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2023 SESSION
HB 2424 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.
Introduced by: Holly M. Seibold | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provides that if the Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing cannot procure a qualified interpreter to assist a party or witness in a civil proceeding who is speech-impaired or who is deaf or hard of hearing, then the court may appoint a readily available interpreter with full certification from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., or an equivalent national certification. This bill is identical to SB 814.
FULL TEXT
- 01/18/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104740D pdf | impact statement
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2424ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/18/23 House: Unanimous consent to introduce
- 01/18/23 House: Presented and ordered printed 23104740D
- 01/18/23 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/20/23 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/23/23 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 1-N)
- 01/27/23 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 1-N)
- 01/31/23 House: Read first time
- 02/01/23 House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/23 House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/23 House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/03/23 Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
- 02/13/23 Senate: Reported from Judiciary (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/14/23 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/15/23 Senate: Read third time
- 02/15/23 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/20/23 House: Enrolled
- 02/20/23 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2424ER)
- 02/20/23 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/21/23 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/02/23 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 2, 2023
- 03/02/23 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 27, 2023
- 03/23/23 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 415 (effective 7/1/23)
- 03/23/23 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0415)