AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LICENSURE OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF (Prohibits a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) to work or volunteer in the medical settings including mental health and behavioral health care facilities for any deaf and hard of hearing clients or patients.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action Jun 14, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 13, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 13, 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
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 14, 2019
Committee
06/14/2019 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 11, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
EA
Elizabeth A. Crowley
DDemocratic
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