Senate Bill 9442

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2007 ]
January 30, 2007	- Prepared and submitted by the Committee on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT with Senator(s) JUAN M. FLAVIER, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, MANUEL B. VILLAR JR., JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR. and SERGIO R. OSMENA III as author(s) per Committee Report No. 230, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 34, 675, 906, 1124, 1376, 1536, and 1982, taking into consideration HBN-1214; - Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate; - Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;     - Sponsor: Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III;
January 31, 2007	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III; - Interpellation of Senator(s) COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.; - Period of interpellation closed; - Period of committee amendments; - Period of committee amendments closed; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
February 1, 2007	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
February 5, 2007	- Certified by the President of the Philippines for its immediate enactment on February 2, 2007; - Approved on Third Reading: - In favor: (14) Senators Angara, Arroyo, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Richard Dick Gordon, Lim, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena III, Pimentel, Jr., and Villar; - Against: N o n e; - Abstention: N o n e; - Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2580 and HBN-1214, and has designated Senators Osmeña III, M.A. Madrigal, Magsaysay, Jr., Enrile and Companera Pia S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
February 7,2007	- House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2580 and HBN-1214, and has designated Representatives Dumarpa, Cari, Villar, Malanyaon and Barinaga, on the part of the Majority and Representative Custodio on the part of the Minority as its conferees on February 5, 2007;
February 8, 2007	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2580, in consolidation with HBN-1214, be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Osmena on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate; - Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on February 7, 2007;
March 6, 2007	- Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2580 and HBN-1214, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General.
March 28, 2007	- Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2580 and HBN-1214, received by the Senate, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives.
April 2, 2007	- Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2580 and HBN-1214, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
April 30, 2007	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9442.