HI HB1975 | 2014 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-03-06 - Referred to HMS/PSM, JDL.
Pending: Senate Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Allows State and counties to perform criminal history record checks on employees, prospective employees, volunteers, and contractors who work with children, have contact with vulnerable adults, have unescorted access to secured areas related to a traffic management center, handle or use firearms for other than law enforcement purposes, and work with an agency's information technology operation and have access to sensitive information. Removes exemption from employer inquiry into and consideration of conviction records of positions involving handling or use of firearms for other than law enforcement purposes. (HB1975 HD1)

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Title

Criminal History Record Checks; State and County Employees

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-03-06SenateReferred to HMS/PSM, JDL.
2014-03-06SenatePassed First Reading.
2014-03-06SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 279).
2014-03-04HousePassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2014-02-28HouseReported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 820-14), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2014-02-20HouseThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Belatti, Brower, Creagan, Kawakami, Nakashima, Tsuji, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Ito, C. Lee, Wooley, Thielen.
2014-02-18HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-20-14 1:00PM in House conference room 325.
2014-01-29HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Takai excused (1).
2014-01-29HouseReported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 20-14) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
2014-01-24HouseThe committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Yamashita, Aquino, Ichiyama, Takayama, Yamane, Johanson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Ing, Takumi.
2014-01-21HouseBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Friday, 01-24-14 8:30AM in House conference room 309.
2014-01-21HouseReferred to LAB, JUD, referral sheet 3
2014-01-21HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2014-01-17HousePending introduction.

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