RELATING TO BACKGROUND CHECKS.

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Authorizes applicants, operators, and third-party employers, rather than the Department of Health, to conduct background checks of employees and adult volunteers at healthcare facilities. Effective 1/30/2050. (SD1)

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Jan 28, 2026
Last action: Jan 28, 2026 — Introduced.
Session: 2026
Momentum: 55 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Passed First Chamber — base rate 11%, measured from HI's completed sessions
Momentum +1 55/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 258 days quiet

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