Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5455: AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SPECIAL POLICE FORCES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Status: In committee, April 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the university of connecticut special police forces and fire department. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SPECIAL POLICE FORCES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than July 1, 2027, the president of The University of Connecticut shall establish a recruitment and retention program for The University of Connecticut special police forces and fire department to address critical staffing shortages and high resignation rates. As part of such program, the president of The University of Connecticut shall develop: (1) Salary schedules for all sworn members of the university's special police forces and fire department, and (2) an education benefit to reward such members' long-term commitment and acquisition of institutional knowledge critical to higher education and hospital environments. (b) (1) The salary schedules described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section shall: (A) Align the compensation rates of the sworn members of the university's special police forces and fire department with the compensation rates of members of comparable municipal and state law enforcement and fire service agencies to eliminate any pay LCO No. 2453 1 of Raised Bill No. 5455 disparities between the members of such agencies and the sworn members of the university's special police forces and fire department, and (B) eliminate any significant step overlaps between ranks to ensure that supervisors do not earn less than the personnel they …
Sponsors
- Michael Quinn (D, 82) · primary sponsor
- John Santanella (D, 58)
- Patrick Boyd (D, 50)
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
Latest actions
- : Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : No New File by Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Referred by House to Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement
- : File Number 328
- : House Calendar Number 247
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Votes
- HED Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (April 13, 2026): 16 yea, 2 nay, passed
- PS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 17, 2026): 27 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Tuition waivers, State employee examinations, University of Connecticut, University of Connecticut collective bargaining agreements, Special police, Advertising
Common questions
- What is HB5455?
- HB5455 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SPECIAL POLICE FORCES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
- What does HB5455 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the university of connecticut special police forces and fire department. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5455?
- In committee as of April 16, 2026. Latest action: Tabled for the Calendar, House (April 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5455?
- Michael Quinn (D, 82), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5455?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05455&which_year=2026
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