People with developmental disabilities; Sec. of PSHS, et al., to create and implement policies.
Summary
Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security and the Office of the Executive Secretary; creation and implementation of policies for people with developmental disabilities. Requires the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to create and implement policies that recognize and make accommodations for people encountering the criminal justice system with developmental disabilities. The bill also requires the Office of the Executive Secretary to create and implement policies that recognize and make accommodations for people with developmental disabilities, for use by judges in determining case outcomes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Jan 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2020
Last action Jan 24, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Rules with letter (13-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104287D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JL
Jennifer L McClellan
DDemocratic
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