Connecticut § 46a-73 (Formerly Sec. 4-61f). Discrimination in state licensing and charter procedures prohibited.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46a-73 — (Formerly Sec. 4-61f). Discrimination in state licensing and charter procedures prohibited.

Connecticut § 46a-73

Title 46aHuman Rights

Ch. 814cHuman Rights and Opportunities

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-73 (2026).

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(a)No state department, board or agency may grant, deny or revoke the license or charter of any person on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such state department, board or agency that such disability prevents performance of the work involved.

(b)Each state agency shall take such appropriate action in the exercise of its licensing or regulatory power as will ensure equal treatment of all persons and eliminate discrimination and enforce compliance with the policy of sections 46a-70 to 4

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(a) No state department, board or agency may grant, deny or revoke the license or charter of any person on the grounds of race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, status as a veteran, status as a victim of domestic violence, intellectual disability, mental disability, learning disability or physical disability, including, but not limited to, blindness, unless it is shown by such state department, board or agency that such disability prevents performance of the work involved. (b) Each state agency shall take such appropriate action in the exercise of its licensing or regulatory power as will ensure equal treatment of all persons and eliminate discrimination and enforce compliance with the policy of sections 46a-70 to 46a-78 , inclusive. See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of “blind” and “physically disabled”.

Legislative History

(1969, P.A. 790, S. 5; P.A. 73-279, S. 10; P.A. 78-148, S. 5; P.A. 79-631, S. 2, 111; P.A. 80-422, S. 21; P.A. 01-28, S. 5; P.A. 11-55, S. 32; 11-129, S. 20; P.A. 17-127, S. 11; P.A. 18-72, S. 46; P.A. 22-82, S. 19.) History: P.A. 73-279 prohibited discrimination in licensing matters on basis of physical disability including blindness and qualified prohibition by adding “unless it is shown ... that such disability prevents performance of the work involved”; P.A. 78-148 prohibited discrimination on basis of mental retardation; P.A. 79-631 substituted Sec. 4-61c for Sec. 4-61b; P.A. 80-422 divided section into Subsecs. and substituted Sec. 4-61k for Sec. 4-61 l ; Sec. 4-61f transferred to Sec. 46a-73 in 1981 and internal section references changed as necessary to reflect their transfer; P.A. 01-28 amended Subsec. (a) by adding references to “marital status”, “mental disability” and “learning disability”; P.A. 11-55 amended Subsec. (a) to add reference to gender identity or expression; pursuant to P.A. 11-129, “mental retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “intellectual disability” in Subsec. (a); P.A. 17-127 amended Subsec. (a) to add “status as a veteran”, and make technical changes; P.A. 18-72 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes; P.A. 22-82 amended Subsec. (a) by adding “status as a victim of domestic violence,”. Annotation to former section 4-61f: Cited. 165 C. 516.