Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 775
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What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PURSUING, PRACTICING OR ENGAGING IN ANY OCCUPATION FOR WHICH A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED BECAUSE OF A PRIOR CONVICTION UNLESS THE CONVICTION IS DETERMINED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE OCCUPATION FOR WHICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT; TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO DOES HAVE SUCH A CONVICTION SHALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION AND MITIGATING FACTORS; TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL NOT INQUIRE INTO OR CONSIDER THE CONVICTION HISTORY OF AN APPLICANT UNTIL AFTER THE APPLICANT IS FOUND TO BE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED FOR THE LICENSE; TO PROVIDE AN APPEALS PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-24, 73-15-17, 73-15-19, 73-15-21, 73-15-101, 73-17-11, 73-21-85, 73-21-111, 73-21-126, 73-23-43, 73-25-3, 73-25-14, 73-25-32, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-12, 73-30-9, 73-31-13, 73-34-14, 73-34-109, 73-35-10, 73-42-9, 73-53-11, 73-53-13, 73-54-17, 73-67-21, 73-69-7, 73-69-11, 73-71-19, 73-75-13, 75-15-11, 75-67-323, 75-67-421, 75-67-509, 75-67-609, 81-1-135, 81-18-9, 81-18-61, 83-39-3, 97-33-307 AND 97-17-71.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO BRING FORWARD SECTIONS 37-9-17, 41-59-101, 43-11-13, 43-20-14, 43-21-907, 73-15-201, 73-23-101 AND 73-25-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, FOR THE PURPOSE OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 11 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 11 to Jan 30 · stopped19 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jan 30
- Jan 11Referred to the House committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 11Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives