Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Business and Commerce Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 270
Fresh Start Act of 2019; revise to prohibit licensing authorities from requiring certain information.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REVISE THE FRESH START ACT OF 2019; TO AMEND SECTION 73-77-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A LICENSING AUTHORITY FROM REQUIRING AN INDIVIDUAL TO DISCLOSE AN ARREST THAT WAS NOT FOLLOWED BY A CONVICTION, A NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANOR, A CONVICTION THAT WAS SEALED, ANNULLED, DISMISSED, EXPUNGED, PARDONED, OVERTURNED OR VACATED, OR A CONVICTION THAT OCCURRED MORE THAN THREE YEARS AGO; TO AMEND SECTION 73-77-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN INDIVIDUAL MAY OFFER EVIDENCE OF REHABILITATION TO A LICENSING AUTHORITY WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL PETITIONS THE LICENSING AUTHORITY REGARDING WHETHER HIS OR HER CRIMINAL RECORD WILL DISQUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL FROM OBTAINING A LICENSE; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING AUTHORITY TO MAKE THE APPLICATION FOR THE PETITION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS AVAILABLE ONLINE; 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 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Business and CommerceJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committees on Business and Commerce and on Judiciary B
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Business and Commerce;Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives