Legislation

Title: Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Delegate Adams
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 702
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Providing that a cannabis agent who is employed to provide security services for a cannabis licensee or cannabis registrant as a security guard or by a security guard agency is not required to obtain a State or national criminal history records check if the cannabis agent is authorized to provide security guard services; altering the definition of "security guard employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law to exclude video lottery facilities, sports wagering facility licensees, and health care facilities; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0299

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/07/2025 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/07/2025 Legislative Date 2/07/2025 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Cannabis Agents - Registration - Security Guards Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2025 Legislative Date 2/27/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 39CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Cannabis Agents - Registration - Security Guards Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (139-0) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2025 Legislative Date 2/23/2025 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 43 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2025 Legislative Date 3/27/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {463626/1 Adopted Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2025 Legislative Date 3/10/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 58 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/02/2025 Legislative Date 3/15/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (138-0) Proceedings 60 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/20/2025 Legislative Date 5/20/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 702 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/07/2025	2/07/2025	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/07/2025	2/07/2025	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Cannabis Agents - Registration - Security Guards
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/11/2025	2/27/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	39CClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Cannabis Agents - Registration - Security Guards
House	3/12/2025	3/01/2025	Third Reading Passed (139-0)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2025	2/23/2025	Referred Finance	43 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2025	3/27/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Favorable with Amendments {463626/1 Adopted	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2025	3/10/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	58 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/02/2025	3/15/2025	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	House Concurs Senate Amendments	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Third Reading Passed (138-0)	60 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2025	3/20/2025	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation
Post Passage	5/20/2025	5/20/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 702
			Text - Chapter - Security Guards and Security Guard Employers - Registration, Certification, and Regulation

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