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HB05404 • 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PART-TIME FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PART-TIME FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Public Safety and Security Committee
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
File Number 267
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the effective date and specific officials involved but provides no details on salary or benefits.

Creating a Job Title for Part-Time Fire Instructors

This law requires state officials to create an official job title for part-time instructors who teach fire service training.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services to establish a new job classification.
  • Directs this work to happen within the Division of Fire Services Administration in the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
  • Mandates that officials consult with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the State Fire Administrator before creating the role.
  • Sets an effective date for these changes on October 1, 2026.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Commissioner of Administrative Services
  • The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection
  • The State Fire Administrator
  • Part-time fire service instructors

Terms To Know

Job classification
An official category or title for a specific type of work within the government.
Division of Fire Services Administration
The part of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection where this new job role will be created.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not list specific pay rates or benefits for this new job title.
  • While a fiscal note states there is no cost to the state, it does not explain how these instructors are funded in detail.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  3. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 223

  4. 2026-03-31 LCO

    File Number 267

  5. 2026-03-25 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-17 PS

    Joint Favorable

  7. 2026-03-17 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  8. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/03

  9. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Official Summary Text

To establish a job classification for part-time fire service instructors.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
House of Representatives
HB5404 / File No. 267 1

General Assembly File No. 267
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5404

House of Representatives, March 31, 2026

The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through
REP. BOYD of the 50th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PART-TIME
FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) The Commissioner of 1
Administrative Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of 2
Emergency Services and Public Protection and the State Fire 3
Administrator, shall establish a job classification for part -time fire 4
service instructors within the Division of Fire Services Administration 5
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. 6
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

PS Joint Favorable

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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, which requires the creation of a job classification for part -
time fire service instructors, results in no cost to the state.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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HB5404 / File No. 267 3

OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5404

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PART-TIME
FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS.

SUMMARY
This bill requires the Department of Administrative Services
commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection (DESPP) commissioner and the State Fire
Administrator, to create a job classification for part -time fire service
instructors within DESPP’s Division of Fire Services Administration.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)