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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION

SB 5720: Health professionals

Concerning fingerprint-based background checks for health professionals.

Summary

  • Authorizes the Washington state patrol section on identification and criminal history to: (1) Retain fingerprints submitted by a statutorily authorized agency; (2) Allow a search by criminal justice agencies of arrest fingerprint submissions and unsolved crime files against the fingerprints submitted for noncriminal justice purposes; and (3) Notify a statutorily authorized agency of a change in criminal history…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 30, 2015
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
Introduced
January 30, 2015 in the Senate
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
HB 2080
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to fingerprint-based background checks for health professionals;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)

3 co-sponsors (0 Democrats, 3 Republicans)

Senator R-2Linda Evans Parlette R-12Curtis King R-14

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Health Care.

SB 5720 in other sessions

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