CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 46Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloDecember 03, 2018 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 46, as introduced, Carrillo. Individuals with mental illness: change of term. Existing law refers to an insane or mentally defective person in provisions relating to, among other things, criminal proceedings, correctional facilities, and property tax exemptions.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 46Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloDecember 03, 2018 An act relating to mental health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 46, as introduced, Carrillo. Individuals with mental illness: change of term. Existing law refers to an insane or mentally defective person in provisions relating to, among other things, criminal proceedings, correctional facilities, and property tax exemptions.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 46
Introduced by Assembly Member CarrilloDecember 03, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Carrillo
December 03, 2018
An act relating to mental health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 46, as introduced, Carrillo. Individuals with mental illness: change of term.
Existing law refers to an insane or mentally defective person in provisions relating to, among other things, criminal proceedings, correctional facilities, and property tax exemptions.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
Existing law refers to an insane or mentally defective person in provisions relating to, among other things, criminal proceedings, correctional facilities, and property tax exemptions.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to replace derogatory terms, including, but not limited to, insane and mentally defective, with more culturally sensitive terms when referring to individuals with mental illness.
### SECTION 1.