Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 16, 2023
Floor votes · House May 12, 2023
How they voted
111–22
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 139
May 12, 2023
D
Democratic59
88% Yea
R
Republican80
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 15, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 8, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
Jon Rosenthal
DDemocratic
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