Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Ways and Means Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.
2022 Regular Session
House Bill 53
Income tax; authorize credit for employers of convicted felons, prohibit certain criminal record/history checks.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BAN CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS AS PART OF THE PRELIMINARY JOB APPLICATION PROCESS EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW; TO AUTHORIZE AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS EMPLOYING PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY AND HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO BEING EMPLOYED BY SUCH TAXPAYERS; TO PROVIDE THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT; TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF THE TAX CREDIT THAT MAY BE CLAIMED IN A TAXABLE YEAR; TO AUTHORIZE ANY TAX CREDIT CLAIMED BUT NOT USED IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR TO BE CARRIED FORWARD FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE YEARS; 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 4 to February 1, 2022, 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 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 days
Ways and MeansJan 4 to Feb 1 · stopped28 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 4 – Feb 1
- Jan 4Referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 4Referred To Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives