AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES -- STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (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
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · House May 30, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 14, 2023
Signed into law
06/14/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/30/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
May 25, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 28, 2023
Committee
02/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
02/22/2023 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
02/21/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joshua Giraldo
DDemocratic
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