SB869 will have a hearing this coming Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 2:30 PM. The bill will be heard by the Senate Financial, Governmental Organizations, and Elections Committee.
The bill seeks to repeal the Lee Clause, which has allowed convicted felons whose convictions are over 15 years old, to be licensed. The language in the bill will prohibit felons regardless of when the conviction occurred.
The bracketed red text in the following statute is proposed to be deleted in SB869:
RSMO 374.755. 1. The department may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621, RSMo, against any holder of any license required by sections 374.695 to 374.775 or any person who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her license for any one or any combination of the following causes:
(2) Final adjudication or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere [within the past fifteen years] in a criminal prosecution under any state or federal law for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude whether or not a sentence is imposed, prior to issuance of license date;
The committee members are as follows:
Delbert Scott, 28th, Chair
Jason Crowell, 27th, Vice-Chair
Kevin Engler, 3rd
Brad Lager, 12th
John Loudon, 7th
Maida Coleman, 5th
Jolie Justus, 10th
Harry Kennedy, 1st
Jeff Smith, 4th
If you have an opinion to share, I encourage you to attend the hearing or contact your senator. If you don't know your senator, use this handy tool.
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