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SB00322 • 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
General Law Committee
Last action
2026-03-25
Official status
File Number 175
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Creating a Task Force to Study Consumer Protection and Licensing

This act creates a task force to study issues related to consumer protection and occupational licensing.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a task force to look into problems with consumer protection and job licenses.
  • Lists the members of the task force, including leaders from both chambers of the legislature and two people chosen by the governor.
  • Sets up rules for how the task force will work, like who gets to be in charge and when meetings should happen.
  • Requires the task force to write a report with their findings and suggestions before January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the General Assembly
  • The Governor's office
  • People who work on consumer protection issues

Terms To Know

Task Force
A group set up to study a specific issue and make recommendations.
Occupational Licensing
Requirements that people must meet before they can work in certain jobs or professions.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the task force will be funded.
  • It is unclear what specific issues the task force will focus on without more details about their mandate.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-25 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-25 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  3. 2026-03-25 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 118

  4. 2026-03-25 LCO

    File Number 175

  5. 2026-03-19 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/24/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-12 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-11 GL

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/04

  9. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Official Summary Text

To establish a task force to study issues relating to consumer protection and occupational licensing.

Current Bill Text

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Senate
SB322 / File No. 175 1

General Assembly File No. 175
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 322

Senate, March 25, 2026

The Committee on General Law reported through SEN.
MARONEY of the 14th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSING.
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 issues relating to consumer protection and occupational 2
licensing. 3
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 4
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 5
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 6
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 7
Representatives; 8
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 9
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 10
Representatives; 11
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(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 12
(7) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection, or the commissioner's 13
designee; and 14
(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor. 15
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 16
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 17
of the General Assembly. 18
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 19
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 20
be filled by the appointing authority. 21
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 22
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 23
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 24
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 25
days after the effective date of this section. 26
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 27
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 28
protection shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 29
(g) Not later than January 1, 2027, the task force shall submit a report 30
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 31
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 32
consumer protection, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 33
of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 34
submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 35
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

GL 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 establishes a task force to study issues relating to consumer
protection and occupational licensing resulting in no fiscal impact to the
state because the task force has the expertise to meet the requirements
of the bill.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 322

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES
RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSING.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
General Law Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 17 Nay 2 (03/11/2026)