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Connecticut · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5003: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5003 is a bill introduced in the Connecticut House on February 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE. Primary sponsor: John Kissel (Republican), Pat Miller (Democratic), Derell Wilson (Democratic/Working Families), Gary Turco (Democratic), Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox (Democratic), Jaime Foster (Democratic/Independence/Working Families), Bob Godfrey (Democratic), Pat Dillon (Democratic), Jane Garibay (Democratic), Kevin Brown (Democratic), Anthony Nolan (Democratic), Hilda Santiago (Democratic), Bobby Gibson (Democratic), Juan Candelaria (Democratic), Michael Quinn (Democratic), Joshua Hall (Democratic), Hubert Delany (Democratic), Kai Belton (Democratic), Tammy Exum (Democratic), Steven Winter (Democratic), Farley Santos (Democratic), Ron Napoli (Democratic), Dan Gaiewski (Democratic), Anne Hughes (Democratic), Michael DiGiovancarlo (Democratic/Working Families), Frank Smith (Democratic/Working Families), Kate Farrar (Democratic/Working Families), M.J. Shannon (Democratic), Jimmy Sánchez (Democratic), Aundré Bumgardner (Democratic/Working Families), Jill Gilchrest (Democratic), Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic/Working Families), Tom Delnicki (Republican), Sarah Keitt (Democratic), Marcus Brown (Democratic), Iris N Sanchez, Julie Kushner (Democratic), Toni Walker (Democratic), Nick Menapace (Democratic/Working Families), Ken Gucker (Democratic/Working Families), Nick Gauthier (Democratic), Herron Gaston (Democratic), Laurie Sweet (Democratic/Working Families), Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Kaitlyn Shake (Democratic/Working Families), Rebecca Martinez (Democratic), Roland Lemar (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 11, 2026): SIGNED BY GOVERNOR.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33 · Democratic/Independence/Working Families 1 · Democratic/Working Families 10 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John KisselPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Pat MillerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Derell WilsonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse46
Gary TurcoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse27
Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Jaime FosterPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Independence/Working FamiliesHouse57
Bob GodfreyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse110
Pat DillonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Jane GaribayPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse60
Kevin BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse56
Anthony NolanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse39
Hilda SantiagoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse84
Bobby GibsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15
Juan CandelariaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Michael QuinnPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse82
Joshua HallPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Hubert DelanyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Kai BeltonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse100
Tammy ExumPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Steven WinterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Farley SantosPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse109
Ron NapoliPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Dan GaiewskiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Anne HughesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse135
Michael DiGiovancarloPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse74
Frank SmithPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse118
Kate FarrarPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse20
M.J. ShannonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse117
Jimmy SánchezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse6
Aundré BumgardnerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse41
Jill GilchrestPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Amy Morrin BelloPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse28
Tom DelnickiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14
Sarah KeittPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse134
Marcus BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse127
Iris N SanchezPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Julie KushnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Toni WalkerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Nick MenapacePrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse37
Ken GuckerPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse138
Nick GauthierPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Herron GastonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Laurie SweetPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse91
Kara RochellePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse104
Kaitlyn ShakePrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesHouse120
Rebecca MartinezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse22
Roland LemarPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
  4. PUBLIC ACT 26-12
  5. IN CONCURRENCE
  6. SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
  7. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. E
  8. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. D
  9. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. C
  10. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
  11. SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
  12. SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source