Prohibiting employers from asking about arrests or convictions before an applicant is determined otherwise qualified for a position.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
Feb 2018
House Passage
Feb 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Apr 24, 2017
Signed Mar 13, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Feb 28, 2018 · House Mar 3, 2018
How they voted
31–14
Passed
Total votes 45
Feb 28, 2018
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican20
65% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Mar 13, 2018
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Mar 6, 2018
Upper · Passed
Speaker signed.
upper
Mar 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed final passage; yeas, 52; nays, 44; absent, 0; excused, 2.
upper
Mar 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendments.
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee amendment(s) adopted with no other amendments.
upper
Feb 28, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-14)
senate
Feb 26, 2018
Upper · Passed
WM - Majority; do pass with amendment(s) by Labor & Commerce.
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
On motion, referred to Ways & Means.
upper
Feb 21, 2018
Upper · Passed
LBRC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s).
upper
Jan 9, 2018
Upper · Passed
LAWS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Committee
Referred to Labor & Workplace Standards.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Upper · Passed
Rules Committee relieved of further consideration.
upper
Jan 8, 2018
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Jun 21, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
May 23, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Apr 24, 2017
Introduced
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules 2 Review.
lower
Feb 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
APP - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Referred to Appropriations.
lower
Jan 30, 2017
Lower · Passed
LAWS - Majority; do pass.
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lillian Ortiz-Self
DDemocratic
Co
CK
Christine Kilduff
DDemocratic
Co
Derek Stanford
DDemocratic
Co
GT
Gael Tarleton
DDemocratic
Co
Jesse Young
RRepublican
Co
JF
Jessyn Farrell
DDemocratic
Co
JM
Joan McBride
DDemocratic
Co
John Lovick
DDemocratic
Co
LH
Larry Haler
RRepublican
Co
Laurie Jinkins
DDemocratic
Co
MM
Matt Manweller
RRepublican
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