AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF TRANSIT DISTRICTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms transit districts are added to the definition of municipality but does not detail exactly how this changes leave benefits beyond stating they are 'exempt from certain provisions'.

HB05506: Transit District Employee Leave Eligibility

This law updates the definition of 'municipality' to include transit districts so their employees are treated as municipal workers under specific parts of the state family and medical leave act.

What This Bill Does

• Adds 'transit district' to the legal list of what counts as a municipality in section 31-51kk(10).
• Classifies transit district staff as municipal employees for purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Who It Names or Affects

• Employees who work for transit districts

Terms To Know

Municipality

A local government group like a town, city, or now also a transit district that has the authority to levy and collect taxes.

Transit District

An organization included in the legal definition of a municipality under this act.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text states employees are exempt from certain provisions but does not list which specific provisions apply.
• The effective date is October 1, 2026, so the changes do not take effect immediately upon passage.

Official Summary Text

To specify that employees of transit districts are municipal employees exempt from certain provisions of the state family and medical leave act.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5506
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2469

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Introduced by:
(PD)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF
TRANSIT DISTRICTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE FAMILY
AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subdivision (10) of section 31-51kk of the 2026 supplement 1
to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 2
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 3
(10) "Municipality" [has the same meaning as provided in section 7 -4
245] means any metropolitan district, town, consolidated town and city, 5
consolidated town and borough, city, borough, village, fire and sewer 6
district, sewer district, transit district and each municipal organization 7
having authority to levy and collect taxes; 8
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 31-51kk(10)

Raised Bill No. 5506

LCO No. 2469 2 of 2

Statement of Purpose:
To specify that employees of transit districts are municipal employees
exempt from certain provisions of the state family and medical leave act.

[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.]