TO REQUIRE A FIRE DEPARTMENT APPLICANT TO SUBMIT TO A BACKGROUND CHECK.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 19, 2021
Last action Oct 15, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2021
How they voted
30–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Apr 21, 2021
D
Democratic7
71% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Clark
RRepublican
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