Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING OTHER PRIVILEGES AND INCENTIVES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS"
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 779, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING OTHER PRIVILEGES AND INCENTIVES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Granting other Privileges and Incentives to Persons with Disability | |
| ABSTRACT : Persons with disabilities are as vulnerable as the senior citizens. They should be given the same privileges enjoyed by senior citiznes. Not only would this surely boost their morale but this would make them feel that they are valued members of thesociety and not a burden to their families. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Zialcita | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zamora (017 ) | 2. Espino (015 ) |
| 3. Monfort (023 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00395 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-04-24 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SOCIAL SERVICES, WAYS AND MEANS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 497, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WAYS AND MEANS | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-05-06 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-05-07 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-05-08 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-05-08 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-05-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
Persons with disabilities are as vulnerable as the senior citizens. They should be given the same privileges enjoyed by senior citiznes. Not only would this surely boost their morale but this would make them feel that they are valued members of thesociety and not a burden to their families.
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