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HOUSE BILL 635

CHAPTER NUMBER: 686
File Code: Criminal Law - Procedure

Sponsored By:
Delegates Levi, Anderson, Barnes, Burns, Carr, Carter, Conaway, Dumais, Gutierrez, Healey, Reznik, Riley, Robinson, Ross, Schuler, F. Turner, and Valderrama

Entitled:
Criminal Procedure - Occupational Licenses or Certificates - Criminal Conviction

Synopsis:

Establishing the policy of the State to encourage the employment of nonviolent ex-offenders and to remove barriers to their ability to demonstrate fitness for occupational licenses or certificates required by the State; prohibiting specified departments of State government from denying an occupational license or certificate to a specified applicant solely on the basis that the applicant has previously been convicted of a crime, with specified exceptions; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
2/6
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/24
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/11
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
3/31
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/11
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/8
Special Order p.m. session (Senator Harris) Adopted
4/9
Special Order later today (Senator Harris) Adopted
4/10
Motion Special Order later today (Senator Harris) Rejected (7-35)
Motion limit debate (Senator Kasemeyer) Adopted (32-8)
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (12-34)
Floor Amendment (Senator Harris) Rejected (12-34)
Third Reading Passed (42-3)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 686

Sponsored by:

Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
Delegate Emmett C. Burns, Jr., District 10
Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Anne Healey, District 22
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
Agriculture, Department of
Circuit Courts
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Courts -see also- Circuit; Appeals; District; Orphans`; etc.
Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
District Courts
Environment, Department of
Ex-Offenders
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hearings
Human Resources, Department of
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, Department of
Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
Notices
Parole and Probation
Penalties
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
Reports
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Criminal Procedure
( 1-209 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Attorney General Letter (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 242814/01     Offered on: March 26, 2009   at: 11:04 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 133427/01     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:51 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 163120/01     Offered on: April 13, 2009   at: 11:51 p.m.     Status: Rejected

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2009: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 10, 2009: Motion Special Order until later today (Harris) Rejected (7-35)
April 10, 2009: Motion limit debate (Kasemeyer) Adopted (32-8)
April 10, 2009: Floor Amendment (Harris) {163120/1 Rejected (12-34)
April 10, 2009: Floor Amendment (Harris) {133427/1 Rejected (12-34)
April 10, 2009: Third Reading Passed (42-3)



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