Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Rules Committee on July 7, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 3397
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires Legislative Assembly to provide translator services free of charge, in order to facilitate witness participation in hearings or informal meetings with one or more members of Legislative Assembly, or as required by federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Requires that written request be made to Legislative Administrator by specified date before translator services will be provided.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Diego Hernandez, Teresa Alonso Leon
Chief co-sponsors
9 co-sponsors
Janelle Bynum, Margaret Doherty, Mitch Greenlick, Sheri Schouten, Pam Marsh, Carla Piluso, Barbara Smith Warner, Janeen Sollman, David Gomberg
In the Senate
2 co-sponsors
Its course
March 15 to July 7, 2017, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action4 actions on 4 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 15 to Jul 7 · stopped114 days
Waiting for a committeeMar 15 to Mar 172 days
RulesMar 17 to Jul 7 · stopped112 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 15 – Jul 7
All 4 actions, as published
- Mar 15First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 17Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives