Recognize American Sign Language, provide for the teaching of American Sign Language in schools and postsecondary educational institutions, and establish a language assessment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Legislature Passage
Aug 2020
Legislature Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Aug 2020
Introduced Jan 13, 2020
Signed Aug 18, 2020
Floor votes · Legislature Mar 5, 2020
How they voted
42–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 46
Mar 5, 2020
N
Nonpartisan46
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Aug 18, 2020
Introduced
Provisions/portions of LB839 amended into LB965 by AM2234
legislature
Aug 18, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor on August 15, 2020
executive
Aug 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
President/Speaker signed
legislature
Aug 11, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Passed on Final Reading 48-0-1
legislature
Jul 30, 2020
Legislature · Passed
McDonnell AM2992 adopted
legislature
Jul 30, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Enrollment and Review ER199 adopted
legislature
Mar 5, 2020
Legislature · Passed
Education AM2234 adopted
legislature
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to Education Committee
legislature
Jan 13, 2020
Introduced
Date of introduction
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike McDonnell
NNonpartisan
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