Connecticut HB 5347: AN ACT CONCERNING COSTS RELATED TO FEES PAID BY PUBLIC UTILITIES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5347
February Session, 2026

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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, (1) 1
"individual with limited-English proficiency" means an individual 2
whose primary and preferred language is not English, and who has a 3
limited ability to read, speak, write or understand English, (2) "vital 4
records" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-36 of the general 5
statutes, and (3) "identification document" means a document that can 6
be used to verify the holder's identity, including, but not limited to, a 7
driver's license. 8
(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, the Commissioner of 9
Administrative Services shall develop a plan for the review and 10
translation of all printed or electronic forms or applications required to 11
access services or benefits provided by executive branch state agencies, 12
including, but not limited to, forms or applications necessary to access 13
vital records or to obtain identification documents, into the twelve most 14
common non-English languages spoken by individuals with limited-15
English proficiency in the state based on the data in the most recent 16
American Community Survey published by the United States Census 17
Bureau. Thereafter, the commissioner shall update such plan as 18

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necessary, but not less than every two years. 19
(c) Not later than February 1, 2027, each state agency in the executive 20
branch shall (1) adopt and implement the plan developed under 21
subsection (b) of this section and update such plan every two years 22
thereafter, and (2) designate a language access coordinator to work with 23
the Department of Administrative Services to ensure compliance with 24
such plan. 25
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 1(a)(2), "vital record" was changed to "vital records", for
consistency.

GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO