Urges President and Congress to amend Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to include substance use disorder among disabilities qualifying children for special education programs and services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2016
Committee Review
Dec 2017
Senate Passage
May 2016
General Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2016
Last action Dec 4, 2017
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2016
How they voted
36–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 40
May 9, 2016
D
Democratic26
92% Yea
R
Republican14
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Dec 4, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
May 12, 2016
Committee
Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Education Committee
legislature
May 9, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Passed Senate (36-1)
legislature
Mar 7, 2016
Legislature · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
legislature
Feb 4, 2016
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
legislature
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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