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SB 954: Local Govt. Employees & Contractors

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Local Govt. Employees & Contractors; authorizes county or municipality to require, by ordinance, screening of employee, appointee, or applicant for employment or appointment to position that is critical to security or public safety; permits denial of employment under certain circumstances by counties & municipalities for positions deemed to be critical to security or public safety, etc. Amends 112.011.

Effective Date: 04/24/2002
Last Action: 4/24/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-169
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/2/2002 Senate • Prefiled
1/9/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Public Security and Crisis Management, 01/09/02, 5:15 pm, 412-K --Recommended for full committee consideration
1/14/2002 Senate • Referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Criminal Justice
1/22/2002 Senate • Introduced, referred to Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; Criminal Justice -SJ 00062; On Committee agenda-- Select Committee on Public Security and Crisis Management, 01/09/02, 5:15 pm, 412-K --Recommended for full committee consideration; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00075
1/24/2002 Senate • Favorable by Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00148
1/29/2002 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00148
1/30/2002 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/04/02, 2:45 pm, 37-S
2/4/2002 Senate • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by- Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00199
2/5/2002 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on second reading -SJ 00199
2/14/2002 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00254; Read second time -SJ 00250; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00250; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00250
2/20/2002 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00285; Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00286
2/21/2002 House • In Messages
3/11/2002 House • Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00971
3/14/2002 House • Substituted for HB 705 -HJ 01241; Read second time -HJ 01241
3/20/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 02196; Passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 02197
3/20/2002 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01222
4/11/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/24/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-169