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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 82

Access to employment records of candidates for law enforcement positions

Topics: Court, Employment, Police, Privacy

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

In general, under current law, an employer may, but is generally not required to, provide information regarding a current or former employee who applies for a job elsewhere. This bill requires a private employer doing business in this state to provide employment information requested by a municipal or county law enforcement agency or the Department of Justice (law enforcement agency) if a person who is working or has worked for that employer applies for or is being considered for a law enforcement position with the law enforcement agency. In order for that requirement to apply, the law enforcement agency's request must be signed and in writing and be accompanied by a release, signed by the candidate for the law enforcement position, which authorizes the current or former employer to provide employment information regarding the candidate to the law enforcement agency.

The bill authorizes a law enforcement agency to obtain a court order mandating the release of employment information if an employer does not comply with a proper request.

Read the full summary

The bill contains two exceptions to the requirement that a private employer provide employment information requested by a law enforcement agency. First, if any employment information is subject to a confidentiality agreement, the employer is required to comply with the law enforcement agency's request with respect to that information only if the release specifically authorizes the employer to provide that information to the law enforcement agency. If the release does not contain such an authorization, the employer must inform the law enforcement agency of the existence of the confidentiality agreement and comply with the agreement. Second, if a court has prohibited the disclosure of relevant employment information, the employer must inform the law enforcement agency of the order and comply with the order.

Who's behind it

4 senators are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (4)

Signed on in support (10)

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 18, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.

  3. Feb 18, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 18, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Taylor and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Townsend, Murtha, LeMahieu, Spanbauer, Gunderson, A. Ott, Bies, Kleefisch and Mursau

  2. Feb 18, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  3. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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