Bill Title: Prohibits any employer from denying any person employment based on a prior criminal conviction and prohibits state from disqualifying any person from any occupation for which a license is required based on a prior conviction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-15 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [H7170 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Arthur Corvese [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jason Knight [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-067	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rebecca Kislak [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jose Batista [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cherie Cruz [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-058	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan Donovan [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-069	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative June Speakman [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-068	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William O'Brien [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-054	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Evan Shanley [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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