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Administration of government; language access equity; report. Requires each public-facing state agency, defined in the bill, to designate a language access coordinator who will be responsible for the agency's annual language access report, the requirements of which are set out in the bill. The Secretary of Health and Human Resources is directed to establish criteria for state agencies to procure language interpretation and translation services and to establish a policy for compensating multilingual state employees who are required as part of their job to provide interpretation, translation, or other bilingual skills at least once a month.
Introduced
Jan 14, 2026
Last Action
Feb 18, 2026
Session
VA 2026
Sponsors
1 primary · 5 co
Left in Committee Appropriations
Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 0-N)
Reported from General Laws and referred to Appropriations (15-Y 6-N)
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1009)
Assigned HAPP sub: General Government and Capital Outlay
Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (7-Y 2-N)
Assigned HGL sub: Professions/Occupations and Administrative Process
Referred to Committee on General Laws
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105221D
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Left in Committee Appropriations
Kathy K.L. Tran