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HB 577, 85th R.S.
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to adopt or enforce certain regulations regarding whether a private employer may obtain or consider an employment applicant's or employee's criminal history record information.

Last action: Placed on General State Calendar

Author: Paul Workman
Joint Author: Hugh Shine | Tony Dale | Jason Isaac | Jason Villalba
Coauthor: Charles "Doc" Anderson | Rodney Anderson | Trent Ashby | Ernest Bailes | Cecil Bell | Kyle Biedermann | Dwayne Bohac | Greg Bonnen | Cindy Burkett | DeWayne Burns | Dustin Burrows | Giovanni Capriglione | Travis Clardy | Scott Cosper | Tom Craddick | John Cyrier | Drew Darby | Wayne Faircloth | Pat Fallon | Dan Flynn | James Frank | John Frullo | Charlie Geren | Craig Goldman | Cole Hefner | Justin Holland | Dan Huberty | Kyle Kacal | Mark Keough | Ken King | Phil King | Stephanie Klick | Linda Koop | Matt Krause | John Kuempel | Stan Lambert | Brooks Landgraf | Mike Lang | Lyle Larson | Jodie Laubenberg | Jeff Leach | J. M. Lozano | Will Metcalf | Morgan Meyer | Rick Miller | Tom Oliverson | Chris Paddie | Tan Parker | Dennis Paul | Dade Phelan | Larry Phillips | Four Price | John Raney | Matt Rinaldi | Kevin Roberts | Scott Sanford | Matt Schaefer | Mike Schofield | Matt Shaheen | Ron Simmons | John Smithee | Phil Stephenson | Jonathan Stickland | Lynn Stucky | Ed Thompson | Gary VanDeaver | James White | Terry M. Wilson | John Wray | Bill Zedler | John Zerwas

Companion:

SB 1262 (Identical)

Bill Analyses:
Committee Report (TLC)
Committee Report (TLC)

Subjects:
City Government--Employees/Officers
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Criminal Procedure--General
CRIMINAL RECORDS
Labor--General
Political Subdivisions

House Committee: Business & Industry (René Oliveira, Nicole Collier, Ramon Romero, Hugh Shine, Jonathan Stickland, Jason Villalba, Paul Workman) Minutes: March 20 2017 | April 12 2017

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