Communication Services People with Disabilities Enterprise

New provisions added to Section 26 to coordinate provision of and access to efficient and effective services for individuals with communication needs related to their disabilities.

New requirement to establish and coordinate a communications technology program to obtain and distribute interactive telecommunications and other communications technology equipment needed by individuals with communication needs.

Removed Senate sponsorship list and reading date information, likely due to procedural updates after second reading adoption.

The bill's title and versioning were updated from 'PREAMENDED' to 'REREVISED' to reflect that all amendments have been adopted.

Additional sponsors were added to both the House and Senate sponsorship lists.

The legislative declaration was rewritten to more clearly state that the enterprise provides services to fee payers and that communication between fee payers requires accessible technologies.

The definition of the enterprise's activities was reorganized to better describe its role in coordinating services and obtaining technology equipment.

Added language creating a formal 'Communication Services for People with Disabilities Enterprise' to expand the bill's scope beyond just providing services.

Added language about 'making and reducing an appropriation' to authorize financial adjustments related to the new enterprise funding.

Removed final signature note and legislative status information that appeared in the enacted version

Added committee amendment headers and formatting notes indicating this is an unofficial version with pending amendments

Reorganized bill structure to show House and Senate committee assignments separately

Added bill summary section explaining the bill's purpose and funding mechanisms

Reformatted section numbering and page layout to match preliminary version standards

Corrected the short title formatting to properly display 'COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ENTERPRISE' as the official enterprise name.

Added a note indicating the bill has been prepared for signatures, confirming its final legislative status.

Standardized spelling of 'deafblind' and 'hard of hearing' throughout the statute to ensure consistent terminology.

Updated definition references to clarify the advisory council and commission structures within the enterprise framework.

Added five new House sponsors (Camacho, Mauro, Rydin, Velasco) and six new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Ball, Cutter, Danielson, Daugherty, Exum) to the official sponsorship list.

Corrected formatting errors in the bill text, including fixing garbled text in the short title and legislative declaration sections that appeared due to markup artifacts.

Removed the original bill summary text that was marked as '3rd Reading Unamended' and replaced it with updated formatting consistent with the reengrossed version.

Added 19 new co-sponsors to the House sponsorship list

Updated bill summary header to indicate 3rd Reading Unamended status with March 11, 2025 date

Removed Section (II) regarding coordinating and supporting communication access services for deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, and speech-disabled individuals in the workforce and commerce

Added speech disabilities as an eligible condition for services under the enterprise

Added telecommunication relay services program for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind, or speech disabled

Changed the legislative structure from separate sections to a unified framework under Article 21

Added new funding provisions and appropriation language for the enterprise

Modified the legislative declaration to emphasize cost savings, quality control, and increased effectiveness of services