HB5764 An Act Concerning The Licensing Of Barbers And Hairdressers. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health (1/17)
To remove criminal history restrictions for licensing of barbers and hairdressers.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/22 10:30 AM @ Room 1D
HB6208 An Act Increasing The Minimum Wage. - OPPOSE
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/20)
To increase the minimum wage to fifteen dollars an hour over a five-year period.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/16 2:00 PM @ Room 2E
HB6212 An Act Concerning Earned Family And Medical Leave. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/20)
To establish a paid family and medical leave system in Connecticut.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/16 2:00 PM @ Room 2E
HB7085 An Act Concerning Credit Card Transactions And Gratuities. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (2/16)
To discourage employers from imposing a surcharge on or reducing the gratuity paid to any employee through a credit card transaction.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/21 3:00 PM @ Room 2E
HB7309 An Act Concerning Human Trafficking. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (3/22)
Originally tracked this for the nail industry, but now there is language affecting the farm industry, could impact shellfish industry
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/27 10:00 AM @ Room 2B
HB7310 An Act Concerning Sex Trafficking. - MONITOR
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (3/22)
To increase the penalty for patronizing a prostitute who is under eighteen years of age or is a victim of human trafficking and to require a person convicted for more than one violation of patronizing a prostitute to register as a sexual offender.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/27 10:00 AM @ Room 2B
SB930 An Act Concerning The Receipt Of Annual Reports On Anti-human Trafficking From Law Enforcement Agencies. - MONITOR
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/30)
Looks like this is just changing the reporting to the Trafficking in Persons Council rather than the JUD & KIDS Committees. Emailed status to industry on 3/21.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/24 10:00 AM @ Room 2D
HB5149 An Act Concerning Certain Minimum Fair Wage Provisions. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/4)
To amend certain minimum fair wage guidelines.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/16 2:00 PM @ Room 2E
HB5508 An Act Establishing A Task Force To Study Tax Credits For Businesses That Pay Employees Above The Tipped Minimum Wage. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/12)
To create a task force to study tax credits for businesses that pay tipped employees an amount greater than the tipped minimum wage.
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HB5990 An Act Concerning Human Trafficking Awareness Training. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/19)
As of 3/5 there hasn't been a PH scheduled for this. We have been told that the co-sponsors will not be pushing this bill.
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HB6203 An Act Concerning The Minimum Wage. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/20)
To raise the minimum wage to fifteen dollars per hour over a five-year period.
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HB6456 An Act Increasing The Minimum Fair Wage. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/23)
To establish a minimum wage of fifteen dollars per hour in the State of Connecticut.
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HB6632 An Act Concerning Trafficking In Persons. - MONITOR DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/24)
To align the Connecticut definition of trafficking in persons with federal definitions of trafficking.
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HB6637 An Act Concerning The Trafficking In Persons Council. - MONITOR DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/24)
To include the Department of Education on the council and in discussions on how to fight human trafficking in this state.
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HB7084 An Act Concerning Employee Wages. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (2/16)
To eliminate the exemptions to the minimum fair wage, including the training wage and tip credit.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/21 3:00 PM @ Room 2E
SB13 An Act Concerning The Minimum Fair Wage. - OPPOSE DEAD
Status: Motion Failed SF (2/21)
To provide more economic security to Connecticut families by increasing the minimum fair wage.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/16 2:00 PM @ Room 2E
SB63 An Act Concerning Hair Salon Inspection Fees. - MONITOR DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/12)
To allow for lesser inspection fees for smaller hair salons.
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SB589 An Act Concerning The Recommendations Of The Trafficking In Persons Council. - MONITOR DEAD
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/24)
To protect victims of human trafficking.
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SB1043 An Act Concerning Privileged Communications Made By Victims Of Human Trafficking To A Human Trafficking Counselor. - MONITOR DEAD
Status: JUD Public Hearing: Mon 3/27 10:00 AM @ Room 2B (3/23)
To extend the confidentiality protections afforded under section 52-146k of the general statutes to human trafficking counselors and to make conforming changes to the general statutes concerning the roles and responsibilities of human trafficking counselors.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/27 10:00 AM @ Room 2B