CHAPTER NUMBER: 141
File Code: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1174
- Sponsored By:
-
Senator Sfikas
- Entitled:
-
State Government - Equal Access to
Public
Services -
Individuals with Limited English Proficiency
Stating the intent of the General Assembly that State departments,
agencies, and programs shall provide equal access to public services
for individuals with limited English proficiency; requiring vital
documents to be translated into any language spoken by any limited
English proficient population that constitutes 3% of the overall
population within a specified geographic area under specified
circumstances; establishing a schedule for the implementation of
specified requirements of the Act; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 1/30
- Hearing 2/8 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/4
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/6
- Favorable with Amendments
- Laid Over (Senator Hoffman) Adopted
- 3/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman)
- Special Order 3/8 (Senator Van Hollen) Adopted
- 3/8
- Floor Amendment (Senator Hoffman) Withdrawn
- Floor Amendment (Senator Van Hollen) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/12
- Third Reading Passed (34-12)
- 4/5
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/25
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 141
House Action
- 3/12
- First Reading Commerce and Government Matters
- 3/21
- Hearing 4/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/5
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Commerce and Government Matters
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-4)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
- DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- ETHNIC AFFAIRS
- FORMS
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
- LABOR, LICENSING, AND REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF
- LANGUAGE
- PUBLICATIONS -see also- MARYLAND REGISTER
- PUBLIC INFORMATION
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- STATE DOCUMENTS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- State Government
- (
10-1101 ,
10-1102 ,
10-1103 ,
10-1104 ,
10-1105
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 013523/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 8, 2002 at:
12:32 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 044836/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 7, 2002 at:
10:26 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 903125/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 8, 2002 at:
12:27 p.m. Status: Withdrawn
- House
- Number: 476582/1 (PDF) Offered on: April 5, 2002 at:
1:58 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 12, 2002: Third Reading Passed (34-12)
- April 5, 2002: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- House
- April 4, 2002: Third Reading Passed (130-4)