Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: accommodations at legislative committee meetings. (FE)
Legislature — Committees Minority groups Persons with disabilities
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
The bill provides that every public notice of a legislative committee meeting and
every published agenda of a committee meeting must include the following text: “If
you need an interpreter, a translator, materials in alternative formats, or other
accommodations to observe or participate in the meeting, please contact the
legislative office of the committee chairperson.” The notice must be printed in
English, Spanish, and Hmong. The notice must also include the telephone number
and e-mail address of the legislative office of the committee chairperson. If
accommodations are requested, the committee chairperson must ensure that the
accommodations are provided.
The bill also requires the chief clerk of each house of the legislature to ensure
that the text appears on the legislature's Internet site, including specifically on any
committee calendar page on the Internet site, and that it appears in English,
Spanish, and Hmong.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)
21 cosponsors
Anderson (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Cabrera (D) , Considine (D) , Emerson (D) , Kolste (D) , L. Myers (D) , Larson (D) , Milroy (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D) , Zamarripa (D)
Full history
- Aug 29, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Zamarripa, Brostoff, Anderson, Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Emerson, Kolste, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor and Vining
- Aug 29, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- Sep 9, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 21, 2019 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a coauthor
- Feb 13, 2020 · Senate
Representative Petryk added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1