House Background Summary - HB 1399, reducing barriers to professional licensure (March 1, 2021)
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House Background Summary for HB 1399, As Passed House March 1, 2021, with the title "An act relating to reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous criminal convictions." The sponsors are Representatives Vick, Kirby, Jacobsen, Simmons, Dufault, Dolan and Young. Committee activity lists Consumer Protection & Business on 2/8/21 and 2/15/21 and Appropriations on 2/18/21 and 2/19/21, and floor activity records passage on 3/1/21, 98-0. Testifying in support before Consumer Protection & Business were Representative Vick as prime sponsor, Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center and Christopher Poulos of the Washington Statewide Reentry Council.
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HOUSE BACKGROUND SUMMARY
HB 1399
As Passed House:
March 1, 2021
Title: An act relating to reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous
criminal convictions.
Brief Description: Reducing barriers to professional licensure for individuals with previous
criminal convictions.
Sponsors: Representatives Vick, Kirby, Jacobsen, Simmons, Dufault, Dolan and Young.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Consumer Protection & Business: 2/8/21, 2/15/21 [DP];
Appropriations: 2/18/21, 2/19/21 [DP].
Floor Activity:
Passed House: 3/1/21, 98-0.
Persons Testifying (Consumer Protection & Business): (In support) Representative Vick,
prime sponsor; Jennifer Porter; Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center; Joe Kendo, Washington
State Labor Council, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations;
Vicki Christophersen, Justice Action Network; and Christopher Poulos, Washington Statewide
Reentry Council.
(Other) Stephen Slivinski, Center for the Study of Economic Liberty - Arizona State
University; and Matt Shafer, Council of State Governments.
Persons Testifying (Appropriations): Todd Myers, Washington Policy Center.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying (Consumer Protection & Business):
None.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying (Appropriations):
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