HB17-1046
Update Outdated Statutes Persons With Disabilities
Concerning updating statutory references to certain limited outdated terms relating to people with disabilities.
Session:
2017 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
State Government
The bill updates certain limited terms in statute that refer to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or physical disabilities using insensitive or outdated terminology.
The bill changes references as follows:
- 'Mentally retarded', 'mentally deficient person', and 'mental deficiency' or 'mentally deficient' to ' a person with an intellectual and developmental disability';
- 'Mental defect' to 'mental illness'; and
- 'Physical defect' to 'physical disability'.
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)