2026 Regular Session
HB281
Family Law - Child Care Providers - Criminal Background Investigations
Earlier-session bill · introduced 2025
Altering provisions relating to criminal background investigations for certain individuals who care for or supervise children; requiring certain facilities to apply to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check for each employee, employer, individual, or volunteer; and altering provisions relating to the process under which a certain State or local law enforcement agency conducts a certain name-based check on certain individuals.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 19, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
129 yea–0 nay · 8 not voting · 4 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
41 yea–0 nay · 3 not voting · 3 absent
April 11, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
130 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
March 20, 2026 · Senate
Judicial Proceedings
January 14, 2026 · House
Judiciary
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 266
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (130-0) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (41-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {293921/1 Adopted View roll call
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
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Senate Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Judicial Proceedings
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House Third Reading Passed (129-0) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed View roll call
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House Favorable Report by Judiciary
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House Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Judiciary
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House Pre-filed