2008
Legislative Activity
MCDHH Legislative Initiatives
Other
Legislative Initiatives
Legislative Calendar
MCDHH Legislative Initiatives
HB1662:
This bill requires certain information (audio switch technology and
the Telecommunications Access Program) to be disclosed by
audiologist and other persons who dispense hearing aids.
Click here to read the full text of the bill.
HB 1662 & SB920:
This bill requires all television stations in the state with gross
revenues in excess of three million dollars a year to provide real
time captioning of all local news, weather, and sports programming
by January 1, 2009.
Click here to read the full text of the bill.
HCR 19:
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Child's Bill of Rights
This resolution would codify into state law the educational rights that are
guaranteed to children with hearing loss by federal law.
Click here to read the full text of the resolution.
Other
Legislative Initiatives of Interest
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2008
Legislative Calendar
- January
- 9 - 94th General Assembly 1st Regular Session
Convenes
SB 920 First Read
15 - State of the State Address in the House of
Representatives Chamber
- HB 1662 First Read
16 - HB1662 and SB920 Second Read.
SB 920 Referred to Committee.
(Commerce, Energy
and the Environment Committee)
- 21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - NO SESSION
30 - HB 1917 First Read
HCR 19 Offered
31 - HB 1917 Second Read
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February
14 - HCR 19
- Referred to Committee: Special Committee on Family Services
20 - HCR 19 - Public
Hearing/Executive Session - Voted Do Pass
27 -
HCR 19 - Rules Committee Hearing
- Reported Do Pass
March
13 - Last day to report Senate Consent Bills from
Committees
Spring break begins upon adjournment.
25 - Spring break ends
April
1 - Last day to introduce bills
14 - HB 1662 - Public Hearing Completed
16 - HCR 19 - Adopted
17 - HCR 19 - Reported to the Senate
HB 1662 - HCS Voted Do Pass
30 - HCR 19 - Referred: Rules, Joint Rules,
Resolutions and Ethics Committee
May
16 - SESSION ENDS
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