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SB 722: Autism

GENERAL BILL by Garcia ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Dockery

Autism; Creating the Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Committee to study autism spectrum disorder in families in which English is the second language; providing for membership, meetings, and duties; prohibiting committee members from receiving compensation for their services; authorizing certain funding for publications, subject to approval of the State Surgeon General; requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature; providing for expiration of the committee, etc.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (BHA)
  4. Budget (BC)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/27/2011 Senate • Filed
11/16/2011 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 62
12/21/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/12, 10:15 am, 401 Senate Office Building
1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 62
1/12/2012 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 135
• Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 135
2/17/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/22/12, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
2/22/2012 Senate • Favorable by Governmental Oversight and Accountability; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 671
• Now in Budget -SJ 671
2/23/2012 Senate • Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 674
• Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations