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Introduced
01/15/2019
01/15/2019
In Committee
01/25/2019
01/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2019
05/03/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring certain boards and entities within the Divisions of Certified Public Accounting, Professions, or Real Estate of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to use a specified process for the review of an applicant's criminal record to determine the applicant's eligibility for certain licenses; prohibiting the conviction of a crime before a specified date from being grounds for the denial of certain licenses, etc.
AI Summary
This bill requires certain boards and entities within the Divisions of Certified Public Accounting, Professions, or Real Estate of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to use a specified process for reviewing an applicant's criminal record to determine their eligibility for certain licenses. The bill prohibits convictions of crimes from before a specified date from being grounds for denial of certain licenses, unless the crime is found to relate to the practice of the profession or good moral character. The bill also allows people to apply for licenses before their lawful release from confinement or supervision, and requires the applicable boards to compile and publish lists of crimes that do not relate to the profession and crimes that have been used as a basis for denial of licenses in the past 2 years.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Business and Industry
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (2)
Commerce and Tourism (S), Innovation, Industry, and Technology (S)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) (on 05/03/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/c2/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/c2/PDF |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/c1/PDF |
| Senate Committee Amendment #131354 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/Amendment/131354/HTML |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2019/334/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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