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HB 6517 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURES OF SALARY RANGES ON PUBLIC AND INTERNAL JOB POSTINGS.

HB 6517 requires all Connecticut employers (including state/local government and private businesses) to disclose the wage range and benefits description for every job opening in both public and internal job postings. It prohibits employers from asking about a job applicant’s salary history and bans retaliation against employees who discuss or inquire about pay. The law applies to all positions performed within Connecticut and takes effect October 1, 2025. Employers must provide wage ranges to applicants upon request or before salary discussions, and to current employees upon hire, role changes, or annual updates.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentRequires wage range disclosure, bans salary history inquiries, and prohibits retaliation for pay discussions - directly advancing worker pay transparency and rights.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 7 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from a proposed version to a committee version, significantly restructuring the salary transparency law by replacing the entire section rather than amending it. The committee version adds comprehensive definitions for key terms, expands employer obligations to include internal job postings and annual wage disclosures, and establishes stronger enforcement mechanisms with statutory damages.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from requiring salary range disclosure on job postings to a comprehensive wage transparency law that also prohibits wage discrimination, bans inquiries into salary history, and requires annual wage reporting to employees.
REQUIREMENT

Changed from amending existing section 31-40z to repealing and replacing the entire section with new comprehensive provisions.

Added prohibition on employers asking about applicants' salary history unless voluntarily disclosed.

Added requirement for employers to provide annual wage range and benefits descriptions to current employees.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for 'Benefits', 'Employer', 'Employee', 'Wages', and 'Wage range' to clarify the law's application.

ENFORCEMENT

Added statutory damages of $1,000 to $10,000 per violation plus attorney fees and costs for employers who fail to comply.

TIMELINE

Added effective date of October 1, 2025 for the new provisions.

TECHNICAL

Removed original sponsor information and committee referral details from the header section.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Labor and Public Employees
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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