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General Assembly File No. 433
February Session, 2026 Substitute House Bill No. 5497
House of Representatives, April 7, 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 substitute bill
ought to pass.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRADES INDUSTRY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. ( Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
to study the effects of the use of artificial intelligence on the trades 2
industry. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an 3
examination of (1) job displacement of employees in the trades industry 4
as a result of artificial intelligence being used in the trades industry, and 5
(2) current coursework and curriculum of the Technical and Education 6
Career System regarding the use of artificial intelligence. 7
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 8
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 9
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 10
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 11
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Representatives; 12
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 13
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 14
Representatives; 15
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 16
(7) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 17
(8) The executive director of the Technical Education and Career 18
System; 19
(9) The Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee; and 20
(10) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 21
or the commissioner's designee. 22
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 23
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 24
of the General Assembly. 25
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 26
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 27
be filled by the appointing authority. 28
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 29
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 30
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 31
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 32
days after the effective date of this section. 33
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 34
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and 35
public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 36
(g) Not later than January 1, 2027, the task force shall submit a report 37
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 38
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the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor 39
and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11 -40
4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that 41
it submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 42
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (a)(1), "as a result of artificial intelligence being used in the
trades industry" was added for clarity.
LAB Joint Favorable Subst.
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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 establishes a task force to study the effects of the use of
artificial intelligence on the trades industry. This does not result in a
fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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OLR Bill Analysis
sHB 5497
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRADES INDUSTRY.
SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 13 Nay 0 (03/19/2026)