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General Assembly File No. 271
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5453
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 REQUIRING A STUDY REGARDING STATE-WIDE
ESSENTIAL WORKER AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Administrative 1
Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services 2
and Public Protection and the Labor Commissioner, shall conduct a 3
study to (1) determine whether a state -wide "essential worker" or "first 4
responder" job classification should be established, and (2) if so, (A) 5
determine what effect, if any, such classifications would have on the jobs 6
that fit within such classifications, including, but not limited to, any 7
effect on employee benefits or the requirements applicable to such jobs, 8
(B) develop definitions of such classifications, and (C) determine 9
whether telecommunicators, as defined in section 28 -30 of the general 10
statutes, and employees of public works departments, as defined in 11
section 31-57s of the general statutes, should be classified as essential 12
workers or first responders. Not later than January 1, 2027, the 13
Commissioner of Administrative Services shall submit a report, in 14
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accordance with the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, 15
concerning the results of such study to the joint standing committee of 16
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 17
safety and security. 18
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage 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 results in no fiscal impact, requires the Department of
Administrative Services to conduct a study regarding state -wide
essential worker and first responder job classifications.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5453
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY REGARDING STATE -WIDE
ESSENTIAL WORKER AND FIRST RESPONDER JOB
CLASSIFICATIONS.
SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)