Mississippi Legislature
2005 Regular Session

House Bill 1257

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Background

Title

Description: Persons with disabilities; require respectful language when referring to in statutes or regulations.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/17 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
2 02/01 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2005
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

House Committee:

Principal Author: Aldridge

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN PREFERRED LANGUAGE TO BE USED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND STATE AGENCIES WHEN REFERRING TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN NEW LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/01/05 at 18:17.

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