Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB358: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETENTION OF SERVICE CONTRACT WORKERS.
Status: In committee, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning the retention of service contract workers. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETENTION OF SERVICE CONTRACT WORKERS. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 31-57g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) (1) "Assisted living services agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490. [(a) (1)] (2) "Awarding authority" means any person, including a contractor or subcontractor, that awards or otherwise enters into a contract to perform (A) food and beverage services at Bradley International Airport, and (B) on and after October 1, 2026, services at a covered location. "Awarding authority" does not include the federal government or the state. [(2)] (3) "Contractor" means any person that enters into a service contract with the awarding authority and any subcontractors to such service contract at any tier who employs [ten] two or more persons. LCO No. 2307 1 of Raised Bill No. (4) "Covered location" includes the following locations: (A) Multifamily residential building or complex with fifty or more units, (B) a commercial center or complex or office building occupying more than seventy-five thousand square feet, (C) municipal office building or facility, (D) electric company facility, (E) natural gas company facility, (F) public or private elementary, middle or high school, (G) a cultural center or complex, including a museum, convention center, arena or performance hall, (H) shopping …
Sponsors
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Menapace (D, 37)
- Julie Kushner (D, 24)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Laurie Sweet (D, 91)
- Emmanuel Sanchez (D, 24)
Latest actions
- : File Number 356
- : Senate Calendar Number 242
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/03
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Votes
- LAB Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 17, 2026): 9 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: Assisted living services, Services, Complaint, Bradley International Airport, Violations, Employers, Contracts, Contractors
Common questions
- What is SB358?
- SB358 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETENTION OF SERVICE CONTRACT WORKERS.
- What does SB358 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning the retention of service contract workers. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB358?
- In committee as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: File Number 356 (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB358?
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB358?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00358&which_year=2026
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