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2024 SESSION

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HB 1165 Persons with disabilities; adds definitions related to rights.

Introduced by: Mark D. Sickles | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Rights of persons with disabilities; definitions. Adds definitions related to the rights of persons with disabilities to relevant law. The bill defines "path of travel," "place of public accommodation,"" "public entity," "private entity," and "readily achievable." The bill requires places of public accommodation to ensure that barriers to accessibility are removed when the removal is readily achievable.

FULL TEXT

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103115D  pdf | impact statement
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/10/24  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103115D
• 01/10/24  House: Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
• 01/25/24  House: Reported from Health and Human Services (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/24  House: Read first time
• 01/30/24  House: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/31/24  House: Read third time and passed House (100-Y 0-N)
• 01/31/24  House: VOTE: Passage (100-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/01/24  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/15/24  Senate: Rereferred from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/24  Senate: Rereferred to Rehabilitation and Social Services
• 03/01/24  Senate: Reported from Rehabilitation and Social Services (14-Y 0-N)
• 03/04/24  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/05/24  Senate: Read third time
• 03/05/24  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/25/24  House: Enrolled
• 03/25/24  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1165ER)
• 03/25/24  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/26/24  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/27/24  House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
• 03/27/24  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
• 04/08/24  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 648 (effective 7/1/24)
• 04/08/24  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0648)