Florida Senate Bill 1548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Failed on March 14 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulated Industries
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibiting boards within the Division of Certified Public Accounting, the Division of Professions, or the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from inquiring into or considering a license applicant's criminal history until after the board determines the applicant is otherwise qualified for a license; prohibiting such boards from denying an applicant's license application due to the applicant's criminal history unless the applicant was convicted of a felony that directly relates to the profession; requiring such boards to provide specified notification to applicants who are determined to be ineligible for licensure because of a felony conviction, etc.

Occupational Licensing

Sen. Keith Perry [R]

Sen. Ray Rodrigues [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-03-14	Senate	Died in Regulated Industries
2022-03-12	Senate	Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2022-01-18	Senate	Introduced
2022-01-12	Senate	Referred to Regulated Industries; Criminal Justice; Rules
2022-01-05	Senate	Filed

H87 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Commerce Committee
S1118 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Regulated Industries
S1302 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died on Calendar
H1259 (Similar To) 2022-03-14 - Died in Judiciary Committee

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
455	213		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1548
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1548/BillText/Filed/HTML