BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5950: Criminal background checks

Concerning criminal background checks.

Summary

Revises provisions relating to investigating the criminal history of persons working with certain vulnerable populations. Grants concurrent responsibility to the department of health and the department of social and health services for purposes of determining suitability for employment, based on qualifying crimes.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to criminal background checks;

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

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

SB 5950 (2025–26) Nonlegal state holidays · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5950 (2023–24) Operating budget, supp. · Enacted with partial veto · Chapter 376, Laws of 2024
SB 5950 (2021–22) Historic auto museums/tax · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5950 (2019–20) Social work loan repayment · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5950 (2017–18) Health insurance market info · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5950 (2015–16) Prevailing wage survey data · Did not pass · stalled on the Senate floor
SB 5950 (2013–14) Costs of incarceration · Did not pass · died in committee
SB 5950 (2011–12) Nonstate pension plans · Enacted · Chapter 240, Laws of 2012