AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSTING OF VETERANS' INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR DISPLAY IN THE WORKPLACE.

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Labor and Public Employees Committee
Last action: 2026-03-17
Official status: File Number 42
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Posting Veterans' Info for Employers

This bill requires the Labor Commissioner and Chief Manufacturing Officer to post information about veterans' benefits and services on their websites, making it available for employers to download and display in their workplaces.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Labor Commissioner and Chief Manufacturing Officer to consult with the Veterans Affairs Commissioner.
Posts information about veterans’ benefits and services online.
Makes this information downloadable by employers.
Allows employers to display downloaded information at their workplace.

Who It Names or Affects

Employers who can download and display the information.
Veterans who will benefit from increased awareness of available services.

Terms To Know

Labor Commissioner: A government official responsible for overseeing labor laws and regulations.
Chief Manufacturing Officer: An official who oversees manufacturing-related policies and programs.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact content of the information to be posted.
It is unclear how many employers will actually download and display this information in their workplaces.

Bill History

2026-03-17 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-17 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-03-17 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 60
2026-03-17 LCO
File Number 42
2026-03-11 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/16/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-06 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-05 LAB
Joint Favorable
2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/24
2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

Official Summary Text

To require the Labor Commissioner and the Chief Manufacturing Officer, in consultation with the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, to post information on the Internet web sites of the Labor Department and the Office of Manufacturing available for download by employers to display in the workplace.

Current Bill Text

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House of Representatives
HB5277 / File No. 42 1

General Assembly File No. 42
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5277

House of Representatives, March 17, 2026

The Committee on Labor and Public Employees reported
through REP. SANCHEZ, E. of the 24th Dist., Chairperson of
the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to
pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSTING OF VETERANS'
INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR DISPLAY IN THE WORKPLACE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) The Labor Commissioner 1
and the Chief Manufacturing Officer, in consultation with the 2
Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, shall, within available 3
appropriations, post information on the Internet web sites of the Labor 4
Department and the Office of Manufacturing concerning benefits and 5
services available to veterans, as defined in section 27-103 of the general 6
statutes, in the state. Such information shall be in a form available for 7
downloading by an employer to display at such employer's place of 8
business. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

LAB Joint Favorable

HB5277 File No. 42

HB5277 / File No. 42 2

The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Labor Commissioner and Chief Manufacturing
Officer to post information about benefits and services available to
veterans on their websites. This does not result in a fiscal impact to the
state or municipalities as it can be accomplished using current resources.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

HB5277 File No. 42

HB5277 / File No. 42 3

OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5277

AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSTING OF VETERANS'
INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR DISPLAY IN THE
WORKPLACE.

SUMMARY
This bill requires, within available appropriations, the labor
commissioner and the chief manufacturing officer to consult with the
veterans affairs commissioner and post information about veterans’
benefits and services on both the Department of Labor and the Office of
Manufacturing websites. The information must be available for
download by employers to display in their workplaces.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 13 Nay 0 (03/05/2026)