Bill Title: Implements person-first language and changes pejorative terminology referring to persons with certain disabilities or substance use disorders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-07-21 - Approved P.L.2017, c.131. [S2721 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Floor: Amend	2017-06-26	40	0	0	0	40	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor: Enact Emergency Clause	2017-06-08	76	0	4	0	80	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor: Substitute For A926 Acs (Voice Vote)	2017-06-08	0	0	0	0	0	Passed	Link	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage	2017-06-08	76	0	4	0	80	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Floor: Third Reading - Final Passage	2017-01-23	36	0	4	0	40	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported Favorably	2017-01-09	9	0	0	0	9	Passed	Link	View

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