Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill authorizes the FBI to provide criminal history record information (CHRI) to State licensing authorities, via state law enforcement or state identification bureaus, when an interstate compact requires a criminal background check for occupational licenses or multistate privileges.
It prohibits member State licensing authorities from sharing CHRI with the compact commission, other State entities, or the public, while expressly permitting reporting that a background check was completed and a binary satisfactory/unsatisfactory outcome.
Technocratic, low-cost, and narrowly targeted measures usually advance, but committee prioritization and privacy concerns create uncertainty.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive statutory change that authorizes FBI furnishing of criminal history record information to State licensing authorities for interstate-compact licensing/background checks and restricts downstream sharing. It defines key terms and assigns primary responsibilities but leaves significant operational, fiscal, and oversight details unspecified.
Privacy vs transparency: left stresses bias; right stresses efficient information flow
Privacy vs transparency: left stresses bias; right stresses efficient information flow
Likely cautiously supportive because the bill limits dissemination of sensitive criminal-history data and requires background checks for public safety.
Concern will arise about racial disparities, accuracy, and applicants’ ability to correct or seal records used against them.
Likely supportive as a pragmatic, bipartisan fix enabling compacts to perform FBI checks while limiting unnecessary data sharing.
Will seek clarity on implementation, intergovernmental agreements, and administrative costs.
Moderately supportive because it enables criminal-history checks for occupational licensing and restricts wider dissemination of records.
Some concern about expanding FBI involvement and any limit that slows interstate recognition of licenses.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Technocratic, low-cost, and narrowly targeted measures usually advance, but committee prioritization and privacy concerns create uncertainty.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Privacy vs transparency: left stresses bias; right stresses efficient information flow
Technocratic, low-cost, and narrowly targeted measures usually advance, but committee prioritization and privacy concerns create uncertaint…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly scoped substantive statutory change that authorizes FBI furnishing of criminal history record information to State licensing authorities for interstate-…
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