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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR."
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description: "AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
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legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 6515"
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citation: "Connecticut HB 6515 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Discrimination", "Racial discrimination"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["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."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-02-23"
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last_action: "2021-03-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fc39f12-f6c6-4948-bf4f-21e20387511f"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
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source_hash: "cb016f4bfb3c504042340316287470076d3ceade99441a84fc0a86d83e44affe"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
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---
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# Connecticut HB 6515 (2021) — AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **New Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/H/PDF/2021HB-06515-R00-HB.PDF)
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2. **Public Act No. 21-2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00002-R00HB-06515-PA.PDF)
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## Sponsors
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- Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
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- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
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- Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
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- Concepcion, Julio A. — primary (person)
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- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
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- Currey, Jeff — primary (person)
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- Dathan, Lucy — primary (person)
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- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
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- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
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- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
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- Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
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- Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
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- Foster, Jaime S. — primary (person)
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- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
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- Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
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- Goupil, Christine — primary (person)
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- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
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- Hall, Joshua M. — primary (person)
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- Hennessy, John "jack" F. — primary (person)
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- Hughes, Anne M. — primary (person)
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- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
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- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
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- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
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- Leeper, Jennifer — primary (person)
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- Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
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- Lesser, Matthew L. — primary (person)
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- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
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- Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
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- Mcgee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
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- Michel, David — primary (person)
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- Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
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- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
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- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
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- Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
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- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
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- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
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- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
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- Rojas, Jason — primary (person)
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- Rosario, Christopher — primary (person)
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- Sanchez, Emmanuel — primary (person)
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- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
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- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
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- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
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- Thomas, Stephanie — primary (person)
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- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
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- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
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- Welander, Mary — primary (person)
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- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-23** EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
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- **2021-02-24** HOUSE PASSED `passage`
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- **2021-02-24** RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO SENATE
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- **2021-02-25** TABLED FOR CAL., SENATE
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- **2021-02-25** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 46
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- **2021-03-01** SENATE PASSED `passage`
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- **2021-03-01** IN CONCURRENCE
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- **2021-03-01** IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE GOV.
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- **2021-03-04** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IN ORIGINAL `executive-signature`
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- **2021-03-10** PUBLIC ACT 21-2
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- **2021-03-25** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fc39f12-f6c6-4948-bf4f-21e20387511f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).
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