republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2021/hb-6515.md

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Bill	AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR.	AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR.	us/states/ct	Connecticut General Assembly	2021	HB 6515	Connecticut HB 6515 (2021)	bill	Discrimination Racial discrimination	enacted	Berger-girvalo, Aimee Blumenthal, Matt Candelaria, Juan R. Concepcion, Julio A. Conley, Christine Currey, Jeff Dathan, Lucy Dillon, Patricia A. Duff, Bob Elliott, Josh Farrar, Kate Felipe, Antonio Foster, Jaime S. Gibson, Bobby G. Gilchrest, Jillian Goupil, Christine Gucker, Kenneth M Hall, Joshua M. Hennessy, John "jack" F. Hughes, Anne M. Johnson, Susan M. Kavros Degraw, Eleni Kushner, Julie Leeper, Jennifer Lemar, Roland J. Lesser, Matthew L. Looney, Martin M. Luxenberg, Geoff Mcgee, Brandon L. Michel, David Morrin Bello, Amy Nolan, Anthony L. Osten, Catherine A. Parker, John-michael Porter, Robyn A. Ritter, Matthew Rochelle, Kara Rojas, Jason Rosario, Christopher Sanchez, Emmanuel Santiago, Hilda E. Smith, Brian T. Stallworth, Charlie L. Thomas, Stephanie Turco, Gary A. Vargas, Edwin Welander, Mary Winkler, Michael A.	2	11	0	2021-02-23	2021-03-25	openstates	ocd-bill/6fc39f12-f6c6-4948-bf4f-21e20387511f	ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv	cb016f4bfb3c504042340316287470076d3ceade99441a84fc0a86d83e44affe	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ct

Connecticut HB 6515 (2021) — AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. New Bill (committee substitute) — source
2. Public Act No. 21-2 (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

• Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
• Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
• Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
• Concepcion, Julio A. — primary (person)
• Conley, Christine — primary (person)
• Currey, Jeff — primary (person)
• Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
• Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
• Duff, Bob — primary (person)
• Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
• Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
• Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
• Foster, Jaime S. — primary (person)
• Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
• Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
• Goupil, Christine — primary (person)
• Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
• Hall, Joshua M. — primary (person)
• Hennessy, John "jack" F. — primary (person)
• Hughes, Anne M. — primary (person)
• Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
• Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
• Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
• Leeper, Jennifer — primary (person)
• Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
• Lesser, Matthew L. — primary (person)
• Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
• Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
• Mcgee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
• Michel, David — primary (person)
• Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
• Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
• Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
• Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
• Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
• Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
• Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
• Rojas, Jason — primary (person)
• Rosario, Christopher — primary (person)
• Sanchez, Emmanuel — primary (person)
• Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
• Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
• Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
• Thomas, Stephanie — primary (person)
• Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
• Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
• Welander, Mary — primary (person)
• Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

• 2021-02-23 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
• 2021-02-24 HOUSE PASSED passage
• 2021-02-24 RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO SENATE
• 2021-02-25 TABLED FOR CAL., SENATE
• 2021-02-25 SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 46
• 2021-03-01 SENATE PASSED passage
• 2021-03-01 IN CONCURRENCE
• 2021-03-01 IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOV.
• 2021-03-04 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL executive-signature
• 2021-03-10 PUBLIC ACT 21-2
• 2021-03-25 TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/6fc39f12-f6c6-4948-bf4f-21e20387511f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).