AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - APPROPRIATE DISABILITY LANGUAGE (Ensures appropriate disability language is used in all job descriptions and statutes.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Feb 6, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · House Jun 13, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Committee
06/13/2019 Referred to Senate Labor
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/13/2019 House read and passed
lower
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2019
Legislature · Passed
03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
02/15/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
02/06/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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