House2023-24 sessionFiscal note

HB 1530: Expanding eligibility for employment of certain law enforcement and prosecutor office positions.

Signed into law: Chapter 11, Laws of 2024

Sponsor
Cortes
Introduced
January 24, 2023
Status
C 11 L 24
Last action
Effective date 6/6/2024. (March 7, 2024)
As of
August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records

What this bill does

Allows law enforcement agencies to consider applications of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents for offices, places, positions, or employment. Specifies that deputy prosecutors do not have to be qualified electors in the county in which they serve, but must be United States citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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Floor votes

  • House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 6, 2023
    95 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
  • House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 25, 2024
    93 yea · 0 nay · 5 not voting
  • Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 22, 2024
    48 yea · 0 nay · 1 not voting

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