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Senate adopts racial and ethnic impact statement measure with procedural amendment
Connecticut State Senate · May 1, 2025
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Summary
The Senate passed a bill to expand racial and ethnic impact statements for legislation, adopting a procedural amendment clarifying timing and extension rules; senators debated the objectivity, capacity of nonpartisan staff, and whether constitutionality reviews should be added.
The Connecticut Senate voted to pass legislation intended to expand the use and reliability of racial and ethnic impact statements for proposed laws.
Senator Winfield, chair of the judiciary committee, said the bill updates an earlier framework and creates a commission to carry out racial…
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