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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 candidate explanation includes a claim about the effective date that is already specified in the official bill text.

Creating a Job for Part-Time Fire Instructors

This act requires the creation of a job classification for part-time fire service instructors within the state's emergency services department.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a new job classification for part-time fire service instructors in the Division of Fire Services Administration.
  • Requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services to work with other officials to establish this job classification.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Part-time fire service instructors who will have a new job classification.
  • The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection which must implement the changes.

Terms To Know

Job Classification
A specific type of work position with defined duties, responsibilities, and pay grade within an organization.
Commissioner
The head official in charge of a government department or agency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify the exact details of the job classification.
  • No direct financial impact on the state budget is expected.

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

HB5404 File No. 267

HB5404 / File No. 267 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, 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

HB5404 File No. 267

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)