2019
Regular Session
Mississippi Fresh Start Act; create to require the revision of licensing restrictions based on criminal records.
AN ACT TO CREATE THE "FRESH START ACT OF 2019"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PURSUING, PRACTICING OR ENGAGING IN ANY OCCUPATION FOR WHICH A LICENSE IS REQUIRED SOLELY OR IN PART BECAUSE OF A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A CRIME, UNLESS THE CRIME FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS CONVICTED DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LICENSED OCCUPATION; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF VAGUE TERMS SUCH AS "MORAL TURPITUDE," "GOOD CHARACTER" AND "ANY FELONY"; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN PROMULGATING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE, LICENSING AUTHORITIES SHALL ONLY CONSIDER CRIMINAL RECORDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LICENSED OCCUPATION; TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR AND CONVINCING STANDARD OF PROOF WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A PERSON WILL BE DENIED A LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD TO PETITION A LICENSING AUTHORITY AT ANY TIME FOR A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE PERSON'S CRIMINAL RECORD WILL DISQUALIFY THAT PERSON FROM OBTAINING A LICENSE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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2781
Senate Bill 2781
SB 2781
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Law
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
No
Majority
July 1, 2019
470
Judiciary A
F
../../House_cmtes/JA.xml
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
F
../../Senate_cmtes/AC.xml
Polk
../../Senate_authors/Polk.xml
Barnett
../../Senate_authors/Barnett.xml
Blount
../../Senate_authors/Blount.xml
1
01/21 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
2
01/31 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3
02/12 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4
02/12 (S) Amendment Failed
5
02/12 (S) Passed
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02/13 (S) Transmitted To House
7
02/21 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
8
02/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
9
03/12 (H) Read the Third Time
10
03/13 (H) Amended
11
03/13 (H) Passed As Amended
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12
03/14 (H) Returned For Concurrence
13
03/22 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
14
03/22 (S) Conferees Named Polk,Blackwell,Turner-Ford
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03/25 (H) Conferees Named Baker,Reynolds,Lamar
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03/26 (S) Conference Report Filed
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03/26 (H) Conference Report Filed
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03/28 (H) Conference Report Adopted
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03/28 (S) Conference Report Failed
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03/28 (S) Motion to Reconsider Entered
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03/28 (S) Recommitted For Further Conf
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03/28 (S) Conference Report Filed
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03/28 (H) Motion to Reconsider Entered (Baker, Tullos)
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03/28 (H) Reconsidered
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03/28 (H) Recommitted For Further Conf
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03/28 (H) Conference Report Filed
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03/29 (H) Conference Report Adopted
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03/29 (S) Conference Report Adopted
../../../../2019/pdf/votes/senate/0810004.pdf
29
04/03 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
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04/03 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
31
04/16 Approved by Governor
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Conference Report
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Conference Report # 2
Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2781
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Committee Amendment No 1
Adopted
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Voice Vote
Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1
Adopted
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../../../../../documents/2019/html/ham/SB2781_H_Amend_01_to_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 2 to Amendment No 1
Adopted
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../../../../../documents/2019/html/ham/SB2781_H_Amend_02_to_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 3 to Amendment No 1
Adopted
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../../../../../documents/2019/html/ham/SB2781_H_Amend_03_to_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
Amendment No 1 (Cmte Sub)
Lost
../../../../documents/2019/pdf/sam/SB2781_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.pdf
../../../../../documents/2019/html/sam/SB2781_S_(Cmte_Sub)_Amend_01.htm
Voice Vote
N
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