HCS/HB 766 - Under this act, the Department of Health and Senior Services shall require all employees, contractors, owners, and volunteers of marijuana facilities to submit fingerprints to the Highway Patrol for a state and federal criminal background check. The Highway Patrol shall notify the Department of any criminal history record information or lack thereof discovered on the individual. All such records shall be accessible and available to the Department. This act is substantially similar to provisions in the truly agreed to and finally passed HCS/SS/SCS/SB 40 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/HCS/SB 186 (2023), the truly agreed to and finally passed CCS/SB 28 (2023), SCS/HB 81 (2023), and SB 464 (2023).
SARAH HASKINS