Requires public officers and bodies to provide interpreters and assistive listening devices for the hearing impaired at public hearings under certain conditions
Summary
Requires public officers and public bodies to make reasonable efforts to provide qualified interpreters at no charge for the hearing impaired at public meetings and hearings upon written request to the public officer responsible for the siting of such hearing; also requires installation and use of assistive listening devices.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Assembly Passage
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 1, 2017
Last action Jun 20, 2018
Floor votes · Assembly Jun 20, 2018
How they voted
127–10
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 140
Jun 20, 2018
D
Democratic101
96% Yea
R
Republican39
76% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jun 20, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO RULES
upper
Jun 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Mar 6, 2018
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Jan 3, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jun 1, 2017
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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