Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Signed into Law
May 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Signed May 3, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2021 · House Apr 14, 2021
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Apr 10, 2021
D
Democratic29
96% Yea
R
Republican20
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
37
Key actions
23
Committee
19
May 3, 2021
Signed into law
Governor signed.
executive
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
lower
Apr 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted as amended.
upper
Apr 10, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-2)
senate
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
BFST - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 08:00 AM
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade at 8:00 AM.
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
CPB - Majority; do pass.
lower
Feb 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 10:00 AM.
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 01:30 PM
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Public hearing in the House Committee on Consumer Protection & Business at 1:30 PM.
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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