HB 5276

General Assembly  Raised Bill No. 5276
  February Session, 2026  LCO No. 1104
 Referred to Committee  on    LABOR      AND     PUBLIC
 EMPLOYEES
 Introduced by:
   (LAB)
 AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THE
 DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER UNDER THE STATE OCCUPATIONAL
 HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
 Assembly convened:
1Section 1. Subsection (d) of section 31-367 of the general statutes is
2     repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
3     1, 2026):
4(d) "Employer" means the state and any political subdivision thereof
5     and, except as provided in section 31-369, as amended by this act, any
6     volunteer fire department and any volunteer ambulance company;
7Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 31-369 of the general statutes is
8     repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
9     1, 2026):
10      (a) This chapter applies to all employers, employees and places of
11    employment in the state except the following: (1) Employees of the
12    United States government; [and] (2) working conditions of employees
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13 over which federal agencies other than the United States Department of
14 Labor exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or
15 regulations affecting occupational safety and health; and (3) any
16 volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance company that is
17 regulated by the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 USC
18 651, et seq., as amended from time to time.
  This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
  sections:
  Section 1      October 1, 2026  31-367(d)
  Sec. 2  October 1, 2026  31-369(a)
 LAB  Joint Favorable
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