Committee
Connecticut Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee
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committee members
Vice Chair
Jorge Cabrera (D)
Joseph Canino (R)
Nicholas Gauthier (D)
Joshua Hall (D)
Anne Hughes (D)
Co-Chair
Julie Kushner (D)
Matt Lesser (D)
Gale Mastrofrancesco (R)
Ranking Member
Rob Sampson (R)
Co-Chair
Manny Sanchez (D)
Kaitlyn Shake (D)
Ranking Member
Steve Weir (R)
Vice Chair
Derell Wilson (D)
| Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB05046 | An Act Concerning The Hiring Ratio For Certain Skilled Trades. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB05047 | An Act Creating A Task Force To Study Artificial Intelligence And The State Workforce. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB05048 | An Act Requiring A Study Of The Effect Of Artificial Intelligence On The Trades Industry. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| HB05092 | An Act Amending Apprenticeship Hiring Ratios. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05093 | An Act Increasing The Use Of Project Labor Agreements. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05094 | An Act Concerning Prevailing Wage Requirements And Thresholds. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05095 | An Act Concerning Inspections By The Labor Department. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05096 | An Act Concerning Violations Of Prevailing Wage Provisions And Expanding Prevailing Wage. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05097 | An Act Concerning Sponsorship Of Apprenticeship Programs By Contractors Receiving State Funds. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05098 | An Act Concerning Local Preferences For Public Works Projects. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05099 | An Act Lowering The Prevailing Wage Total Cost Threshold For New Construction. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| HB05184 | An Act Creating The Option To Not Participate In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/14/2025 |
| HB05185 | An Act Concerning A Public Employee's Right To Be A Member Of A Union. | Dead | 01/14/2025 |
| HB05186 | An Act Concerning Public Employees' Selection Of An Exclusive Bargaining Unit. | Dead | 01/14/2025 |
| HB05288 | An Act Concerning Prevailing Wage Thresholds. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB05289 | An Act Concerning Nonexempt Employees Of The Division Of Criminal Justice. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| HB05369 | An Act Authorizing State Agencies To Require Employees To Work In Person. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| HB05488 | An Act Concerning Participation By Municipalities And Quasi-public Agencies In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/17/2025 |
| HB05604 | An Act Eliminating The Labor Consultant Tax Deduction. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05605 | An Act Concerning Minor Revisions To The Workers' Compensation Act. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05606 | An Act Requiring A Statement Of A Public Employee's Right To Not Be A Member Of A Union. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05607 | An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Eliminating The Subminimum Wage For Persons With Disabilities. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05608 | An Act Expanding Workers' Compensation Coverage For Post-traumatic Stress Injuries For Law Enforcement And First Responders. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05609 | An Act Concerning Retirement Benefits And Workers' Compensation Benefits. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05610 | An Act Requiring Pensions For Police Officers And Firefighters Employed By Municipalities. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05701 | An Act Limiting The Amount Of Retirement Income For Members Of The State Employees Retirement System. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05702 | An Act Concerning Hazard Pensions For Certain Judicial Employees. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05703 | An Act Adjusting The Annual Increase To The Minimum Wage. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05704 | An Act Creating A Construction Pipeline Program. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05705 | An Act Limiting Remote Work For State Employees. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05760 | An Act Concerning Unemployment Benefits For Striking Workers. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05761 | An Act Eliminating The Subminimum Wage. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05762 | An Act Concerning Accommodations For Employees Under The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05763 | An Act Concerning Compensation For Bereavement Leave Under The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05764 | An Act Establishing An Incarcerated Wage Equity Bonds Program. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05776 | An Act Concerning Wages And Salaries Of State Employees. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05785 | An Act Exempting Nonprofit Organizations From Minimum Wage Requirements. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05793 | An Act Concerning The Reporting Of Newly Hired Employees To The Labor Department. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB05794 | An Act Concerning The Amount Of Wages An Employer Must Pay To Be Subject To The Provisions Of The Unemployment Compensation Act. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| HB06399 | An Act Concerning Certified Nursing Assistants And The Connecticut Retirement Security Program. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06400 | An Act Concerning The Use Of Independent Contractors By Art Organizations. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06401 | An Act Concerning Wages Of Employees Of Cannabis Retailers. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06402 | An Act Concerning The Use Of Paid Sick Leave By Classroom Employees. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06403 | An Act Concerning Eligibility For Unemployment Benefits. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06404 | An Act Increasing The Number Of Wage And Hour Investigators At The Labor Department. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06405 | An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Coverage For First Responders For Post-traumatic Stress Injuries. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06406 | An Act Concerning Municipalities And The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06407 | An Act Requiring Employers To Display A Poster Containing Information On Veterans' Benefits And Services. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06408 | An Act Expanding Compensation To Dependents For A Death Resulting From An Accident. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06409 | An Act Concerning Undue Delay In Workers' Compensation Claims. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06410 | An Act Concerning Paid Prenatal Leave For Pregnant Employees. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06411 | An Act Exempting Local Or Regional Boards Of Education From The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06412 | An Act Concerning Prevailing Wage Rates On Public Works Contracts. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06413 | An Act Requiring Uninsured And Underinsured Motorist Coverage For Department Of Transportation Employees. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06414 | An Act Concerning Minors Who Have Reached The Age Of Fifteen Working In Retail Stores. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06415 | An Act Requiring Full-time State Employees To Return To In-office Or Onsite Work At Least Five Days Per Week. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06416 | An Act Concerning The Minimum Wage Rate For Persons Under The Age Of Eighteen Years. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06417 | An Act Increasing The Prevailing Wage Thresholds For New Construction And Renovations. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06418 | An Act Requiring Disclosure Of Certain Sales Of Local News Organizations. | Dead | 01/23/2025 |
| HB06517 | An Act Concerning Disclosures Of Salary Ranges On Public And Internal Job Postings. | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| HB06518 | An Act Concerning Employers' Chargeability For Unemployment Benefits. | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| HB06519 | An Act Reducing The Employee Contribution For The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/24/2025 |
| HB06820 | An Act Concerning Per Diem Employees. | Dead | 01/29/2025 |
| HB06842 | An Act Concerning The Minimum Fair Wage And Persons Employed At Cannabis Establishments. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB06843 | An Act Concerning The Number Of Wage And Hour Investigators At The Labor Department. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB06844 | An Act Concerning Municipal Pension And Retirement Systems. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB06845 | An Act Concerning Hazard Pensions For Certain Judicial Employees. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| HB06904 | An Act Concerning Unemployment Benefits For Striking Workers. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB06905 | An Act Concerning The Workers' Compensation System. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB06906 | An Act Concerning Employment Opportunities For Former Federal Employees. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB06907 | An Act Concerning The Use Of Quotas By Warehouse Distribution Centers. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| HB06953 | An Act Requiring Municipalities To Provide A Pension To Police Officers And Firefighters Through Participation In The Municipal Employees' Retirement System Or Another Comparable Pension System. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB06954 | An Act Adding Witnessing A Serious Physical Injury As A Qualifying Event For Purposes Of Post-traumatic Stress Injury Workers' Compensation Coverage. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB06955 | An Act Concerning A Contractor's Responsibility For Unpaid Wages On A Construction Contract. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB06956 | An Act Concerning Youth Employment And Training Funds. | Dead | 02/13/2025 |
| HB07045 | An Act Concerning The Legislative Commissioners' Recommendations For Minor And Technical Revisions To Statutes Concerning Labor. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| HB07046 | An Act Making Revisions To The Second Injury Fund. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/20/2025 |
| HB07047 | An Act Requiring Automatic Postings Of Certain State Jobs. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| HB07195 | An Act Concerning Unemployment Benefits For Paraeducators. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| HB07196 | An Act Concerning Limitations On The Use Of Noncompete Agreements. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| HB07197 | An Act Requiring Paycheck Transparency. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| SB00008 | An Act Concerning Protections For Workers And Enhancements To Workers' Rights. | Vetoed | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00220 | An Act Requiring A Study Of State Employees Working Remotely. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00221 | An Act Requiring A Clear And Conspicuous Statement Concerning An Employee's Right To Not Participate In A Union. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00222 | An Act Concerning Advance Notice Of The Need To Use Paid Sick Leave. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00223 | An Act Concerning Prevailing Wage For Municipal Construction Projects. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00224 | An Act Concerning Applications For Apprenticeship Ratio Relief. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00225 | An Act Lowering The Contribution Cap Of The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00226 | An Act Concerning Apprentice Hiring Ratios. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00227 | An Act Concerning State Employees' Participation In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00228 | An Act Expanding Workers' Compensation Coverage For Post-traumatic Stress Injuries. | Dead | 01/08/2025 |
| SB00354 | An Act Eliminating Prohibitions On Noncompete Agreements. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00355 | An Act Concerning School Bus Drivers And The Ability To Strike. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00356 | An Act Concerning Documentation For The Use Of Paid Sick Leave. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00357 | An Act Concerning The Prevailing Wage Threshold For Renovations. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00358 | An Act Increasing The Prevailing Wage Threshold. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00359 | An Act Concerning The Employment Of Minors At Least Sixteen Years Of Age In Certain Occupations. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00360 | An Act Concerning Time Frames For Binding Arbitration. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00395 | An Act Clarifying The Applicability Of The Prevailing Wage Statute. | Dead | 01/09/2025 |
| SB00462 | An Act Recognizing Substance Use Disorder As An Occupational Disease. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| SB00463 | An Act Clarifying The Connecticut Municipal Employees' Retirement System. | Dead | 01/10/2025 |
| SB00524 | An Act Prohibiting Payment Of Unemployment Compensation To Striking Workers. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| SB00525 | An Act Concerning The Selection Of Contractors For Public Works Projects. | Dead | 01/13/2025 |
| SB00619 | An Act Increasing The Prevailing Wage For New Construction And Renovations. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00620 | An Act Making The Connecticut Retirement Security Program An Opt-in Program, Establishing The Default Contribution Rate As Zero, Requiring The Comptroller To Be A Licensed Security Broker And Prohibiting The Comptroller From Screening Or Choosing Investment Vehicles Based On Any Criteria Other Than The Net Returns To Participants. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00621 | An Act Making The Connecticut Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program An Opt-in Program. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00622 | An Act Eliminating The Exemption Of Public Employees From Participation In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00623 | An Act Eliminating The Requirement That Employers Provide Paid Sick Leave In The Event Of Closure By Order Of A Public Official. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00624 | An Act Limiting Collective Bargaining Agreements And Binding Arbitration To Available Funds In The State Or Municipality's Budget. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00625 | An Act Defining "day" For Purposes Of The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00626 | An Act Concerning Municipalities And The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. | Dead | 01/15/2025 |
| SB00693 | An Act Concerning Employee Contributions To The Paid Family And Medical Leave Program. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| SB00694 | An Act Concerning Participation In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Program. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| SB00695 | An Act Clarifying The Prevailing Wage Statute. | Dead | 01/16/2025 |
| SB00828 | An Act Establishing A Working Group To Examine The Workers' Compensation Program. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB00829 | An Act Concerning Pre And Post-shift Hours. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB00830 | An Act Establishing Safety Standards To Prevent Heat-related Illness In Workplaces. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB00831 | An Act Concerning Advanced Notice Of An Employee's Work Schedule To Certain Employees. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB00832 | An Act Concerning Protections For Warehouse Workers In The State. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB00833 | An Act Exempting Employees Of Boards Of Education From The Paid Sick Leave Statutes. | Dead | 01/21/2025 |
| SB01027 | An Act Removing The Requirement That The State Oppose Applications By Federally Recognized Indian Tribes To Convert Any Parcel Of Fee Interest Land To Federal Trust Status. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01028 | An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Benefits For Certain Mental Or Emotional Impairments. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01029 | An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Benefits For Firefighters And Other Workers Impacted By Similar Conditions That Are Diagnosed With Cancer. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01030 | An Act Concerning Breastfeeding In The Workplace. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01031 | An Act Establishing A Full Employment Trust Fund. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01032 | An Act Expanding Paid Family And Medical Leave To All Employees. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01033 | An Act Prohibiting The State From Inquiring About The Sincerity Of A State Employee's Religious Beliefs When Requesting A Religious Exemption To A Vaccine Mandate. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01034 | An Act Concerning Employee Exposure To The Risk Of Heat Illness. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01035 | An Act Concerning Limitations On The Use Of Nondisclosure Agreements. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01036 | An Act Establishing Disclosures For Job Postings And Employees. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01037 | An Act Increasing The Per Diem Rate For Members Of The State Board Of Labor Relations And Compensation For Members Of The Board Of Mediation And Arbitration. | Dead | 01/22/2025 |
| SB01206 | An Act Establishing A Pilot Program To Train Additional Women To Work In The Building Trades. | Dead | 02/03/2025 |
| SB01219 | An Act Increasing The Threshold Amount For Felony Unemployment Compensation Fraud. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| SB01220 | An Act Concerning Health Benefits For State Marshals. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| SB01221 | An Act Making Changes To The Connecticut Retirement Security Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 01/30/2025 |
| SB01222 | An Act Concerning Portal To Portal Workers' Compensation Coverage For Public Works Department Employees. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| SB01223 | An Act Concerning Paid Prenatal Leave. | Dead | 01/30/2025 |
| SB01254 | An Act Establishing Additional Protections For Warehouse Workers. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| SB01274 | An Act Concerning Working Conditions. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| SB01275 | An Act Concerning Workers' Rights. | Dead | 02/06/2025 |
| SB01312 | An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Labor Department. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/13/2025 |
| SB01370 | An Act Requiring Workers Performing Off-site Custom Fabrication For A Public Works Project To Be Paid Prevailing Wage Rates. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| SB01371 | An Act Establishing A Just Cause Standard For Teacher Contract Terminations And Requiring Contract Termination Hearings For Teachers That Have Attained Tenure Be Before A Neutral Hearing Officer. | Dead | 02/20/2025 |
| SB01426 | An Act Making Changes To The Firefighters Cancer Relief Program. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted | 02/27/2025 |
| SB01427 | An Act Expanding Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program Benefits To Certain School Employees. | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| SB01428 | An Act Appropriating Funds For The Domestic Workers Education And Training Grants Program. | Dead | 02/27/2025 |
| SB01484 | An Act Implementing Artificial Intelligence Protections For Employees. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| SB01485 | An Act Establishing A Working Group To Study The Apprenticeship Ratio Relief Application Process. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| SB01486 | An Act Concerning Temporary State Employees And Collective Bargaining. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| SB01487 | An Act Concerning Transportation Network Companies And Third-party Delivery Companies. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |
| SB01488 | An Act Authorizing The Comptroller To Withhold Payment For Violations Of The Prevailing Wage Statutes. | Dead | 03/06/2025 |