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Panel backs framework to standardize language access across state agencies

State Government, Tribal Affairs, and Elections Committee · February 20, 2026

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HB 2475 would direct the Office of Equity to develop statewide guidelines and a workforce proposal to improve language access by Dec. 1, 2027; advocates said the changes are critical for emergency response and basic services, while staff said agencies would have discretion and lead time to implement.

The committee heard Substitute House Bill 2475, which would require the Office of Equity to convene stakeholders and produce uniform language‑access guidelines for state agencies by Dec. 1, 2027, covering oral, written, tactile and visual communications in a person’s primary language,…

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