Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.
2023 Regular Session
House Bill 738
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 16 to January 31, 2023, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Workforce DevelopmentJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Workforce Development and on Ways and Means
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Workforce Development;Ways and MeansHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives