S.B. No. 281
AN ACT
relating to the use of certain language regarding a person who is
deaf or hard of hearing in statutes or resolutions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 392.002, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) In addition to the terms and phrases listed in
Subsection (a), the legislature and the Texas Legislative Council
are directed to avoid using in any new statute or resolution
"hearing impaired," "auditory impairment," and "speech impaired"
in reference to a deaf or hard of hearing person, and the
legislature and the Texas Legislative Council are directed to
replace, when enacting or revising a statute or resolution, those
phrases with "deaf" or "hard of hearing," as appropriate.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the Senate on
April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 281 passed the House on
May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 7, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor