Requires hospitals to ask patients if they have a disability that requires accommodation under The Americans with Disabilities Act
Summary
Requires hospitals to ask patients if they have a disability that requires accommodation under The Americans with Disabilities Act on patient intake forms and what reasonable accommodations are required.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Assembly Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
Jun 2024
Signed into Law
Dec 2024
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Signed Dec 21, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2024 · Assembly May 20, 2024
How they voted
61–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 62
Jun 6, 2024
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican21
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Dec 21, 2024
Signed into law
SIGNED CHAP.624
lower
Jun 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
May 20, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
upper
May 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
PASSED ASSEMBLY
lower
May 14, 2024
Committee
REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 8560A
lower
May 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH
lower
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO HEALTH
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Burdick
DDemocratic/Independence/Working Families
Co
Inez Dickens
DDemocratic
Co
JG
Jessica González-Rojas
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Juan Ardila
DDemocratic/Working Families
Co
Keith Brown
RRepublican/Conservative/Independence
Co
Nader Sayegh
DDemocratic
Co
Rebecca Seawright
DDemocratic
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