CURRENT BILL STATUS MEASURE : A.B. No. 1709 AUTHOR(S) : Gallagher (Coauthors: Kim, Lackey, and Mathis) (Coauthors: Senators Anderson and Nielsen). TOPIC : Deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals. +LAST AMENDED DATE : 04/28/2016 TYPE OF BILL : Inactive Non-Urgency Non-Appropriations Majority Vote Required Non-State-Mandated Local Program Non-Fiscal Non-Tax Levy LAST HIST. ACT. DATE: 07/25/2016 LAST HIST. ACTION : Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 94, Statutes of 2016. COMM. LOCATION : SEN JUDICIARY TITLE : An act to amend Sections 54.1 and 54.2 of the Civil Code, to amend Section 224 of the Code of Civil Procedure, to amend Sections 44265.6, 44265.8, and 44265.9 of the Education Code, to amend Sections 754 and 754.5 of the Evidence Code, to amend Sections 8593, 8593.2, 8840, 8841, 53112, 68560.5, and 84507 of the Government Code, to amend Sections 1259, 1373.65, 1568.02, and 121369 of the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 13835.4 of the Penal Code, to amend Sections 2881, 2881.1, 2881.2, and 2881.4 of the Public Utilities Code, to amend Sections 11000, 11003, and 11004 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and to amend Sections 10559, 10620, 10621, 10622, 10624, and 10625 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to deaf or hard-of-hearing individuals.