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HB17-1046

Update Outdated Statutes Persons With Disabilities

Type Bill
Session 2017 Regular Session
Subjects
State Government

Concerning updating statutory references to certain limited outdated terms relating to people with disabilities.

Bill Summary:

The bill updates certain limited terms in statute that refer to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or physical disabilities using insensitive or outdated terminology.

The bill changes references as follows:

  • 'Mentally retarded', 'mentally deficient person', and 'mental deficiency' or 'mentally deficient' to ' a person with an intellectual and developmental disability';
  • 'Mental defect' to 'mental illness'; and
  • 'Physical defect' to 'physical disability'.
    (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/16/2017 Signed Act PDF
03/14/2017 Final Act PDF
02/23/2017 Rerevised PDF
02/22/2017 Revised PDF
01/31/2017 Reengrossed PDF
01/30/2017 Engrossed PDF
01/11/2017 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/17/2017 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/15/2017 FN2 PDF
01/20/2017 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment K). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 17-1046, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 17-1046 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 12-0, with one excused. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/06/2017 Senate Amendments REPASS
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
03/06/2017 Senate Amendments CONCUR
61
AYE
3
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
01/31/2017 Third Reading BILL
64
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
02/23/2017 Third Reading BILL
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
03/16/2017 Governor Governor Signed
03/14/2017 Governor Sent to the Governor
03/14/2017 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
03/10/2017 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
03/06/2017 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
02/23/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
02/22/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
02/16/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
01/31/2017 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Health & Human Services
01/31/2017 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
01/30/2017 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
01/26/2017 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 01/30/2017 - No Amendments
01/24/2017 House House Committee on Public Health Care & Human Services Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
01/11/2017 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Public Health Care & Human Services
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
03/16/2017 50 Update Outdated Statutes Persons With Disabilities PDF