TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL PERMANENT DISQUALIFYING OFFENSE ON CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
Apr 2021
Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Signed Apr 21, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2021 · House Mar 23, 2021
How they voted
33–2
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 19, 2021
D
Democratic7
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 21, 2021
Signed into law
Notification that HB1179 is now Act 826
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned From the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned to the House as passed.
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Justin Gonzales
RRepublican
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