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
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Signed Jun 28, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Apr 10, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Jun 28, 2019
Signed into law
06/28/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 26, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
legislature
Jun 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/24/2019 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 12, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/31/2019 Committee transferred to House H.E.W.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Committee
04/11/2019 Referred to House Labor
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 3, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/03/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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