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SB00411 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE POLICE ASSIGNED TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE POLICE ASSIGNED TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Public Safety and Security Committee
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
House Calendar Number 499
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the content or specifics of the agreement between departments.

Law About State Police Pay for Highway Work

This law sets a special pay rate for state police officers working on highway construction projects managed by the Department of Transportation, based on an agreement between two departments.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the way state police officers assigned to work on highway construction projects are paid if these projects are administered by the Department of Transportation.
  • Requires that such officers be paid according to an agreement made by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Commissioner of Transportation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Sworn members of the Division of State Police assigned to work on highway construction projects managed by the Department of Transportation.
  • The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Department of Transportation.

Terms To Know

Division of State Police
A part of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection that includes police officers who help keep roads safe.
Commissioner
The top leader in charge of a government department or agency.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not specify what the pay rate will be; this is decided by an agreement between two departments.
  • Only applies to state police officers working on highway construction projects managed by the Department of Transportation.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  2. 2026-04-23 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 499

  3. 2026-04-22 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3826

  4. 2026-04-22 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A

  5. 2026-04-01 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  6. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  7. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 219

  8. 2026-04-01 LCO

    File Number 309

  9. 2026-03-26 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM

  10. 2026-03-17 PS

    Joint Favorable

  11. 2026-03-17 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  12. 2026-03-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/10

  13. 2026-03-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

Official Summary Text

To establish that for any sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection assigned to a highway construction project administered by the Department of Transportation, such sworn member shall be paid at a rate established pursuant to an agreement executed between the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Commissioner of Transportation.

Current Bill Text

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Senate
sSB411 / File No. 309 1

General Assembly File No. 309
February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No. 411

Senate, April 1, 2026

The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through
SEN. GASTON of the 23rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee
on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE POLICE ASSIGNED TO HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 29 -4 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2
passage): 3
(e) [Salaries] (1) Except as provided in an agreement executed 4
pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section, salaries of the members of the 5
Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services 6
and Public Protection shall be fixed by the Commissioner of 7
Administrative Services as provided in section 4 -40. State police 8
personnel may be promoted, demoted, suspended or removed by the 9
commissioner, but no final dismissal from the service shall be ordered 10
until a hearing has been had before the Commissioner of Emergency 11
Services and Public Protection on charges preferred against such officer. 12
Each state police officer shall, before entering upon such officer's duties, 13
be sworn to the faithful performance of such duties. The Commissioner 14
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of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall designate an 15
adequate patrol force for motor patrol work exclusively. 16
(2) For any sworn member of the Division of State Police within the 17
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection assigned to a 18
highway construction project administered by the Department of 19
Transportation, such sworn member shall be paid at a rate established 20
pursuant to an agreement executed between the Commissioner of 21
Emergency Services and Public Protection and the Commissioner of 22
Transportation on or after the effective date of this section. 23
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage 29-4(e)

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (e)(2), "on or after the effective date of this section" was
inserted for clarity.

PS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO

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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, which has no fiscal impact, requires any sworn member of
the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency
Services and Public Protection (DESPP) assigned to a Department of
Transportation (DOT) highway construction project to be paid pursuant
to an agreement between DESPP and DOT. This bill conforms to current
agency practices.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 411

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE POLICE ASSIGNED TO HIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

SUMMARY
Starting the day it passes, this bill requires sworn members of the
State Police who are assigned to a Department of Transportation (DOT)-
administered highway construction project to be paid at a rate
established under an agreement executed between the DOT
commissioner and the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection commissioner. The bill’s requirement supersedes existing
law that otherwise requires State Police members’ salaries to be fixed by
the Department of Administrative Services commissioner.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)