Autism Advisory Council; reestablished, report.
Summary
Autism Advisory Council; reestablished. Reestablishes the Autism Advisory Council, which expired July 1, 2022. The bill also increases from eight to 25 the number of Council members, establishes eligibility criteria for nonlegislative citizen members, and provides that no recommendation of the Council shall be adopted if a majority of the legislative members appointed to the Council vote against the recommendation and for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Council. The law prior to expiration of the Council provided that no Council recommendation could be adopted if a majority of the House members or Senate members voted against the recommendation and for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Council. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2027.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Apr 8, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jan 31, 2024 · House of Delegates Mar 4, 2024
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 31, 2024
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Apr 8, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/24)
executive
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB389ER)
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Committee
Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
lower
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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