Here we discuss some bills of interest to the disability community that have been through the complete legislative process already.
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Our View of the Legislature: Voting Rights
Updates on bills that dLCV has been tracking during the 2020 General Assembly session related to voting accessibility and voting rights.
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Our View of the Legislature: Rights of Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Here we discuss the status of some of the bills affecting persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
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Our View of the Legislature: Mental Health
Here’s the status of some of the bills impacting the lives of people with mental illness.
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Our View of the Legislature: Guardianship
Here we highlight some of the important guardianship-related bills that stand as well as which bills are no longer active.
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Our View of the Legislature: the Budget
Both the House and the Senate committees are proposing changes and enhancements to the Governor’s budget.
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Our View of the Legislature: Voting Rights
There are a few remaining bills that we continue to track— bills that will greatly improve voting rights for people with disabilities.
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Our View of the Legislature: Developmental Disabilities
Here are updates on some bills of interest to people with developmental disabilities and allies.
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Our View of the Legislature: Mental Health
Here’s the status of some of the bills impacting the lives of people with mental illness: We are closely following a number of other bills relating to mental health issues.
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Our View of the Legislature: Guardianship
We are now in the post cross-over stage of the legislative session, where each house decides on bills that began on the other side.