Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB356: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTIFIED PAYROLL AND DAILY LOGS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
Status: In committee, April 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning electronic filing of certified payroll and daily logs for certain public works projects. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTIFIED PAYROLL AND DAILY LOGS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 31-53 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) Each contract for the construction, remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project by the state or any of its agents, or by any political subdivision of the state or any of its agents, including, on and after July 1, 2025, each contract for off-site custom fabrication for any such public works project, shall contain the following provision: "The wages paid on an hourly basis to any person performing the work of any mechanic, laborer or worker on the work herein contracted to be done and the amount of payment or contribution paid or payable on behalf of each such person to any employee welfare fund, as defined in subsection (i) of this section, shall be at a rate equal to the rate customary or prevailing LCO No. 2046 1 of Raised Bill No. for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the town in which such public works project is being constructed. Any contractor who is not obligated by agreement to make payment or contribution on behalf …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Sarah Keitt (D, 134)
- Kara Rochelle (D, 104)
- Joshua Elliott (D, 88)
- Patricia Dillon (D, 92)
- James Sanchez (D, 6)
Latest actions
- : File Number 696
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : New File by Committee on Judiciary
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary
- : File Number 211
- : Senate Calendar Number 132
Votes
- JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (April 10, 2026): 31 yea, 8 nay, passed
- LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 12, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Electronic government information, Complaint, State contracts, Wages, Violations, Collective bargaining, Employers, Employee welfare funds
Common questions
- What is SB356?
- SB356 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC FILING OF CERTIFIED PAYROLL AND DAILY LOGS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.
- What does SB356 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning electronic filing of certified payroll and daily logs for certain public works projects. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB356?
- In committee as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: File Number 696 (April 20, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB356?
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB356?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00356&which_year=2026
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