NY A08158 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 20 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-06-20 - REFERRED TO RULES
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Requires public officers and public bodies to make reasonable efforts to provide qualified interpreters at no charge for the hearing impaired at public meetings and hearings upon written request to the public officer responsible for the siting of such hearing; also requires installation and use of assistive listening devices.

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Title

Requires public officers and public bodies to make reasonable efforts to provide qualified interpreters at no charge for the hearing impaired at public meetings and hearings upon written request to the public officer responsible for the siting of such hearing; also requires installation and use of assistive listening devices.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2018-06-20 - Assembly - Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage (Y: 132 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2018-05-22 - Assembly - Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable (Y: 29 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2018-03-06 - Assembly - Assembly Governmental Operations Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (Y: 10 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2018-06-20SenateREFERRED TO RULES
2018-06-20Assemblydelivered to senate
2018-06-20Assemblypassed assembly
2018-06-20Assemblyordered to third reading rules cal.954
2018-05-24Assemblyadvanced to third reading cal.954
2018-05-22Assemblyreported
2018-03-06Assemblyreported referred to ways and means
2018-01-03Assemblyreferred to governmental operations
2017-06-01Assemblyreferred to governmental operations

Same As/Similar To

S08129 (Same As) 2018-04-06 - REFERRED TO FINANCE

New York State Sources


Bill Comments

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