Section 46a-73 - (Formerly Sec. 4-61f). Discrimination in state licensing and charter procedures prohibited(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.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-73
(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 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0082, S. 19 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 18-0072, S. 46 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.Amended by P.A. 17-0127, S. 11 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 11-0055, S. 32 of the the 2011 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2011. Annotation to former section 4-61f: Cited. 165 Conn. 516 .
See Sec. 1-1f for definitions of "blind" and "physically disabled".