Providing considerations for in family law, adoption, foster care, guardianship and child in need of care proceedings for parents or prospective parents who are blind and updating the term "hearing impaired" to "hard of hearing" in statutes related to persons with hearing loss.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Signed into Law
Apr 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Apr 25, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2022 · House Mar 21, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Feb 15, 2022
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
17
Committee
9
Amendments
4
Apr 25, 2022
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on Monday, April 18, 2022
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 40 Nay: 0
upper
Apr 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Report was adopted; Yea: 115 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report now available
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Motion to accede adopted; Representative Landwehr, Representative Eplee and Representative Ruiz, S. appointed as conferees
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Nonconcurred with amendments; Conference Committee requested; appointed
upper
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 122 Nay: 0
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as amended
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Representative Turner was adopted
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Representative Turner
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Passed over and retain a place on the calendar
lower
Mar 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
lower
Mar 8, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed by Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 17, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 16, 2022
Introduced
Received and Introduced
lower
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Emergency Final Action - Passed as amended; Yea: 39 Nay: 0
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Be passed as further amended
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Amendment by Senator Francisco was adopted
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Introduced
Committee of the Whole - Motion to Amend - Offered by Senator Francisco
upper
Feb 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee of the Whole - Now working on
upper
Feb 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee Report recommending bill be passed as amended by Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Jan 14, 2022
Committee
Referred to Committee on Public Health and Welfare
upper
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
Introduced
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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