Connecticut Senate Bill 5

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 27 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-27 - Signed by the Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

To (1) establish (A) various requirements concerning artificial intelligence, artificial intelligence systems, artificial intelligence technologies, artificial intelligence companions and automated employment-related decision processes, (B) an Artificial Intelligence Policy Office to be overseen by an Artificial Intelligence Policy Director, (C) an Artificial Intelligence Learning Laboratory Program, (D) a Connecticut AI Academy and require various state agencies to disseminate information concerning said academy, (E) an artificial intelligence working group, and (F) a Connecticut Technology Advisory Board; (2) require (A) subscription-based artificial intelligence providers to make consumer disclosures, (B) frontier developers to implement various internal processes concerning frontier models, (C) synthetic digital content to be detectable as synthetic digital content, (D) the Department of Economic and Community Development to develop and implement a program to bolster artificial intelligence cooperation, (E) the Labor Commissioner to establish an Artificial Intelligence Workforce Research Hub, (F) the Office of Workforce Strategy to develop, implement and promote programs to improve the skills of the state's workforce in relation to artificial intelligence and a plan to create technologist apprenticeships, (G) the Office of Health Strategy to create a program to use artificial intelligence systems to enhance health outcomes for state residents, and (H) the Attorney General, Insurance Commissioner and Commissioner of Consumer Protection to accept applications for safe harbor programs; (3) provide (A) that certain uses of an automated employment-related decision process constitute an unlawful discriminatory practice, (B) that no artificial intelligence technology shall be used to modify or impair a collective bargaining agreement or the role of a designated employee organization, (C) for the designation of artificial intelligence fellows, and (D) for the inclusion of instruction in topics such as the responsible use of emerging technologies in teacher certification preparation programs; and (4) modify (A) the "computer science education and workforce development account", (B) the Technology Talent and Innovation Fund Advisory Committee, and (C) the economic development strategic plan.

An Act Concerning Online Safety.

House General Law Committee	Sen. Martin Looney [D]	Sen. Robert Duff [D]	Sen. Saud Anwar [D]
Sen. Jorge Cabrera [D]	Sen. Christine Cohen [D]	Sen. Mae Flexer [D]	Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox [D]
Sen. Herron Gaston [D]	Sen. Joan Hartley [D]	Sen. Jan Hochadel [D]	Sen. Paul Honig [D]
Sen. Julie Kushner [D]	Sen. Matthew Lesser [D]	Sen. Rick Lopes [D]	Sen. Cici Maher [D]
Sen. James Maroney [D]	Sen. Martha Marx [D]	Sen. Douglas McCrory [D]	Sen. Patricia Miller [D]
Sen. Norman Needleman [D]	Sen. Catherine Osten [D]	Sen. MD Rahman [D]	Sen. Derek Slap [D]
Rep. Anne Hughes [D]	Rep. Rebecca Martinez [D]	Rep. Nick Menapace [D]	Rep. Kenneth Gucker [D]
Rep. Hubert Delany [D]	Rep. William Heffernan [D]	Rep. Kaitlyn Shake [D]	Rep. Lucy Dathan [D]
Rep. Jennifer Leeper [D]	Rep. Renee LaMark Muir [D]	Rep. Michael Shannon [D]	Rep. Nick Gauthier [D]
Rep. Savet Constantine [D]	Rep. Gary Turco [D]	Rep. Joshua Elliott [D]	Rep. Kate Farrar [D]
Rep. Iris Sanchez [D]	Rep. Laurie Sweet [D]	Rep. Marcus Brown [D]	Rep. Jonathan Jacobson [D]
Rep. Mary Welander [D]	Rep. Matt Blumenthal [D]	Rep. Roland Lemar [D]	Rep. Kara Rochelle [D]
Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey [D]	Rep. Anthony Nolan [D]	Rep. Tom Delnicki [R]	Rep. Geraldo Reyes [D]
Rep. Eilish Collins Main [D]	Rep. Brandon Chafee [D]	Rep. James Sanchez [D]	Rep. John-Michael Parker [D]
Rep. Jane Garibay [D]	Rep. Jillian Gilchrest [D]	Rep. Moira Rader [D]	Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw [D]
Rep. Michael Quinn [D]	Rep. Dominique Johnson [D]	Rep. Bob Godfrey [D]	Rep. Hector Arzeno [D]
Rep. Maryam Khan [D]	Rep. Hilda Santiago [D]	Rep. Jaime Foster [D]	Rep. Gregory Haddad [D]
Rep. Bobby Gibson [D]

2026-05-01 - House - House Roll Call Vote 176 AS AMENDED (Y: 131 N: 17 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-04-21 - Senate - Senate Roll Call Vote 128 (Y: 32 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-17 - Joint - APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 41 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-10 - Joint - JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (Y: 33 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-03-16 - Joint - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Joint - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft) (Y: 0 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-27	Senate	Signed by the Governor
2026-05-14	Senate	Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-14	Senate	Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-11	Senate	Public Act 26-15
2026-05-01	Senate	In Concurrence
2026-05-01	House	House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-01	House	House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
2026-04-22	House	House Calendar Number 480
2026-04-22	House	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-21	Senate	Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
2026-04-21	Senate	Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4418
2026-04-20	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-20	Senate	No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-17	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-17	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-17	Senate	Joint Favorable
2026-04-15	Senate	Immediate Transmittal
2026-04-15	Senate	Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-13	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-13	Senate	No New File by Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-13	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-13	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-10	Senate	Joint Favorable
2026-04-08	Senate	Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary
2026-04-02	Senate	File Number 338
2026-04-02	Senate	Senate Calendar Number 224
2026-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-02	Senate	Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-27	Senate	Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-17	Senate	Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-16	Senate	Joint Favorable Substitute
2026-02-27	Senate	Public Hearing 03/04
2026-02-26	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
2026-02-25	Senate	Drafted by Committee
2026-02-11	Senate	Vote to Draft
2026-02-04	Senate	Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00005&which_year=2026
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R00-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R01-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R02-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R03-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R04-SB.PDF
Text	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00015-R00SB-00005-PA.PDF
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04063-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/lcoamd/pdf/2026LCO04261-R00-AMD.pdf
Amendment	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/S/pdf/2026SB-00005-R00SA-AMD.pdf
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00005-R000338-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00005-R000338-BA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00005-R00LCO04063-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00005-R00LCO04261-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026SB-00005-R00LCO04418-FNA.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026SB-00005-R01-FN.PDF
Supplement	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026SB-00005-R01-BA.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R00GL-CV23-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R00GL-CV54-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R00JUD-CV156-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/S/PDF/2026SB-00005-R00APP-CV72-TS.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00128-R00SB00005-SV.PDF
Roll Call	https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00176-R00SB00005-HV.PDF