SB 430 — AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTEGRATED SETTING STANDARD OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.

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363430 FebruaryPublic Session,Act 2026 Senate Bill No.

43026-150 Senate,AN AprilACT 2,ADOPTING 2026THE TheINTEGRATED CommitteeSETTING onSTANDARD HumanOF ServicesTHE reportedAMERICANS throughWITH SEN.DISABILITIES ACT FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES.

LESSER of the 9th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CODIFYING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

(NEW) (Effective OctoberJuly 1, 2026) (a) TheAs provisionsused ofin thethis federalsection, Americans(1) with"integrated Disabilitiessetting" Act,means 42a USCsetting 12101,that etenables seq.,persons andwith regulationsdisabilities promulgatedto thereunderinteract onwith ornondisabled beforepersons Januaryas 1,described 2025,in shallsubsection apply(d) to the provisions of the28 generalCFR statutes35.130, in the same manner and with(2) the"public sameentity" forcemeans anda effectstate agency as ifdefined thein languagesection 1-79 of the actgeneral hadstatutes beenor incorporateda inlocal fullgovernment intoor thedepartment, generalagency, statutes,special exceptpurpose wheredistrict anyor provisionother instrumentality of statea lawlocal containsgovernment morelocated stringentwithin requirements for the protectionofpersonswithdisabilitiesthantheprovisionsofsaidfederalstate. act.

(b) AnyA personpublic aggrievedentity byshall anadminister allegedservices, violationprograms ofand theactivities Americans with Disabilities Act may, in lieu of filing a federal complaint, file a discriminatory practice complaint with the Commissionmost onintegrated Humansetting Rightsappropriate andto Opportunities in accordance with the provisionsneeds of sectionpersons 46a-82with ofdisabilities thewho generalmeet statutes, provided any suchapplicable complainteligibility governed by state law that sets more stringent requirements for thereceipt protection of SB430such /services, Fileprograms No.or activities.

363Any 1person SB430aggrieved Fileby No.an alleged violation of this section may file a discriminatory practice complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in accordance with the provisions of section 46a-82 of the general statutes.

363Sec. persons with disabilities than said federal act shall be governed by such state law.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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363 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill incorporates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into state statutesand empowersthoseaggrievedby anADAviolationtofile a discriminatory practice complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO).

This results in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities as the bill conforms the law to current practices.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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363 OLR Bill Analysis SB 430 AN ACT CODIFYING THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.

SUMMARY This bill incorporates into state statutes the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA, see BACKGROUND) and federal ADA regulations promulgated by January 1, 2025.

The bill does this by reference but requiresthese lawsandregulationsto apply withthesame effect as if the language of the act were fully incorporated into the general statutes, except where any state law has a more stringent requirement to protect people with disabilities.

The bill specifically allows anyone aggrieved by an alleged ADA violation to file a discriminatory practice complaint with the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) through the existing state law process (see BACKGROUND) rather than filing a federal complaint.

(Existing law appears to already allow this, as courts have found that state laws on discriminatory practices incorporate federal antidiscrimination laws by reference.) Under the bill, any complaint with more stringent requirements to protect people with disabilities under state law must be governed by state law.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2026 BACKGROUND Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA prohibits disability discrimination in various areas, including employment (Title I), state and local government (Title II), and public accommodations (Title III).

Among other things, the act:

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prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from discriminating against qualified people with disabilities in the SB430 / File No.

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363 terms, conditions, or privileges of employment and requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations;

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and430 3.thereof (Effective July 1, 2026):

prohibits(8) disability"Discriminatory discriminationpractice" inmeans publica accommodations,violation whichof aresection generally4a-60, businesses4a- open60g, 19a-498c, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i, subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, subdivisions (16) and (17) of section 46a-54, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-59a, 46a-60, 46a- 64, 46a-64c, 46a-66 or 46a-68, sections 46a-68c to the46a-68f, public.inclusive, sections 46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 46a-80, sections 46a-81b to 46a-81o, inclusive, sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e, inclusive, [or] sections 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, [or] section 49-41c or section 1 of this act;

Generally,Governor's theAction: federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces Title I and the federal Department of Justice enforces Title II and Title III, though it may coordinate with other agencies.

CHROApproved DiscriminatoryJune Practice4, Complaints2026 UnderPublic existingAct stateNo. law, it is a discriminatory practice to deprive someone of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by Connecticut or federal laws or constitutions, or cause such a deprivation, because of various characteristics, including mental or physical disability.