An Act amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities
Summary
Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain laws relative to individuals with disabilities (Senate, No. 2563) (being the text of Senate, No. 137, printed as amended)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jul 24, 2025
Signed Jun 12, 2026
Floor votes · House Nov 5, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Jun 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 102 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the still further House amendment
upper
Jun 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate further amendment with a still further amendment, see H5474 - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 204 )
lower
Feb 9, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment, see S2954
upper
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 105 )
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
lower
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H4704, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Oct 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Sep 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 28, 2025
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #61 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Introduced
S137, reprinted as amended
upper
0 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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