Lashrecse D. Aird
- Democratic
Primary
Public employment; limitations on inquiries by state agencies and localities regarding criminal arrests, charges, or convictions. Prohibits state agencies and localities from including on any employment application a question inquiring whether the prospective employee has ever been arrested for, charged with, or convicted of any crime. The bill prohibits asking a prospective employee if he has ever been arrested or charged with or convicted of any crime unless the inquiry takes place during or after a staff interview of the prospective employee. The prohibition does not apply to applications for employment with law-enforcement agencies or positions related to law-enforcement agencies. The prohibition also does not apply to applications for state agency positions designated as sensitive or to state agencies that are expressly permitted to inquire into an individual's criminal arrests or charges for employment purposes pursuant to any provision of federal or state law. For localities, the prohibition also does not apply to positions for employment by the local school board. This bill incorporates HB 140.
Public employment; limitations on inquiriesby state agencies and localities regarding criminal arrests, charges,or convictions. Prohibits state agencies and localities fromincluding on any employment application a question inquiring whetherthe prospective employee has ever been arrested for, charged with,or convicted of any crime. A prospective employee may not be askedif he has ever been arrested or charged with or convicted of any crimeunless the inquiry takes place during or after a staff interviewof the prospective employee. The prohibition does not apply to applicationsfor employment with law-enforcement agencies or positions relatedto law-enforcement agencies. The prohibition also does not applyto applications for state agency positions designated as sensitiveor to state agencies that are expressly permitted to inquire intoan individual's criminal arrests or charges for employment purposespursuant to any provision of federal or state law.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 422 (effective 7/1/20)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB757ER)
Enrolled
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Read third time
Passed Senate (25-Y 14-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (32-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB757H1)
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (59-Y 39-N)
Read third time and passed House (59-Y 39-N)
Read second time
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB757H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20106614D-H1
Read first time
Committee substitute printed 20106614D-H1
Reported from General Laws with substitute (16-Y 6-N)
Incorporates HB140 (Davis)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 2-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned GL sub: Professions/Occupations and Adminstrative Process
Impact statement from DPB (HB757)
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20101284D
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| Impact statement from DPB (HB757) | HTML |
| Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB757H1 | HTML |
| Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB757ER) | HTML |
| Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0422) | HTML |
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