republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2019/sb-1.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Connecticut SB 1 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Administrative procedure", "Employees", "Family leave of absence", "Labor Department", "Medical leave of absence", "Quasi-public agencies", "Reports", "Self-employment", "Sole proprietorships", "State bonds", "State regulations", "specific", "State Treasurer", "State trust funds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anwar, Saud", "Arnone, Tom", "Bergstein, Alexandra", "Blumenthal, Matt", "Bradley, Dennis A.", "Butler, Larry B.", "Candelaria, Juan R.", "Cassano, Steve", "Cohen, Christine", "Concepcion, Julio A.", "Conley, Christine", "D'Agostino, Michael", "Daugherty Abrams, Mary", "DiMassa, Michael A.", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Duff, Bob", "Elliott, Josh", "Exum, Tammy R.", "Felipe, Antonio", "Flexer, Mae", "Fonfara, John W.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Gibson, Bobby G.", "Gilchrest, Jillian", "Godfrey, Bob", "Gonzalez, Minnie", "Haddad, Gregory", "Hall, Joshua M.", "Haskell, Will", "Hennessy, John \"Jack\" F.", "Hughes, Anne Meiman", "Johnson, Susan M.", "Kushner, Julie", "Lemar, Roland J.", "Leone, Carlo", "Lesser, Matthew L.", "Looney, Martin M.", "Lopes, Rick", "Luxenberg, Geoff", "McCarthy Vahey, Cristin", "McCrory, Douglas", "McGee, Brandon L.", "Michel, David", "Miller, Patricia Billie", "Moore, Marilyn V.", "Morin, Russell A.", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "Needleman, Norman", "Osten, Catherine A.", "Palm, Christine", "Paolillo, Alphonse", "Perone, Chris", "Phipps, Quentin W.", "Porter, Robyn A.", "Reyes, Geraldo C.", "Riley, Emmett D.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rosario, Christopher", "Rose, Kim", "Ryan, Kevin", "Sanchez, Robert", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Serra, Joseph C.", "Simmons, Caroline", "Simms, Travis", "Slap, Derek", "Stallworth, Charlie L.", "Tercyak, Peter A.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vargas, Edwin", "Verrengia, Joe", "Walker, Toni E.", "Wilson Pheanious, Pat", "Winfield, Gary A.", "Winkler, Michael A.", "Young, Philip L.", "de la Cruz, Joe"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 38
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-09"
last_action: "2019-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67fccd0c-f526-4522-a458-27284963bbe7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "d7a9dea912d75e6389a6830675f5fdc5bcd67d40c9db1f07b52c32e5d960f667"
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 1 (2019) — AN ACT CONCERNING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE.

## Version chain

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

1. **APP Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00001-R04-SB.PDF)
2. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00001-R01-SB.PDF)
3. **FIN Joint Favorable** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00001-R03-SB.PDF)
4. **LAB Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00001-R02-SB.PDF)
5. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2019/TOB/s/pdf/2019SB-00001-R00-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Arnone, Tom — primary (person)
- Bergstein, Alexandra — primary (person)
- Blumenthal, Matt — primary (person)
- Bradley, Dennis A. — primary (person)
- Butler, Larry B. — primary (person)
- Candelaria, Juan R. — primary (person)
- Cassano, Steve — primary (person)
- Cohen, Christine — primary (person)
- Concepcion, Julio A. — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- D'Agostino, Michael — primary (person)
- Daugherty Abrams, Mary — primary (person)
- DiMassa, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Duff, Bob — primary (person)
- Elliott, Josh — primary (person)
- Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
- Felipe, Antonio — primary (person)
- Flexer, Mae — primary (person)
- Fonfara, John W. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Gibson, Bobby G. — primary (person)
- Gilchrest, Jillian — primary (person)
- Godfrey, Bob — primary (person)
- Gonzalez, Minnie — primary (person)
- Haddad, Gregory — primary (person)
- Hall, Joshua M. — primary (person)
- Haskell, Will — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "Jack" F. — primary (person)
- Hughes, Anne Meiman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Susan M. — primary (person)
- Kushner, Julie — primary (person)
- Lemar, Roland J. — primary (person)
- Leone, Carlo — primary (person)
- Lesser, Matthew L. — primary (person)
- Looney, Martin M. — primary (person)
- Lopes, Rick — primary (person)
- Luxenberg, Geoff — primary (person)
- McCarthy Vahey, Cristin — primary (person)
- McCrory, Douglas — primary (person)
- McGee, Brandon L. — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Miller, Patricia Billie — primary (person)
- Moore, Marilyn V. — primary (person)
- Morin, Russell A. — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- Needleman, Norman — primary (person)
- Osten, Catherine A. — primary (person)
- Palm, Christine — primary (person)
- Paolillo, Alphonse — primary (person)
- Perone, Chris — primary (person)
- Phipps, Quentin W. — primary (person)
- Porter, Robyn A. — primary (person)
- Reyes, Geraldo C. — primary (person)
- Riley, Emmett D. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rosario, Christopher — primary (person)
- Rose, Kim — primary (person)
- Ryan, Kevin — primary (person)
- Sanchez, Robert — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Serra, Joseph C. — primary (person)
- Simmons, Caroline — primary (person)
- Simms, Travis — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Stallworth, Charlie L. — primary (person)
- Tercyak, Peter A. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Verrengia, Joe — primary (person)
- Walker, Toni E. — primary (person)
- Wilson Pheanious, Pat — primary (person)
- Winfield, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Winkler, Michael A. — primary (person)
- Young, Philip L. — primary (person)
- de la Cruz, Joe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-09** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Vote to Draft
- **2019-02-06** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2019-02-07** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-08** PUBLIC HEARING 0214
- **2019-02-19** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-20** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-03-01** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/06/19
- **2019-03-07** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-03-07** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-03-07** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 36
- **2019-03-07** FILE NO. 35
- **2019-04-04** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-04** RULES SUSPENDED/IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL
- **2019-04-15** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-04-16** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-04-16** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-16** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-05-10** REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-13** Joint Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-14** FILED WITH LCO
- **2019-05-15** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2019-05-15** NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ON Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2019-05-22** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-22** SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
- **2019-05-22** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-24** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER
- **2019-05-24** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 655
- **2019-05-31** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-31** HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
- **2019-05-31** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2019-05-31** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2019-06-11** PUBLIC ACT 19-25 `became-law`
- **2019-06-17** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2019-06-17** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2019-06-25** 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/67fccd0c-f526-4522-a458-27284963bbe7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).