Bill Title: Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Introduced, referred to House Finance [H5993 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Maryann Shallcross-Smith [D]	Primary	Email	401-727-8982	HD-046	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Boylan [D]	Primary	Email	401-222-1723	HD-066	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rebecca Kislak [D]	Primary	Email	401-400-2338	HD-004	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Teresa Tanzi [D]	Primary	Email	401-527-9468	HD-034	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Karen Alzate [D]	Primary	Email	401-663-5600	HD-060	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Slater [D]	Primary	Email	401-741-7641	HD-010	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jennifer Stewart [D]	Primary	Email	401-305-0088	HD-059	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen Fogarty [D]	Primary	Email	401-782-1919	HD-035	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Raymond Hull [D]	Primary	Email	401-272-4026	HD-006	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Serpa [D]	Primary	Email	401-323-8829	HD-027	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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