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House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
5494 February Session, 2026 LCO No.
394 February Session, 2026 House Bill No.
2670 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by:
5494 House of Representatives, April 2, 2026 The Committee on Labor and Public Employees reported through REP.
(LAB) AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION.
SANCHEZ, E.
of the 24th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, the commissioner shall report the results of such study to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public LCO 2670 1 of 2 Raised Bill No.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2027, the commissioner shall report the results of such study to the joint standing committee of the General HB5494 / File No.
5494 employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
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394 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to labor and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes.
Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section LAB Joint Favorable LCO 2670 2 of 2
Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section LAB Joint Favorable HB5494 / File No.
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394 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Labor Dept.
GF - Cost Up to None $100,000 Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill requires the Department of Labor (DOL) to conduct a study of youth employment classification.
This results in a one-time cost in FY of up to $100,000 to hire a consultant as the agency does not have the staff capacity to conduct such a study.
The Out Years None.
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394 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5494 AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION Labor and Public Employees Committee Joint Favorable Yea 13 Nay 0 (03/17/2026) HB5494 / File No.
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