2019 House Bill 4493

Limit using criminal background to bar occupational licensure

Introduced in the House

April 23, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Rebekah Warren (D-55)

To require an annual report that state officials in charge of state occupational licensure mandates are required to file, so it includes the number of license applications that are denied because of an applicant’s “lack of good moral character” as indicated by having a criminal record, with these summarized by the category of offense on which those denials were based. See also House Bill 4488.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

May 19, 2020

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Sept. 3, 2020

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 10, 2020

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Sept. 15, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform