AN ACT CONCERNING LABOR MATTERS RELATED TO COVID-19, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER STAFFING ISSUES.
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HB 6595 — AN ACT CONCERNING LABOR MATTERS RELATED TO COVID-19, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND OTHER STAFFING ISSUES.
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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The provisions of this sectionshallnotaffecttheapplicabilityofany noticeprovisionofsection LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065952 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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(2) the number of record-only claims filed by hospitals, nursing homes, municipalities and other employers, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06594 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
On January 1, 2022, and not later than each January first thereafter, the compensation for burial benefits shall be adjusted by the percentage increase between the last complete calendar year and the previous calendar year in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers in the northeast, with no seasonal adjustment, as calculated by the United States Department of LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06595 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
If the maximum weekly LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06596 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(B) The weekly compensation rate of each dependent entitled to receive compensation under this section as a result of death arising from a compensable injury occurring on or before September 30, 1977, shall be adjusted as of October 1, 1977, and LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06597 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
The share of any dependent child not having a surviving dependent parent shall be paid LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06598 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
The compensation, if paid to those wholly dependent in fact, shall be paid at the full LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06599 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(ii) A mental or emotional impairment, unless such impairment (I) arises from a physical injury or occupational disease, (II) in the case of a police officer of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, an organized local police LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06510 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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[(E)] (v) Carries an injured person who subsequently dies before or upon admission at a hospital as a result of the injury and not as a result LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-0659513 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(b) A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress [disorder] injury is compensable as a personal injury as described in subparagraph (B)(ii)(III) of subdivision (16) of section 31-275, as amended by this act, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06514 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
If the employer or the employer's legal representative fails to file the notice contesting liability on or before the twenty-eighth day after receiving the written notice of claim, the employer shall commence LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06515 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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(2) "COVID-19" means the respiratory disease designated by the LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065917 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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A laid-off employee who declines an offer due to his or her age, underlying health conditions of himself or herself or of a family member or other person living in his or her household shall retain his or her right to accept the position and shall retain all other rights under this section until both (1) the expiration of the public health and civil preparedness emergencies declared by the Governor on March 10, 2020, and any extension of such emergency declarations, and (2) the laid-off LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06519 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(h) No employer shall terminate, refuse to reemploy, reduce compensation or otherwise take any adverse action against any person seeking to enforce hisor her rightsunder thissectionor for participating LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06520 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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Each stockpile shall be gradually filled to a LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065922 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(A) Private nursing homes in this state, (B) federally qualified healthcare centers in this state, (C) hospitals, (D) nonprofit hospitals and entities that provide direct medical care in this state, (E) public school districts in this state, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06523 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(2) "Health care provider" has the same meaning as provided in section19a-17b ofthegeneralstatutes,except that "healthcare provider" LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06524 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
Each covered provider shall provide an inventory of its PPE to the department upon request from the LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06525 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(2) A covered provider shall not be assessed a civil penalty under subsection (b) of this section if the covered provider's PPE inventory fallsbelowtherequiredsupplylevelasaresultofthecoveredprovider's distribution of PPE to its health care workers or long-term care workers, or to another covered provider's workers, during a state of emergency LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06526 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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The department shall issue such grants requested on the grant application not later than thirty days LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06529 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
If any covered employee does not otherwise regularly receive any such paystub or other document from the employer, the employer shall LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06530 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Any employer who fails to apply for a grant pursuant to section 13 of this act and any employer who receives a grant and fails to make a payment of additional LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06531 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(2) may be fined not less than one thousand nor more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, for each offense if the total amount of all unpaid wages owed to an employee is more than one thousand dollars but not more LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06532 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(a) In addition to the penalties provided in this chapter and chapter 568, any employer, officer, agent or other person who violates any provision of this chapter, chapter 557 or subsection (g) of section 31-288, or who intentionally violates any provision of section 14 of this act, shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of three hundred dollars for each such violation, [of said chapters and for each violation of subsection (g) of section 31-288,] except that (1) any person who violates (A) a stop work order issued pursuant to subsection (c) of section 31-76a shall be liable to the Labor Department for a civil penalty of one thousand dollars and each day of such violation shall constitute a separate offense, and (B) any provision of section 31-12, 31-13 or 31-14, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065933 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(1) "Child" means a biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild, or legal ward, of an employee, or a child of a person standing in loco LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065934 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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(5) The employee's need to care for a family member when the care provider of such family member is unavailable due to COVID-19 or if the family member's school or place of care has been closed by a local, state or federal public official or at the discretion of the school or place LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06537 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) It shall be unlawful for an employer or any other person to interfere with, restrain or deny the exercise of, or the attempt to exercise, any right protected under sections LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06539 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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When an issue arises as to an employee's entitlement to COVID-19 sick leave under this section, if the employer does not maintain or retain adequate records documenting hours worked by the employee and COVID-19 LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-065941 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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[, "qualified employer"] (1) "Qualified employer" means each employer subject to this chapter whose experience record has been chargeable with benefits for at least one full experience year, with the exception of employers subject to a flat entry rate of contributions as provided under subsection (d) of this section, employers subject to the maximum contribution rate under LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06542 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
and (9) "COVID-19" means the respiratory disease designated by the World Health Organization on February 11, 2020, as coronavirus 2019, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06543 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 567 of the general LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06544 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
Subsection (f) of section 31-273 of the general statutes is LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06545 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(1) "Nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse, registered LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06546 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
(3) The total number of (A) advanced practice registered nurses, (B) LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06547 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
For purposes of this subsection, "discriminate or retaliate" includes, but is not limited to, discharge, LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06548 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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(b) All wages and additional compensation collected by the LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06550 of 51 R02-HB.docxR03-HB.docx } Substitute Bill No.
