Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: eligibility for the family care benefit for individuals who are deaf-blind. (FE)
Blind and visually impaired Deaf and hearing impaired Nursing homes and adult care
- 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
This bill grants functional eligibility for the family care benefit to people who
are deaf-blind, as defined in the bill. Under current law, a person must meet certain
criteria in order to have entitlement to the family care benefit, including that the
person is at least 18 years of age; the person has a physical or developmental
disability, or is a frail elder; and that the person is both functionally and financially
eligible based on the standards described in the statute.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Full history
- Jan 24, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Ringhand; cosponsored by Representative Kolste, by request of a constituant
- Jan 24, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations
- Mar 13, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1