The second-term governor has a history of tucking policy priorities into budget bills, a move that has a three-pronged benefit of limiting public debate, securing support from members of the legislature's Democratic supermajority and allowing them to take effect immediately.
State lawmakers are briefed on the details of a budget agreement struck between the 'Big Three' leaders: the governor, speaker and Senate president pro Tempore. But some items still find their way into the budget package.
The law originally would have allowed certain nonviolent felony convictions dating back to the 1970s become eligible for automatic expungement after a person completed their sentence. After hitting resistance, the bill was watered down to apply to convictions since 2005.
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