---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to the automatic sealing of certain convictions"
description: "Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "A 1029"
citation: "New York A 1029 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Catalina Cruz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-13"
last_action: "2023-11-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95492a6a-0ea2-486c-beab-fd84aebf4f29"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/A1029"
source_hash: "8980b6768508b780e2f26591280421d0fb94ec2f3b2d37755ac2946f9e6bf72a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York A 1029 (2023-2024) — Relates to the automatic sealing of certain convictions

Provides for automatic sealing of certain convictions after a certain passage of time from either imposition of sentence, release from parole or probation, and if the defendant does not have a current charge pending; excludes certain offenses; permits access by certain persons.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **A1029** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=A1029&term=2023&Text=Y)
2. **A1029A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1029A)
3. **A1029B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1029B)
4. **A1029C** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/A1029C)

## Votes

- MOTION:REILLY; To appeal decision of the chair — **97–51** (pass) · lower
- Floor Vote - Version: C — **37–25** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **82–65** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Catalina Cruz — primary (person)
- Al Taylor — cosponsor (person)
- Albert A. Stirpe — cosponsor (person)
- Alex Bores — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia Hyndman — cosponsor (person)
- Amanda Septimo — cosponsor (person)
- Andrew Hevesi — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Kelles — cosponsor (person)
- Brian Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- Chantel Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- Charles Lavine — cosponsor (person)
- Chris Burdick — cosponsor (person)
- Clyde Vanel — cosponsor (person)
- Crystal Peoples-Stokes — cosponsor (person)
- Dana Levenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Daniel O'Donnell — cosponsor (person)
- David Weprin — cosponsor (person)
- Deborah Glick — cosponsor (person)
- Demond Meeks — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lupardo — cosponsor (person)
- Eddie Gibbs — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Gallagher — cosponsor (person)
- Erik Dilan — cosponsor (person)
- George Alvarez — cosponsor (person)
- Grace Lee — cosponsor (person)
- Harry B. Bronson — cosponsor (person)
- Harvey Epstein — cosponsor (person)
- Inez E. Dickens — cosponsor (person)
- J. Gary Pretlow — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Dinowitz — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrion Aubry — cosponsor (person)
- Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas — cosponsor (person)
- Jo Anne Simon — cosponsor (person)
- John T. McDonald III — cosponsor (person)
- John Zaccaro Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Jonathan Rivera — cosponsor (person)
- Juan Ardila — cosponsor (person)
- Karines Reyes — cosponsor (person)
- Kenny Burgos — cosponsor (person)
- Khaleel Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Jean-Pierre — cosponsor (person)
- Latoya Joyner — cosponsor (person)
- Latrice Walker — cosponsor (person)
- Linda Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Manny De Los Santos — cosponsor (person)
- Marcela Mitaynes — cosponsor (person)
- Maritza Davila — cosponsor (person)
- MaryJane Shimsky — cosponsor (person)
- Michaelle C. Solages — cosponsor (person)
- Monique Chandler-Waterman — cosponsor (person)
- Nikki Lucas — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela J. Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Fahy — cosponsor (person)
- Phara Souffrant Forrest — cosponsor (person)
- Rebecca Seawright — cosponsor (person)
- Robert C. Carroll — cosponsor (person)
- Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn — cosponsor (person)
- Ron Kim — cosponsor (person)
- Sarah Clark — cosponsor (person)
- Sarahana Shrestha — cosponsor (person)
- Stefani Zinerman — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Otis — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Raga — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor Darling — cosponsor (person)
- Tony Simone — cosponsor (person)
- Vivian Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Yudelka Tapia — cosponsor (person)
- Zohran Mamdani — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-01-13** REFERRED TO CODES `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** PRINT NUMBER 1029A `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-05** AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-05** PRINT NUMBER 1029B `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-06** AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES `amendment-passage, referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** PRINT NUMBER 1029C `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-08** REPORTED
- **2023-06-08** RULES REPORT CAL.673
- **2023-06-08** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.673
- **2023-06-09** RULING OF CHAIR ON POINT OF ORDER
- **2023-06-09** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2023-06-09** DELIVERED TO SENATE
- **2023-06-09** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-09** SUBSTITUTED FOR S7551A
- **2023-06-09** 3RD READING CAL.1827
- **2023-06-09** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2023-06-09** RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2023-11-16** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-16** SIGNED CHAP.631 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95492a6a-0ea2-486c-beab-fd84aebf4f29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).