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HB05489 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.

Labor
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Public Hearing 03/16
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact provisions to be reviewed by the working group are not detailed in the provided official summary and text, only that they include sections from chapter 568.

Study Group for Workers' Compensation

This act establishes a working group to study specific sections of Connecticut's Workers' Compensation Act and recommend changes.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a working group to review certain provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act.
  • Includes members with expertise in applying and interpreting the Workers' Compensation Act.
  • Requires the working group to submit a report by January 1, 2027, detailing findings and recommendations.
  • The working group will end after submitting its report or on January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Connecticut General Assembly who appoint members to the working group.
  • People involved in interpreting and applying the Workers' Compensation Act.

Terms To Know

Working Group
A team created for a specific purpose, like studying laws or policies.
Workers' Compensation Act
Laws that provide benefits to workers who are injured on the job.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what changes might be recommended.
  • It is unclear how the recommendations will be used after the report is submitted.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-12 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/16

  2. 2026-03-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

To establish a working group to study the provisions of chapter 568 of the general statutes.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 2707 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5489
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2707

Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY

Introduced by:
(JUD)

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) There is established a working group 1
to study the state's Workers' Compensation Act . Such study shall 2
include, but not be limited to, a review of provisions set forth in sections 3
31-275 to 31 -355b, inclusive, of the general statutes for the purpose of 4
recommending needed changes to such provisions of the general 5
statutes. The working group shall consist of the following members, 6
who have familiarity with and expertise in the application and 7
interpretation of the state's Workers' Compensation Act : (1) One 8
appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) one 9
appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; (3) one appointed 10
by the majority leader of the House of Representatives; (4) one 11
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; (5) one appointed by the 12
minority leader of the House of Representatives; and (6) one appointed 13
by the minority leader of the Senate. Not later than January 1, 202 7, the 14
working group shall submit a report on its findings and 15
recommendations to the joint standing committee s of the General 16

Raised Bill No. 5489

LCO No. 2707 2 of 2

Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and 17
labor, in accordance with the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general 18
statutes. The working group shall terminate on the date that it submits 19
such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 20
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To establish a working group to study the provisions of chapter 568 of
the general statutes.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]