AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING LABOR.
HB 5383 makes minor technical updates to Connecticut labor statutes. It revises definitions of "state employer" to include airport authorities and their contractors, expands "firefighter" to cover certain inspectors and airport department members, clarifies procedures for employers to dispute unemployment benefit charges, and updates occupational disease reporting requirements for healthcare providers. These changes directly affect state agencies, employers, and workers in labor-related contexts. The bill refines existing statutory language without creating new programs or benefits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 4, 2026 · House Apr 8, 2026
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
May 4, 2026
D
Democratic25
100% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Delnicki
RRepublican
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