2026 Regular Session
SB359
Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education, by June 30, 2027, to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; altering the applicability of probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in child care centers in the State that serve children who are at least 2 years old; etc.
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 12, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
45 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent
April 10, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
134 yea–0 nay · 4 not voting · 3 absent
Committee referrals
March 13, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
January 23, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
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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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-0) View roll call
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Senate Senate Concurs House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (134-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {893524/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
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House Hearing canceled
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House Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (45-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {443723/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment