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
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Assembly Passage
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Last action Jan 29, 2020
Floor votes · Assembly Jan 29, 2020
How they voted
111–23
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 145
Jan 29, 2020
D
Democratic107
88% Yea
R
Republican38
47% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Amendments
1
Jan 29, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 29, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO ETHICS AND INTERNAL GOVERNANCE
upper
May 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 21, 2019
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 3385A
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Committee
AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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