Criminal Background checks for real estate professionals
Summary
A BILL TO CHANGE THE EFFECTIVE DATE FOR AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 40-57-115, 40-57-340, AND 40-57-510(F) AND (G) OF THE 1976 CODE CONTAINED WITHIN ACT 60 OF 2017, ALL RELATING TO THE ADDITION OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TO LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS, FROM MAY 19, 2020, TO JULY 1, 2020.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 13, 2019
Last action Apr 10, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic14
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican24
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Read third time and sent to House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment Adopted
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and Industry
upper
Mar 13, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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