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HB05506 • 2026

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

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

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
Last action
2026-03-06
Official status
Public Hearing 03/11
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact provisions exempting transit district employees under the state's family and medical leave act are not specified in the official source material.

Making Transit District Employees Eligible for Family and Medical Leave Benefits

This act changes how employees of transit districts are treated under the state's family and medical leave rules.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates the definition of 'municipality' to include transit districts.
  • Specifies that employees of transit districts are municipal employees exempt from certain provisions of the state family and medical leave law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employees working for transit districts
  • Transit district employers

Terms To Know

Municipality
A local government unit, including cities, towns, and now transit districts.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify which exact provisions of the family and medical leave act are exempt.
  • The effective date is October 1, 2026.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/11

  2. 2026-03-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

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

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 2469 1 of 2

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.]