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2024 SESSION
SB 389 Autism Advisory Council; reestablished, report.
Introduced by: Stella G. Pekarsky | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Autism Advisory Council; reestablished. Reestablishes the Autism Advisory Council, which expired July 1, 2022. The bill also increases from eight to 25 the number of Council members, establishes eligibility criteria for nonlegislative citizen members, and provides that no recommendation of the Council shall be adopted if a majority of the legislative members appointed to the Council vote against the recommendation and for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Council. The law prior to expiration of the Council provided that no Council recommendation could be adopted if a majority of the House members or Senate members voted against the recommendation and for the recommendation to fail notwithstanding the majority vote of the Council. The bill has a sunset date of July 1, 2027.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104648D pdf | impact statement
- 03/07/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB389ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104648D
- 01/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 01/26/24 Senate: Reported from Rules (14-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/24 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/31/24 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/24 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/13/24 House: Read first time
- 02/13/24 House: Referred to Committee on Rules
- 02/22/24 House: Assigned Rules sub: Studies Subcommittee
- 02/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 House: Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/23/24 House: Reported from Rules (16-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/24 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/28/24 House: Reported from Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)
- 03/01/24 House: Read second time
- 03/04/24 House: Read third time
- 03/04/24 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 House: VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/07/24 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB389ER)
- 03/07/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/08/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/24 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
- 03/11/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 04/08/24 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 708 (effective 7/1/24)
- 04/08/24 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0708)