Informing the Legislature that on June 21, 2024, the Governor signed the following bill into law: HB1595 HD1 SD1 (ACT 062).

This bill establishes a pilot program to automatically remove certain arrest records from the state's criminal database without requiring individuals to apply or pay fees. The initiative specifically targets arrests made before January 11, 2020, for the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana in counties with populations between 200,000 and 500,000, provided the case did not end in a conviction. Administered by the Department of the Attorney General using existing resources, the project will run until October 1, 2025, and will report its findings to the legislature to inform future laws on expungement.