2007 Senate Bill 968

Authorize local government business license fingerprinting

Introduced in the Senate

Dec. 6, 2007

Introduced by Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-30)

To allow local governments to mandate the fingerprinting of applicants for the licenses they are empowered to require for door-to-door solicitors, taxicab drivers, street vendors or other "transient merchants," for the purpose of obtaining criminal record background checks. Applicants could be required to pay for the fingerprinting and background checks (the State Police charge $54 for the latter).

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 12, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 22, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Jan. 23, 2008

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

Jan. 23, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs