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 or developmental disability" or "person with an intellectual or developmental disability" or "person with substance use disorder.")
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 22, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2023
How they voted
27–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 28
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
6
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 B in concurrence
upper
Jun 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/06/2023 House passed Sub B
lower
Jun 1, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub B
legislature
May 10, 2023
Committee
05/10/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 9, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/09/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/27/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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