Removing the terms “hearing impaired,” “hearing impairment,” and “deaf mute” from the West Virginia Code and substituting terms

HB 2816 Removing the terms “hearing impaired,” “hearing impairment,” and “deaf mute” from the West Virginia Code and substituting terms

West Virginia 2019 Regular Session

Removing the terms “hearing impaired,” “hearing impairment,” and “deaf mute” from the West Virginia Code and substituting terms
HB-2816


About HB-2816

The purpose of this bill is to remove the terms “hearing impaired’ and “hearing impairment” from the West Virginia Code and to substitute, based upon appropriate context, the terms “deaf and hard of hearing,” “hard of hearing,” or “hearing difficulties” in all instances of the removed words.

  

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Passed Senate (Roll No. 445)

03/08/2019

Yeas: 33 | Nays: 0
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Passed House (Roll No. 288)

02/25/2019

Yeas: 98 | Nays: 0
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History

Chapter 126, Acts, Regular Session, 2019

04/11/2019

Approved By Governor 3/26/19

03/26/2019

To Governor 3/25/19

03/25/2019

Approved By Governor 3/26/19 - Senate Journal

03/09/2019

Approved By Governor 3/26/19 - House Journal

03/09/2019

To Governor 3/25/19 - Senate Journal

03/09/2019

To Governor 3/25/19 - House Journal

03/09/2019

Completed Legislative Action

03/08/2019

On 3rd Reading

03/08/2019

Read 3rd Time

03/08/2019

Passed Senate (roll No. 445)

03/08/2019

Communicated To House

03/08/2019

House Received Senate Message

03/08/2019

Read 2nd Time

03/07/2019

On 2nd Reading

03/07/2019

Read 1st Time

03/06/2019

On 1st Reading

03/06/2019

Reported Do Pass

03/05/2019

To Health And Human Resources

02/26/2019

To Health And Human Resources

02/26/2019

Introduced In Senate

02/26/2019

House Message Received

02/26/2019

On 3rd Reading, Special Calendar

02/25/2019

Read 3rd Time

02/25/2019

Passed House (roll No. 288)

02/25/2019

Communicated To Senate

02/25/2019

Read 2nd Time

02/22/2019

On 2nd Reading, Special Calendar

02/22/2019

Read 1st Time

02/21/2019

On 1st Reading, Special Calendar

02/21/2019

Do Pass

02/20/2019

Filed For Introduction

02/01/2019

To House Government Organization

02/01/2019

Introduced In House

02/01/2019

To Government Organization

02/01/2019

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