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HB 7053 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP UNIFORM STATUTORY DEFINITIONS OF "FIRST RESPONDER" AND "ESSENTIAL WORKER".

HB 7053 creates a working group to develop standardized legal definitions for "first responder" and "essential worker" across state laws. The group, composed of relevant state agency representatives, must finalize these definitions within 120 days. This bill directly affects state agencies and future legislation that relies on these terms, ensuring consistent application in laws and programs. It does not change existing definitions or create new rights but establishes a process for uniformity. The bill became law after the governor signed it on July 8, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 20, 2025 Signed Jul 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill → PS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was revised to reorganize the working group membership structure and clarify appointment procedures. The original version assigned specific government officials to the working group, while the substitute version allows the committee chairpersons to appoint any relevant persons, including themselves and their designees, to serve as information sources. This change gives the committee more flexibility in selecting working group members while maintaining the same deadline for submitting recommendations.
ELIGIBILITY

Changed working group composition from specific government officials to persons appointed by committee chairpersons who can serve as information sources.

TECHNICAL

Reordered working group subdivision numbering for consistency and changed reference from subdivision (5) to (1) in appointment rules.

REQUIREMENT

Added new subdivision (5) to the original list of working group members that was removed in the revision.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jul 8, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH. A
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Safety and Security
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.