BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 1546: Background check reports

Applying the provisions of chapter 19.182 RCW, the fair credit reporting act, to background check reports.

Summary

Alters definitions of "a consumer report" and "investigative consumer report."
Includes records of vacations of criminal convictions from the information that is generally included in a consumer report.
Removes older information regarding records of arrest, indictment, or conviction of crime that, from date of disposition, release, or parole from the information that is generally prohibited in a consumer report.
Creates duties regarding employer use of a consumer report.

From the House Bill Analysis 2007 (HB 1546), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to the accuracy and completeness of information available in background check reports;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Jan 14, 2008By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
Jan 22, 2007First reading, referred to Insurance, Financial Service & Consumer Protection.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1546 (2019–20) Marbled murrelet strategy · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1546 (2017–18) Comm hospitals/mental health · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1546 (2015–16) Dual credit ed opportunities · Enacted · Chapter 202, Laws of 2015
HB 1546 (2013–14) Devel. disabilities/DSHS · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1546 (2011–12) Innovation schools and zones · Enacted · Chapter 260, Laws of 2011