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2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6477

AN ACT REQUIRING A PLAN FOR THE TRANSLATION AND REVIEW OF FORMS AND APPLICATIONS REQUIRED TO ACCESS STATE AGENCY SERVICES OR BENEFITS BY LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on May 16, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To require (1) the Commissioner of Administrative Services to develop a plan for the translation and review of certain forms and applications into languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state, and (2) state agencies to adopt and implement such plan and appoint a language access coordinator.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

6 co-sponsors

Jason Rojas, Antonio Felipe, Derell Wilson, Fred Gee Jr., Kenneth Gucker, Kate Farrar

In the Senate

    1 co-sponsor

    Saud Anwar

    Its course

    January 24 to May 16, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action17 actions on 10 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 24 to May 14110 days

    Government Administration and Elections CommitteeJan 24 to Mar 2762 days

    In the SenateMay 14 to May 16 · stopped2 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted May 14

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 24 – May 14

    1. Jan 24Introduced and sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    2. Mar 13Drafted as a bill by Government Administration and Elections Committee
    3. Mar 14Sent to Government Administration and Elections Committee
    4. Mar 17Heard in Government Administration and Elections Committee
    5. Mar 27Government Administration and Elections Committee recommended it
    6. May 14The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate May 16

    1. May 16Arrived in the Senate
    All 17 actions, as published
    1. Jan 24REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 14Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 13DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 14REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 17PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 27Joint FavorableBoth houses
    7. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 4REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 10RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 10FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 10HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 10FILE NO.Both houses
    13. May 14HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    14. May 14HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    15. May 16FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    16. May 16SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    17. May 16FILE NO.Both houses