AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- EMPLOYEE CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK (Requires criminal records check for all applicants for employment with BHDDH/any facility/program operated by BHDDH with routine, unsupervised with individuals/organizations employing 250 or more employees with checks every 5yrs. of continuous employment.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced Feb 8, 2022
Signed Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
Jun 16, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Signed into law
06/29/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/23/2022 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/16/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 14, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 5, 2022
Committee
05/05/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced
02/08/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
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