BLIND PERSONS

Status of Legislation
Total number of Bills: 10

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  HB 107

  Status as of February 9, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Montgomery, Barkley, Barve, Bobo, Boschert, Boteler, Bronrott, V. Clagett, Conroy, Goldwater, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Kach, Kaiser, Kelley, Lee, Leopold, Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McConkey, Miller, Morhaim, Murray, Pendergrass, Petzold, Quinter, Ross, Simmons, Stern, Taylor, Trueschler, and Vaughn

  Entitled

  Election Law - Voting Systems - Verification and Accessibility

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means
  

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  HB 195

  Status as of January 26, 2005: Bill is in the House - First Reading Ways and Means

  Sponsored By

  Delegate Hixson

  Entitled

  Prescription Drugs - Label with Audible Capability

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Ways and Means and Health and Government Operations
  

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  HB 594

  Status as of March 14, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Judiciary

  Sponsored By

  Delegates King, Barkley, Dumais, Feldman, Gilleland, Healey, Kaiser, Lee, Simmons, and Taylor

  Entitled

  Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Judiciary
  

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  HB 837

  Status as of March 25, 2005: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Benson, Bobo, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Jones, Kullen, Malone, McConkey, McDonough, McIntosh, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Rudolph, Vaughn, and Weir

  Entitled

  Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations and Ways and Means
  

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  HB 1044

  Status as of April 26, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 256

  Sponsored By

  Chairman, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - State Police)

  Entitled

  State Fire Prevention Commission - Evacuation Assistance Symbol - Repeal

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Health and Government Operations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  HB 1142

  Status as of May 26, 2005: Vetoed by the Governor - Cross-filed bill was signed

  Sponsored By

  Delegates Heller, King, Krysiak, Anderson, Bozman, Bromwell, C. Davis, Elmore, Goodwin, Haddaway, Impallaria, Jennings, Kach, Kaiser, McDonough, McIntosh, Malone, Menes, Nathan-Pulliam, Trueschler, F. Turner, Weir, Gutierrez, and Hixson

  Entitled

  Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  House: Appropriations
  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

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  SB 360

  Status as of May 10, 2005: Became Law - Chapter 304

  Sponsored By

  Senators Conway, Astle, Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Currie, DeGrange, Della, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Frosh, Giannetti, Gladden, Green, Greenip, Grosfeld, Hafer, Hollinger, Hughes, Jimeno, Jones, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Mooney, Munson, Pinsky, Pipkin, Schrader, Stone, and Teitelbaum

  Entitled

  Higher Education Institutions - Blind Individuals - Access to Technology

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs
  House: Appropriations

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  SB 489

  Status as of March 8, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance

  Sponsored By

  Senators Astle, Britt, Brochin, DeGrange, Dyson, Exum, Forehand, Giannetti, Greenip, Hafer, Harris, Hughes, Pipkin, and Stone

  Entitled

  Division of Services for the Blind - Establishment

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Finance
  

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  SB 680

  Status as of March 2, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation

  Sponsored By

  Senators Green, Munson, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Giannetti, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno, Lawlah, Mooney, and Stone

  Entitled

  Income Tax Exemption Amounts - Blind and Elderly Individuals

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Budget and Taxation
  

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  SB 711

  Status as of March 24, 2005: Bill is in the Senate - Withdrawn Judicial Proceedings

  Sponsored By

  Senator Klausmeier

  Entitled

  Crimes - Prohibition Against Interfering with, Stealing, Injuring, or Killing Service Animals (Langer's Law)

  Committee
  Assignments

  Senate: Judicial Proceedings