---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT PROTECTING EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE."
description: "AN ACT PROTECTING EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 163"
citation: "Connecticut SB 163 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employees", "Employers", "Political parties", "Religion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anwar, Saud", "Berger-girvalo, Aimee", "Blumenthal, Matt", "Borer, Dorinda", "Bradley, Dennis A.", "Butler, Larry B.", "Candelaria, Juan R.", "Chafee, Brandon", "Conley, Christine", "D'agostino, Michael", "Delany, Hubert D.", "Demicco, Mike", "Doucette, Jason", "Duff, Bob", "Elliott, Josh", "Farrar, Kate", "Genga, Henry J.", "Gibson, Bobby G.", "Godfrey, Bob", "Gonzalez, Minnie", "Gucker, Kenneth M", "Haddad, Gregory", "Hall, Joshua M.", "Haskell, Will", "Hennessy, John \"jack\" F.", "Horn, Maria P.", "Hughes, Anne M.", "Johnson, Susan M.", "Khan, Maryam", "Kushner, Julie", "Lemar, Roland J.", "Lesser, Matthew L.", "Looney, Martin M.", "Luxenberg, Geoff", "Michel, David", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Moore, Marilyn V.", "Nolan, Anthony L.", "Palm, Christine", "Paolillo, Alphonse", "Paris, Corey P.", "Parker, John-michael", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Rochelle, Kara", "Rosario, Christopher", "Ryan, Kevin", "Sanchez, Emmanuel", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Simms, Travis", "Slap, Derek", "Smith, Brian T.", "Smith, Frank", "Tercyak, Peter A.", "Thomas, Stephanie", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vargas, Edwin", "Williams, Quentin", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael A."]
version_count: 4
action_count: 27
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-02-23"
last_action: "2022-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b76d8fc1-4aed-4084-a2a4-eb90d7883cdb"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "e8a8f942ee1e798455ae3c5736f3d082fc5b95083f47e0dcb5562101c25db223"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 163 (2022) — AN ACT PROTECTING EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND CONSCIENCE.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **File No. 482** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/FC/PDF/2022SB-00163-R000482-FC.PDF)
2. **JUD Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00163-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **Public Act No. 22-24** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/ACT/PA/PDF/2022PA-00024-R00SB-00163-PA.PDF)
4. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2022/TOB/S/PDF/2022SB-00163-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Berger-girvalo, Aimee — primary (person)
- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
- Borer, Dorinda — primary (person)
- Bradley, Dennis A. — primary (person)
- Butler, Larry B. — primary (person)
- Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
- Chafee, Brandon — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- D'agostino, Michael — primary (person)
- Delany, Hubert D. — primary (person)
- Demicco, Mike — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Farrar, Kate — primary (person)
- Genga, Henry J. — primary (person)
- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Gonzalez, Minnie — primary (person)
- Gucker, Kenneth M — primary (person)
- Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
- Hall, Joshua M. — primary (person)
- Haskell, Will — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "jack" F. — primary (person)
- Horn, Maria P. — primary (person)
- Hughes, Anne M. — primary (person)
- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
- Khan, Maryam — primary (person)
- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
- Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
- Lesser, Matthew L. — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Moore, Marilyn V. — primary (person)
- Nolan, Anthony L. — primary (person)
- Palm, Christine — primary (person)
- Paolillo, Alphonse — primary (person)
- Paris, Corey P. — primary (person)
- Parker, John-michael — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Rochelle, Kara — primary (person)
- Rosario, Christopher — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Emmanuel — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Simms, Travis — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Smith, Frank — primary (person)
- Tercyak, Peter A. — primary (person)
- Thomas, Stephanie — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Williams, Quentin — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-23** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-24** PUBLIC HEARING 0304
- **2022-03-29** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-30** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2022-04-08** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/13/22 `referral`
- **2022-04-14** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2022-04-14** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2022-04-14** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 324
- **2022-04-14** FILE NO. 482
- **2022-04-21** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-21** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-21** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-21** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. D `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-21** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. E `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-21** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-22** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2022-04-22** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 456
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. B `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. C `amendment-failure`
- **2022-04-29** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2022-04-29** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2022-05-04** PUBLIC ACT 22-24
- **2022-05-11** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2022-05-11** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2022-05-17** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b76d8fc1-4aed-4084-a2a4-eb90d7883cdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).