OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION
HB-6515
AN ACT CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR
NATURAL HAIR.
Primary Analyst: MR 2/24/21
Contributing Analyst(s):
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill expands the prohibition of discrimination in employment,
housing, public accommodation, and credit transactions on the basis of
natural hair and texture associated with race.
The bill has no fiscal impact as it is expected that the Commission of
Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) can handle new complaints
using existing staff.
The Out Years
There is no ongoing fiscal impact in the outyears.
The preceding Fiscal Impact statement is prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assem bly,
solely for the purposes of information, summarization and explanation and does 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.