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Assembly votes to expunge pre-2021 syringe-possession convictions, sponsors cite public-health precedent
Summary
Assembly approved a bill to expunge convictions for possession of syringes and hypodermic needles committed before 2021, a move sponsors tied to public-health policy and the marijuana-expungement precedent; questions on administration and county-level implementation were raised.
The Assembly passed legislation designed to clear past convictions for possession of syringes and hypodermic needles committed before 2021, aligning the state’s records with the public-health approach adopted when decriminalization occurred.
Sponsor Assemblymember Kallis described the measure as a targeted expungement for prior syringe-possession offenses. She read the statutory definition of expungement on the floor and said the Office of Court Administration (OCA) and Division of…
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