AN ACT RELATING TO STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES (Replaces terms "mentally retarded"/"retarded" or "alcoholic"/"drug abuser" used in general laws with "intellectual and/or developmental disability" or "person with an intellectual and/or developmental disability" or "person with substance use disorder.")
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2022
Last action Jun 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2022
How they voted
34–0
Passed
Total votes 34
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 7, 2022
Committee
06/07/2022 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/02/2022 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 24, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
03/15/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2022
Introduced
03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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