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HB 6408 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT EXPANDING COMPENSATION TO DEPENDENTS FOR A DEATH RESULTING FROM AN ACCIDENT.

HB 6408 expands workers' compensation for dependents when an employee dies in an accident. It changes how payments are divided when there are no "presumptive dependents" (like spouses or children), instead focusing on people who were financially dependent on the deceased. The bill ensures wholly dependent individuals (e.g., a dependent child) receive full compensation, while partially dependent people (e.g., a relative who relied on some support) get at least $20 weekly but no more than what they previously received. Next of kin (like siblings or parents) will now share payments based on their level of dependence, not equally as before. The law takes effect July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentExpands workers' compensation for dependents, ensuring full pay for wholly dependent individuals and minimum $20 for partially dependent, strengthening survivor benefits.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a proposed version to a committee version, with the legislative committee number changed from 3271 to 6161. The substantive policy content remains the same, expanding death compensation eligibility to include parents and siblings who would inherit assets if the employee died without a will. The committee version adds co-sponsor information and maintains the same effective date of July 1, 2025.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged - it still expands death compensation eligibility to include parents and siblings of employees who die in work-related accidents when no dependents exist.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Proposed Bill No. 6408 to Committee Bill No. 6408, with LCO number updated from 3271 to 6161

Added co-sponsor information listing all original sponsors in a consolidated format

Added committee bill formatting with page numbers and committee bill designation

Added (LAB) designation next to Introduced by section

Removed individual sponsor names from the original introduced by section, replacing them with committee designation

Floor votes

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.