FL H1331

Prohibits employers from excluding job applicants from initial interviews solely based on convictions for offenses listed under section 435.04(2), including guilty findings regardless of adjudication, nolo contendere pleas, guilty pleas, or adjudicated delinquency with unsealed/unexpunged records.

Defines exclusion as requiring applicants to disclose conviction history on employment applications, before initial interviews, or before conditional job offers (when no interview is conducted).

Allows employers to consider conviction history during final hiring decisions and does not apply to law enforcement agencies, criminal justice system employers, or volunteer positions.

Establishes civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation, to be enforced by the Department of Economic Opportunity.

Effective July 1, 2021.