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2015 Regular Session

House Bill 6815

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION AND USE OF THE TERM "INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY".

Became law as Public Act 15-54, signed June 19, 2015, 121 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To replace the obsolete term "mental retardation" with "intellectual disability".

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

10 co-sponsors

Noreen S. Kokoruda, Jay M. Case, Mary G. Fritz, Elizabeth A. Boukus, Kathleen M. McCarty, Hilda E. Santiago, David W. Kiner, Cecilia Buck-Taylor, Patricia Billie Miller, Andre F. Baker Jr.

In the Senate

    13 co-sponsors

    Joseph J. Crisco Jr., Ted Kennedy Jr., Steve Cassano, Catherine A. Osten, Marilyn V. Moore, Beth Bye, Andrew M. Maynard, Carlo Leone, Eric D. Coleman, Danté Bartolomeo, Timothy D. Larson, Leonard A. Fasano, Mae Flexer

    Its course

    February 18 to June 19, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action21 actions on 12 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 18 to May 576 days

    Public Health CommitteeFeb 18 to Mar 2333 days

    In the SenateMay 5 to May 2722 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 27 to Jun 1014 days

    With the GovernorJun 10 to Jun 199 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 5 · Adopted May 27

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 18 – May 5

    1. Feb 18Introduced and sent to Public Health Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Public Health Committee
    3. Mar 23Public Health Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. May 5The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    5. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 7 – May 27

    1. May 7Arrived in the Senate
    2. May 27The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor Jun 2 – Jun 19

    1. Jun 2Numbered Public Act 15-54
    2. Jun 10Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jun 19Signed by the Governor
    All 21 actions, as published
    1. Feb 18REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 23Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Apr 1REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 8RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 8FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 8HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 8FILE NO.Both houses
    10. May 5HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    11. May 5HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    12. May 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 7FILE NO.Both houses
    15. May 27SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    16. May 27SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    17. May 27ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    18. Jun 2PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    19. Jun 10TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    20. Jun 10TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    21. Jun 19SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor