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2008 SESSION
HB 760 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
Introduced by: C. Charles Caputo | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Replacing "mentally retarded" with "intellectual disability." Replaces the terms "mentally retarded" and "mental retardation" with the term "intellectual disability" throughout the Code of Virginia. This bill contains a reenactment clause. This bill is identical to SB 620 (Ticer).
FULL TEXT
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087870456 pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/08 House: Committee substitute printed 088564456-H1 pdf
- 02/11/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088564456-EH1 pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084110456-S1 pdf
- 03/07/08 House: Conference substitute printed 084117456-H2 pdf
- 03/24/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB760ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/08/08 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 087870456
- 01/08/08 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 01/15/08 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 01/15/08 House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 01/18/08 House: Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources (Hamilton)
- 02/08/08 House: Reported from Appropriations with substitute (24-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/08 House: Committee substitute printed 088564456-H1
- 02/09/08 House: Read first time
- 02/11/08 House: Read second time
- 02/11/08 House: Committee substitute agreed to 088564456-H1
- 02/11/08 House: Motion to refer to Courts of Justice committee rejected
- 02/11/08 House: Amendment by Delegate Marshall, R.G. rejected
- 02/11/08 House: Amendment by Delegate Kilgore agreed to
- 02/11/08 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HB760EH1
- 02/11/08 House: Printed as engrossed 088564456-EH1
- 02/12/08 House: Read third time and passed House (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/08 House: VOTE: --- PASSAGE (96-Y 3-N)
- 02/12/08 House: Communicated to Senate
- 02/13/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/13/08 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 02/28/08 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/28/08 Senate: Committee substitute printed 084110456-S1
- 02/29/08 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/03/08 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/08 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/08 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/04/08 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 084110456-S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB760S1
- 03/04/08 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/05/08 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/05/08 House: Senate substitute rejected by House (7-Y 91-N)
- 03/05/08 House: VOTE: --- REJECTED (7-Y 91-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senate insisted on substitute (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/06/08 House: House acceded to request
- 03/06/08 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/06/08 House: Delegates: Caputo, Griffith, Peace
- 03/06/08 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/06/08 Senate: Senators: Ticer, Miller, J.C., Northam
- 03/07/08 House: Conference substitute printed 084117456-H2
- 03/08/08 House: Conference report agreed to by House (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/08 House: VOTE: --- ADOPTION (99-Y 1-N)
- 03/08/08 Senate: Reading of conference report waived
- 03/08/08 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/24/08 House: Enrolled
- 03/24/08 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB760ER)
- 03/24/08 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/26/08 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/11/08 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 821 (effective - see bill)
- 04/14/08 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0821)