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CS/CS/CS/HB 1503: Persons With Disabilities

GENERAL BILL by Galvano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Coley ; Goldstein ; Llorente ; Sansom ; Williams, T.

Persons With Disabilities; requires director of Persons with Disabilities Agency to be subject to confirmation by Senate; revises screening requirements for direct service providers; creates provisions to require that executive, legislative, & judicial branches of state government provide to individuals with disabilities access to & use of info. & data that is comparable to info. & data provided to individuals who do not have disabilities, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 6/15/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-227; See also HB 329 (Ch. 2006-131), CS/SB 394 (Ch. 2006-15)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2006 House • Filed
3/7/2006 House • Introduced -HJ 00112
3/17/2006 House • Referred to Elder & Long-Term Care (HFC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00262
3/24/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Elder & Long-Term Care (HFC), 03/28/06, 11:00 am, Reed Hall
3/28/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Elder & Long-Term Care (HFC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00317
3/30/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Health Care Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00317
4/7/2006 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations (FC), 04/11/06, 9:30 am, Morris Hall
4/11/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care Appropriations (FC); YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 00421
4/13/2006 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Health & Families Council -HJ 00421
4/14/2006 House • On Council agenda-- Health & Families Council, 04/18/06, 10:15 am, Reed Hall
4/18/2006 House • Favorable with CS amendment by- Health & Families Council; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00554
4/21/2006 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00554
4/26/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00667; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00670; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00671
4/28/2006 House • Temporarily postponed, on Third Reading -HJ 00932
5/1/2006 House • Read third time -HJ 00952; Passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 00953
5/1/2006 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Children and Families; Health Care; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00836
5/3/2006 Senate • Withdrawn from Children and Families; Health Care; Judiciary; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00921; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2012 -SJ 00922; Read second time -SJ 00922
5/4/2006 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01054; Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01056
5/4/2006 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 01642
6/5/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/15/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-227; See also HB 329 (Ch. 2006-131), CS/SB 394 (Ch. 2006-15)