Key Votes
HB 5207 - Criminal Background Checks for State Employees - Key Vote
Connecticut Key Votes
Elizabeth Esty voted Yea (Override of Veto) on this legislation.
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Stages
- June 21, 2010 Senate Veto Override Passed
- June 21, 2010 House Veto Override Passed
- June 8, 2010 Executive Vetoed
- May 5, 2010 Senate Bill Passed
- April 21, 2010 House Bill Passed
- Feb. 16, 2010 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (Senate) (31-5) - June 21, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Criminal Background Checks for State Employees
Vote to override a veto on a bill that prohibits employers of state employees from inquiring about a prospective employee's past criminal convictions until the prospective employee has been deemed otherwise qualified for the position.
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Legislation - Veto Override Passed (House) (120-19) - June 21, 2010 (Key vote)
Title: Criminal Background Checks for State Employees
Vote to override a veto on a bill that prohibits employers of state employees from inquiring about a prospective employee's past criminal convictions until the prospective employee has been deemed otherwise qualified for the position.
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF MEMBERS ELECTED IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A GOVERNOR'S VETO.
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - June 8, 2010
Title: Criminal Background Checks for State Employees
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (35-0) - May 5, 2010
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (140-0) - April 21, 2010
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 16, 2010
Title: Criminal Background Checks for State Employees
Committee Sponsors
- Labor and Public Employees (Sponsor)
Co-sponsors
- David Baram (CT - D)
- Juan R. Candelaria (CT - D)
- Louis P. 'Lou' Esposito Jr. (CT - D)
- John W. Fonfara (CT - D)
- Minnie Gonzalez (CT - D)
- Toni N. Harp (CT - D)
- Jonathan A. Harris (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Hewett (CT - D)
- Gary A. Holder-Winfield (CT - D)
- Maryanne 'Annie' Hornish (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Andrew J. McDonald (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony J. Musto (CT - D)
- Edith G. Prague (CT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph C. Serra (CT - D)
- Peter A. Tercyak (CT - D)
