Files
2026-07-06 17:26:56 -04:00

94 lines
4.4 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS."
description: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 5385"
citation: "Connecticut HB 5385 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Claims", "Firefighters", "Police", "Reports", "Studies", "Task forces", "Workers' compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craig C. Fishbein", "Devin R. Carney", "Donna Veach", "Hilda E. Santiago", "Kenneth Gucker", "Larry Pemberton", "Martin Foncello", "Michael D. Quinn", "Nicole Klarides-ditria", "Patrick E. Callahan", "Saud Anwar", "Tami Zawistowski", "Tina Courpas", "Tom Delnicki", "William Pizzuto"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-26"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26bc33db-372a-480d-a0c9-5a75e4d56c21"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "e64d4619f509264fe49bcb5ca98f1a69ef49468b8d316985bdb5a24334592369"
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 HB 5385 (2026) — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY UNDUE DELAY IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS BY POLICE OFFICERS AND FIREFIGHTERS.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **File No. 248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05385-R000248-FC.PDF)
2. **LAB Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05385-R01-HB.PDF)
3. **Raised Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05385-R00-HB.PDF)
4. **Special Act No. 26-34** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/SA/PDF/2026SA-00034-R00HB-05385-SA.PDF)
## Votes
- Senate Roll Call Vote — **360** (pass) · upper
- House Roll Call Vote — **1470** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Craig C. Fishbein — primary (person)
- Devin R. Carney — primary (person)
- Donna Veach — primary (person)
- Hilda E. Santiago — primary (person)
- Kenneth Gucker — primary (person)
- Larry Pemberton — primary (person)
- Martin Foncello — primary (person)
- Michael D. Quinn — primary (person)
- Nicole Klarides-ditria — primary (person)
- Patrick E. Callahan — primary (person)
- Saud Anwar — primary (person)
- Tami Zawistowski — primary (person)
- Tina Courpas — primary (person)
- Tom Delnicki — primary (person)
- William Pizzuto — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-26** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** PUBLIC HEARING 0303
- **2026-03-12** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** FILED WITH LCO `filing`
- **2026-03-23** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 `referral`
- **2026-03-30** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2026-03-30** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR `reading-2`
- **2026-03-30** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 204
- **2026-03-30** FILE NO. 248
- **2026-05-04** HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-04** HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-05-04** TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17
- **2026-05-04** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN. `reading-2`
- **2026-05-04** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 546
- **2026-05-06** SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A `amendment-passage`
- **2026-05-06** SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A `passage`
- **2026-05-06** ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE
- **2026-05-20** SPECIAL ACT 26-34
- **2026-05-29** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2026-05-29** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-02** 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/26bc33db-372a-480d-a0c9-5a75e4d56c21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).