Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term
Summary
Replaces certain instances of the term mentally retarded or variations of such term with the term developmentally disabled or variations of such term.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
Assembly Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 28, 2021
Signed Jul 26, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2022 · Assembly May 16, 2022
How they voted
62–0
Passed
Total votes 62
Jun 1, 2022
D
Democratic42
100% Yea
R
Republican20
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Jul 26, 2022
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.479
lower
Jun 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 16, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
upper
May 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 10, 2022
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 7882A
lower
May 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
Jan 5, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
May 28, 2021
Committee
REFERRED TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Thomas J. Abinanti
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Griffin
DDemocratic
Co
Taylor Darling
DDemocratic
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