Concerning the authority of local governments to require criminal history background checks.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
May 2017
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed May 16, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 19, 2017 · House Apr 20, 2017
How they voted
45–0
Passed
Total votes 45
Apr 19, 2017
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican21
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Amendments
2
May 16, 2017
Signed into law
Governor signed.
lower
Apr 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
President signed.
lower
Apr 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 72; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 2.
lower
Apr 20, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Introduced
Senate receded from amendments.
lower
Apr 17, 2017
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments. Asks Senate to recede from amendments.
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Lower · Passed
LGOV - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 9, 2017
Lower · Passed
LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Griffey
RRepublican
Co
DH
Dave Hayes
RRepublican
Co
DM
Dick Muri
RRepublican
Co
JM
Joan McBride
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joyce McDonald
RRepublican
Co
LH
Larry Haler
RRepublican
Co
Larry Springer
DDemocratic
Co
MS
Melanie Stambaugh
RRepublican
Co
Mia Gregerson
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Harris
RRepublican
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