Fund to Assist Localities with Translation of Essential Information; established. (HB1070)

Introduced By

A.C. Cordoza with support from co-patron Irene Shin (D-Herndon)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Fund to Assist Localities with Translation of Essential Information; established. Establishes the Fund to Assist Localities with Translation of Essential Information to be administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purpose of making grants to local governments to address the lack of translated documents for those citizens and taxpayers of the Commonwealth and its localities for whom English is a second language. The bill provides that the Fund shall make grants to local governments for the purpose of translating essential documents into foreign languages. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/12/2022Committee
01/12/2022Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22102238D
01/12/2022Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
01/24/2022Assigned CC & T sub: Subcommittee #1
02/02/2022Impact statement from DPB (HB1070)
02/04/2022Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)
02/04/2022Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/11/2022Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2022Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/15/2022Left in Appropriations