Requires State employer to ascertain child abuse or sexual misconduct in employment applications for certain positions involving children; requires background checks for current and prospective employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced May 19, 2022
Last action Jun 29, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2022
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Jun 29, 2022
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican15
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2022
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee
lower
Jun 29, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (39-0)
upper
Jun 27, 2022
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
May 19, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JS
Jean Stanfield
RRepublican
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