HB1009
Administration of government; language access equity, report.
Status:
In House
Latest Action:
Feb. 6, 2026
House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
Chief Patron:
Kathy Tran (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Administration of government; language access equity; report.
Requires each public-facing state agency, defined in the bill, to designate a language access coordinator who will be responsible for the agency's annual language access report, the requirements of which are set out in the bill. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources is directed to establish criteria for state ... (More) agencies to procure language interpretation and translation services and to establish a policy for compensating multilingual state employees who are required as part of their job to provide interpretation, translation, or other bilingual skills at least once a month. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/14/2026 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105221D
- 01/14/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/26/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
- 01/28/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/29/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
- 02/02/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 02/03/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Referred to Committee on Appropriations
- 02/03/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1009)
- 02/03/2026 - House: Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
- 02/05/2026 - House: Placed on Appropriations Agenda
- 02/06/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
