Replaces certain references to "mentally retarded" or "mentally ill" persons with the term "individuals with a developmental disability"
Summary
Replaces certain instances of the term "mentally retarded" with the term "individuals with developmental disabilities".
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 10, 2021
Signed Jul 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2022 · Assembly May 4, 2022
How they voted
59–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 61
May 18, 2022
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
5
Jul 26, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.477
lower
May 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
REPASSED SENATE
upper
May 10, 2022
Committee
RECOMMITTED TO DISABILITIES
upper
May 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
REPASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 7443C
lower
May 4, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
upper
May 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
Apr 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING (T) 7443B
lower
Feb 2, 2022
Introduced
AMEND BY RESTORING TO ORIGINAL PRINT 7443
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7443A
lower
Jan 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
May 10, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO SOCIAL SERVICES
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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