Northwest CT Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Update

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 6:47 AM

HB5570 An Act Concerning A Tax Credit For Milk Producers. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 3/21)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/23)

To establish a refundable credit for milk producers against the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes for the months when the federal pay price for milk is below the minimum sustainable monthly cost of production.

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


SB514 An Act Concerning Community Partnership Opportunity Agreements. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/21)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/23)

To establish a community partnership opportunity program and agreement framework to expand educational achievement and workforce skills in communities experiencing persistent economic disadvantages.

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


SB515 An Act Concerning The Connecticut Workforce And A Productivity Gap Surcharge. - TBD (TRACKED ON 3/21)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (3/23)

To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to (1) submit an implementation plan that includes a workforce and productivity gap surcharge on employers to recapture lost revenue from displaced employees while providing a permanent tax exemption for increased productivity achieved through the augmentation of a stable workforce using collaborative technology, and (2) adopt policies and procedures to implement such plan if the General Assembly fails to enact such plan by July 1, 2027.

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5492 An Act Concerning Limitations On The Use On Noncompete Agreements. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/19)

To prohibit the use of noncompete agreements and exclusivity agreements unless they meet certain criteria.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/10 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5378 An Act Concerning Self-funded Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements And Requiring A Study Of The Feasibility Of Establishing The Connecticut Option Program And Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM (3/23)

To (1) authorize self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements in this state, and (2) study the feasibility of establishing the Connecticut Option program and multiple employer welfare arrangements.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 9:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5003 An Act Concerning Workforce Development And Working Conditions In The State. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/18)

To increase workforce development efforts and improve working conditions in the state.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5319 An Act Concerning A Research And Development Tax Credit For Small Businesses. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Favorable Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (3/12)

To require the Department of Economic and Community Development to administer a system of tax credit vouchers to allow qualified small businesses to earn and utilize credits for research and development expenses.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 1:00 PM @


HB5321 An Act Concerning Workforce Shortages, Workforce Development And Workforce Training. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: File Number 63 (3/18)

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study workforce shortages, workforce development and workforce training availability.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 1:00 PM @


HB5386 An Act Requiring Paycheck Transparency. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/25/26 5:00 PM (3/20)

To require employers to create a guide in order to help employees understand the pay codes used by the employer on employee records of hours worked.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5275 An Act Concerning A Contractor's Responsibility For Unpaid Wages On A Construction Contract. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: File Number 91 (3/19)

To make a contractor liable for unpaid wages owed to an employee of a subcontractor at any tier who performs work on any portion of a construction contract.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/24 2:00 PM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


SB205 An Act Dedicating A Portion Of The Revenue Generated From Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store To The Tourism Fund. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/17)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/17)

To require a percentage of the revenue generated from the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store be deposited in the Tourism Fund to support the hospitality, arts, culture and tourism needs of the state and related marketing endeavors.

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HB5041 An Act Expanding Health Care Coverage. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/13)
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/20)

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/17 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5177 An Act Establishing A Tax Credit For Manufacturers That Donate Equipment Or Supplies To Manufacturing Training Programs At Public Schools. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce (2/11)

To encourage the donation of equipment and supplies to public middle schools and public high schools in the state that have manufacturing training programs by allowing manufacturers to receive a tax credit for such donations.

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SB129 An Act Increasing Funding For Dairy Farmers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (2/11)

To provide funding for dairy farmer stabilization.

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SB130 An Act Concerning Funding For The Dairy Industry. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (2/11)

To provide funding to protect the dairy industry.

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SB131 An Act Concerning Manufacturing. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/10)
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 12:00 PM (3/23)

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study the needs of manufacturers in the state.

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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/17 12:30 PM @


SB74 An Act Establishing A Tax Credit For Dairy Farmers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To establish a tax credit in the amount of twenty million dollars in the aggregate for dairy farmers, to offset cyclical downturns in milk prices paid to such farmers.

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SB92 An Act Establishing Additional Protections For Warehouse Workers. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (2/5)

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

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SB98 An Act Establishing A Connecticut Dairy Farmer Tax Credit. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/9)

To establish a tax credit for dairy farmers in the state.

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SB105 An Act Eliminating Various Occupational And Professional License, Permit, Certification And Registration Fees. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/9)
Status: GL Public Hearing: Mon 2/23 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/19)

To eliminate various occupational and professional license, permit, certification and registration fees.

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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 2/23 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5008 An Act Establishing A Small Business Tax Credit. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To establish a tax credit for small businesses of two thousand eighty dollars per full-time equivalent employee.

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HB5010 An Act Exempting Tips Or Gratuities And Overtime Pay From The Personal Income Tax. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: FIN Public Hearing: Fri 2/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/20)

To exempt the amount of tips or gratuities declared by a taxpayer and overtime pay from the personal income tax.

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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/27 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE


HB5014 An Act Establishing An Information Technology Apprenticeship Tax Credit. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To establish a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 208 of the general statutes for apprenticeships in information technology commenced by a taxpayer under a qualified apprenticeship training program.

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HB5023 An Act Reducing Fees For Small Business Filings With The Secretary Of The State. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To reduce fees for small business filings with the Secretary of the State.

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SB43 An Act Concerning The Tax Credit For Machinery And Equipment. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To replace the current tax credit for machinery and equipment with a tax credit for fifty per cent of the amount spent by a corporation on machinery and equipment acquired for and installed in a facility in this state and including a five-year minimum use and recapture provision.

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SB51 An Act Concerning The Research And Development Tax Credit Exchange Rate For Biotechnology Companies. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To increase the research and development tax credit exchange rate under section 12-217ee of the general statutes to one hundred per cent for biotechnology companies.

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SB61 An Act Establishing A Voluntary Employer Payroll Tax And A Personal Income Tax Credit For Certain Employees. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/4)

To establish a voluntary employer payroll tax and a personal income tax credit for certain employees of an employer that elects to pay such tax.

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SB82 An Act Concerning The Cost Of Occupational Licenses. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (2/4)

To (1) eliminate all application fees charged by state occupational licensing boards, and (2) cap the amount the state may charge for an occupational license at one hundred dollars.

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