AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF BLUE AND YELLOW ENVELOPES AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS.
To require (1) the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity to develop and make available yellow envelopes to promote accommodation and communication between first responders and persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities, and (2) various first responder trainings to include information about the blue and yellow envelopes.
Introduced by:
Transportation Committee| New today | 2-4 days old | 5 days & older |
| Text of Bill | |
| File No. 562 [doc] | |
| TRA Joint Favorable Substitute [doc] | |
| Raised Bill [doc] |
| Committee Actions | |
| TRA Joint Fav. Rpt | |
| TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) |
| Fiscal Notes | |
| Fiscal Note For File Copy 562 |
| Bill Analyses | |
| Bill Analysis For File Copy 562 |
Co-sponsors for Amendment LCO:
Bill History
| Date | Action Taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/7/2025 | (LCO) | File Number 562 | |
| 4/7/2025 | House Calendar Number 351 | ||
| 4/7/2025 | Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House | ||
| 4/7/2025 | (LCO) | Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/31/2025 | (LCO) | Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM | |
| 3/21/2025 | (LCO) | Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office | |
| 3/19/2025 | (TRA) | Joint Favorable Substitute | |
| 3/6/2025 | Public Hearing 03/10 | ||
| 3/5/2025 | Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation |
Co-sponsors of HB-7159
Rep. Mark DeCaprio, 48th Dist.
Rep. William Heffernan, 115th Dist.
Sen. Paul Cicarella, 34th Dist.
Rep. Vincent J. Candelora, 86th Dist.
Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, 41st Dist.
Rep. Tami Zawistowski, 61st Dist.
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, 17th Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Tim Ackert, 8th Dist.
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