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SB00354 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING STAFFING IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DIVISION IN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

AN ACT CONCERNING STAFFING IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DIVISION IN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

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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
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Last action
2026-04-20
Official status
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Checked against official source text during the last sync.

Bill to Increase Staff at Unemployment Insurance Division

This law requires the Labor Commissioner to keep current staffing levels and hire 25 more workers by July 1, 2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Labor Commissioner to employ no fewer staff members in the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division than were employed on September 30, 2025, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • Mandates hiring an additional twenty-five employees by July 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Labor Commissioner
  • Employees of the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division in the Labor Department

Terms To Know

Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division
A specific part of the state Labor Department.
Fiscal year ending June 30, 2027
The one-year budget period covered by this staffing requirement.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The text does not specify how the state will pay for these new positions.
  • The bill sets a hiring deadline but does not describe what happens if that date is missed.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  3. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    No New File by Committee on Appropriations

  4. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  5. 2026-04-17 APP

    Joint Favorable

  6. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations

  7. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal

  8. 2026-04-07 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  9. 2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  10. 2026-04-07 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 275

  11. 2026-04-07 LCO

    File Number 463

  12. 2026-03-30 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM

  13. 2026-03-19 LAB

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  14. 2026-03-19 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  15. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/10

  16. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

Official Summary Text

To increase the number of staff at the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division in the Labor Department.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 354
February Session, 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING STAFFING IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE BENEFITS DIVISION IN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1
2027, the Labor Commissioner shall employ not fewer than the number 2
of employees at the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division within 3
the Labor Department employed at such division on September 30, 2025. 4
(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the Labor Commissioner shall hire an 5
additional twenty -five employees to such division for the purpose of 6
processing and administering unemployment benefit claims. 7
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

LAB Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable