CHAPTER NUMBER: 439
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
- Sponsored By:
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Senator Bromwell
- Entitled:
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Recognition of American Sign Language
Establishing that American Sign Language is a recognized form of
communication and a fully developed language for the deaf and hard of
hearing; identifying the deaf and hard of hearing as a cultural
minority group with specialized communication needs; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/28
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 3/5
- Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/6
- Hearing 3/14 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 3/20
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/22
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- 4/7
- Returned Passed
- 5/15
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 439
House Action
- 3/19
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/28
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/9
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 4/5
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/6
- Third Reading Passed (131-6)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMUNICATIONS -see also- LANGUAGE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS
- DEAF PERSONS
- DISABILITIES -see also- BLIND; DEAF; DEVELOPMENTAL
- LANGUAGE
- MINORITIES -see also- WOMEN
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Article - 30 Deaf, Mute or Blind
- (
31 ,
34
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 514132/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 20, 2001 at:
10:31 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- House
- April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (131-6)