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2023 SESSION

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SB 814 Interpreters for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing; court may appoint certified interpreter.

Introduced by: Scott A. Surovell | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

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 HB 2424.

FULL TEXT

• 12/15/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103493D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/16/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23104569D-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/21/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 12/15/22  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23103493D
• 12/15/22  Senate: Referred to Committee on the Judiciary
• 01/16/23  Senate: Reported from Judiciary with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/16/23  Senate: Committee substitute printed 23104569D-S1
• 01/17/23  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 01/18/23  Senate: Read second time
• 01/18/23  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/18/23  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 23104569D-S1
• 01/18/23  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB814S1
• 01/19/23  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/07/23  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/07/23  House: Read first time
• 02/07/23  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/13/23  House: Reported from Courts of Justice (19-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/23  House: Read second time
• 02/16/23  House: Read third time
• 02/16/23  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/16/23  House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (99-Y 0-N)
• 02/21/23  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/21/23  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB814ER)
• 02/21/23  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/24/23  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/02/23  Senate: 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 416 (effective 7/1/23)
• 03/23/23  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0416)