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- JUD Joint Favorable View text pdf
- APP Joint Favorable View text pdf
- File No. 463 View text pdf
- Raised Bill View text Current pdf
- Substitute LAB Joint Favorable Substitute pdf
Action History
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Sponsors
- Amy Morrin Bello · Primary
- Kenneth Gucker · Primary
- Frank Smith · Primary
- Michael A. Winkler · Primary
- Rick Lopes · Primary
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo · Primary
- Joshua M. Hall · Primary
- Michael D'agostino · Primary
- Peter A. Tercyak · Primary
- Bob Godfrey · Primary
- Julie Kushner · Primary
- Anthony L. Nolan · Primary
- John-Michael Parker · Primary
- Gregory Haddad · Primary
- Tom Arnone · Primary
- Kate Farrar · Primary
- Gary A. Turco · Primary
- Anne M. Hughes · Primary
- Jorge Cabrera · Primary
- John "jack" F. Hennessy · Primary
- David Michel · Primary
- Matt Blumenthal · Primary
- Joe De La Cruz · Primary
- Dorinda Borer · Primary
- Sean Scanlon · Primary
- Kara Rochelle · Primary
- Josh Elliott · Primary
- Jillian Gilchrest · Primary
- Patricia A. Dillon · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →29 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 158 not signed on
Sponsors (29)
- Amy Morrin Bello Democratic
- Kenneth Gucker Democratic
- Frank Smith Democratic
- Winkler, Michael A.
- Rick Lopes Democratic
- Aimee Berger-Girvalo Democratic
- Joshua M. Hall Democratic
- D'agostino, Michael
- Tercyak, Peter A.
- Bob Godfrey Democratic
- Julie Kushner Democratic
- Anthony L. Nolan Democratic
- John-Michael Parker Democratic
- Gregory Haddad Democratic
- Arnone, Tom
- Kate Farrar Democratic
- Gary A. Turco Democratic
- Anne M. Hughes Democratic
- Jorge Cabrera Democratic
- Hennessy, John "jack" F.
- Michel, David
- Matt Blumenthal Democratic
- De La Cruz, Joe
- Borer, Dorinda
- Scanlon, Sean
- Kara Rochelle Democratic
- Josh Elliott Democratic
- Jillian Gilchrest Democratic
- Patricia A. Dillon Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (158)
158 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 6595?
- HB 6595 is sponsored by Amy Morrin Bello (Democratic), Kenneth Gucker (Democratic), Frank Smith (Democratic), Winkler, Michael A., Rick Lopes (Democratic), Aimee Berger-Girvalo (Democratic), Joshua M. Hall (Democratic), D'agostino, Michael, Tercyak, Peter A., Bob Godfrey (Democratic), Julie Kushner (Democratic), Anthony L. Nolan (Democratic), John-Michael Parker (Democratic), Gregory Haddad (Democratic), Arnone, Tom, Kate Farrar (Democratic), Gary A. Turco (Democratic), Anne M. Hughes (Democratic), Jorge Cabrera (Democratic), Hennessy, John "jack" F., Michel, David, Matt Blumenthal (Democratic), De La Cruz, Joe, Borer, Dorinda, Scanlon, Sean, Kara Rochelle (Democratic), Josh Elliott (Democratic), Jillian Gilchrest (Democratic), and Patricia A. Dillon (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 6595?
- This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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