LANGUAGE EQUITY AND ACCESS ACT
Summary
Creates the Language Equity and Access Act. Requires the Governor's Office of New Americans, in partnership with the Department of Human Services, to: prepare a Language Needs Assessment Report that identifies the languages spoken throughout the State; assist State agencies in the creation of language access plans; provide oversight and central coordination to State agencies in the implementation of language access requirements under this Act; ensure that each State agency develops an internal complaint and review process specific to the provision of language assistance services in addressing complaints in a timely manner; and perform other duties. Requires the Office and Department to work with State agencies to compile available United States Census data on language used across the State to inform the Language Needs Assessment Report. Provides that the report shall be updated every 10 years in conjunction with the decennial federal census. Requires each State agency to prepare and submit a language access plan to the Governor's Office of New Americans.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Aug 2024
Introduced Apr 12, 2024
Signed Aug 2, 2024
Floor votes · House May 23, 2024
How they voted
72–38
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 116
May 23, 2024
D
Democratic76
94% Yea
R
Republican40
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
88
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Amendments
4
Aug 2, 2024
Signed into law
Governor Approved
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Both Houses
lower
May 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 073-038-000
lower
May 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Immigration & Human Rights Committee; 008-004-000
lower
Apr 24, 2024
Committee
Assigned to Immigration & Human Rights Committee
lower
Apr 15, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third Reading - Passed; 045-008-000
lower
Apr 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
lower
Apr 10, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt State Government; 008-000-000
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to State Government
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Karina Villa
lower
Mar 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Do Pass State Government; 009-000-000
lower
Mar 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 5, 2024
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Committee
Assigned to State Government
lower
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Assignments
lower
2 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dee Avelar
DDemocratic
P
Karina Villa
DDemocratic
Co
Abdelnasser Rashid
DDemocratic
Co
Adriane Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Ann Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Anna Moeller
DDemocratic
Co
Anne Stava
DDemocratic
Co
Bill Cunningham
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Ammons
DDemocratic
Co
Celina Villanueva
DDemocratic
Co
Cristina Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Cyril Nichols
DDemocratic
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