SB 2628

This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from report ing any arrest, charge, indictment, or criminal case that has not resulted in a conviction to an employer, landlord, or licensing agency unless the charge is an offense involving theft, fraud, financial crimes, embezzlement, forgery, murder or attempted murder, a ggravated homicide-related offenses , or v iolent conduct directly related to job safety . A consumer reporting agency must only report charges resulting in a guilty verdict or a plea of guilty. However, this bill does not prohibit an employer from (i) conducting interviews of job candidates , (ii) a sking prospectiv e employees about relevant job-related conduct , or ( iii ) r equiring licensing background checks as required by federal law.