5ses1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h>ness+ ,opportunities by ,pursu+    
,expungem5t ,act ( #bjbd or ! ,,hope    
,act ( #bjbd4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,cannabis ,! t]m cannabis    
means m>ijuana or cannabis1 z def9$ "u !
 ,/ate law au?oriz+ ! sale or use (     
cannabis 9 :i* an individual or entity  
is locat$4  7#b7 ,cannabis (f5se ,! t]m 
cannabis (f5se means a crim9al (f5se    
relat+ to cannabis-- 7,a7 t1 "u ,/ate   
law-- 7i7 is no long] an (f5se2 or  7ii7
 0 designat$ a less] (f5se2 or  7,b7 =  
:i* ! p5alty "u ,/ate law-- 7i7 0 r$uc$ 

pursuant to or foll[+ ! adoption ( a    
,/ate law au?oriz+ ! sale or use (      
cannabis2  7ii7 does n include jail "t2 
or  7iii7 includes "s jail "t foll[+ !  
adoption ( a ,/ate law sub/antially     
r$uc+ ! am\nt ( jail "t4  7#c7 ,eligible
 entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a  
,/ate1 a unit ( local gov]nm5t1 or an   
,indian ,tribe4  7#d7 ,indian ,tribe ,! 
t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 !   
t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian            
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !   
sev]al ,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !      
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & any commonweal? 
or t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7    
,unit ( local gov]nm5t ,! t]m unit (    
local gov]nm5t means a c\nty1           
municipality1 t[n1 t[n%ip1 village1     
p>i%1 bor\gh1 or o!r unit ( g5]al       
gov]nm5t bel[ ! ,/ate level4  #c4 ,/ate 
,expungem5t ,opportunity ,grant ,program
  7a7 ,au?orization ,! ,attorney ,g5]al 
may aw>d grants to eligible entities to 

r$uce ! f9ancial & adm9i/rative burd5 ( 
expung+ convictions = cannabis (f5ses t 
are available = individuals :o h be5    
convict$ ( cannabis (f5ses "u ! laws ( !
 ,/ate4  7b7 ,"n ( program ,! grant     
program e/abli%$ "u ?is section %all be 
kn[n z ! ,/ate ,expungem5t ,opportunity 
,grant ,program4  7c7 ,application ,!   
*ief executive ( an eligible entity     
seek+ a grant "u ?is section %all submit
 to ! ,attorney ,g5]al an application at
 su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+ su*     
in=mation z ! ,attorney ,g5]al may      
reasonably require4  7d7 ,use ( funds   
,an eligible entity t receives a grant  
"u ?is section %all use funds f !       
grant-- 7#a7 = te*nology to provide     
co/-effective legal relief at scale2    
7#b7 to automate ! process ( expung+    
convictions = cannabis (f5ses2  7#c7 =  
cl9ics1 includ+ legal cl9ics1 t assi/   
individuals ?r\gh ! expungem5t process2 
7#d7 to implem5t ! notice requirem5t    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e72  7#e7 to seal
 records ( conviction = cannabis (f5ses1

 if appropriate2 &  7#f7 = o!r          
innovative p>tn]%ips to provide         
wide-scale relief to individuals :o are 
eligible = ! expungem5t ( a conviction =
 a cannabis (f5se "u ! laws ( ! ,/ate4  
7e7 ,notice requirem5t ,an eligible     
entity t receives a grant "u ?is section
 %all-- 7#a7 publi% on a publicly       
accessible website in=mation ab\t !     
availability & process ( expung+        
convictions = cannabis (f5ses1 includ+  
in=mation = individuals liv+ 9 an area  
o!r ?an ! area "u ! jurisdiction ( !    
eligible entity :o 7 convict$ ( a       
cannabis (f5se 9 ! area "u !            
jurisdiction ( ! eligible entity2 &     
7#b7 implem5t a process to notify ea*   
individual convict$ ( a cannabis (f5se--
 7,a7 :5 ! expungem5t process has begun2
 &  7,b7 :5 ! expungem5t is complete1   
includ+1 if applicable1 :5 an (ficial   
c]tificate ( expungem5t 7or any o!r     
simil> docum5t us$ by ! eligible entity7
 has be5 issu$4  7f7 ,report ,an        
eligible entity t receives a grant "u   

?is section %all submit to ! ,attorney  
,g5]al a report describ+-- 7#a7 ! uses (
 funds f ! grant2 &  7#b7 h[ _m         
convictions = cannabis (f5ses h be5     
expung$ us+ funds f ! grant4  7g7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,attorney ,g5]al to c>ry out ?is section
 #b1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe   
?r\gh #bjcd4  #d4 ,/udy on ! impact (   
crim9al (f5ses relat$ to cannabis  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date 
( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney      
,g5]al %all submit to ,congress & make  
publicly available on ! website ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice a report on a /udy  
conduct$ on-- 7#a7 ! effects ( !        
appe>ance on an individual's crim9al    
record report ( a conviction = a crim9al
 (f5se relat+ to cannabis1 includ+--    
7,a7 disqualify+ ! individual f future  
opportunities 9 h\s+ & employm5t2  7,b7 
increas+ ! likelihood t ! individual w h
 future involvem5t ) ! crim9al ju/ice   
sy/em2  7,c7 h[ any su* effects diff]   

bas$ on demographics1 includ+ race2 &   
7,d7 any o!r matt]s det]m9$ appropriate 
by ! ,attorney ,g5]al2 &  7#b7 ! co/s   
incurr$ by ,/ates = inc>c]at+ an        
individual convict$ = a crim9al (f5se   
relat+ to cannabis4  7b7 ,cl>ification  
,! report submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 may
 n include any p]sonally id5tifiable    
in=mation4