Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2911
Occupational licensing boards; prohibit automatic denial of license to individuals with certain criminal records.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARD FROM AUTOMATICALLY BARRING AN INDIVIDUAL FROM OBTAINING A LICENSE BECAUSE OF A NONVIOLENT CRIMINAL RECORD THAT IS TWO YEARS OR OLDER; TO AUTHORIZE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD TO PETITION AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARD AT ANY TIME FOR A DECISION OF WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL'S CRIMINAL RECORD WILL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL; TO PROVIDE THAT AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARD MAY DENY THE INDIVIDUAL'S PETITION ONLY IF IT FINDS THAT ISSUING A LICENSE TO THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE AN ACTUAL THREAT TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PROFESSION; 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committee on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencySenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate