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2026 Regular Session

House Bill 5003

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE STATE.

Became law as Public Act 26-12, signed May 11, 2026, 74 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To increase workforce development efforts and improve working conditions in the state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

42 co-sponsors

Roland J. Lemar, Rebecca Martinez, Kaitlyn Shake, Kara Rochelle, Laurie Sweet, Nick Gauthier, Kenneth Gucker, Nicholas Menapace, Toni E. Walker, Iris N. Sanchez, Marcus Brown, Sarah Keitt, Tom Delnicki, Amy Morrin Bello, Jillian Gilchrest, Aundre Bumgardner, James Sanchez, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Kate Farrar, Frank Smith, Michael DiGiovancarlo, Anne M. Hughes, Daniel Gaiewski, Ronald A. Napoli Jr., Farley Santos, Steven Winter, Tammy R. Exum, Kai J. Belton, Hubert D. Delany, Joshua M. Hall, Michael D. Quinn, Juan R. Candelaria, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Hilda E. Santiago, Anthony L. Nolan, Kevin Brown, Jane M. Garibay, Patricia A. Dillon, Bob Godfrey, Jaime S. Foster, Gary A. Turco Jr., Derell Wilson

In the Senate

    5 co-sponsors

    Herron Gaston, Julie Kushner, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Patricia Billie Miller, John A. Kissel

    Its course

    February 26 to May 11, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action36 actions on 17 days

    In the House of RepresentativesFeb 26 to Apr 2861 days

    Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 7 to Apr 136 days

    In the SenateApr 28 to May 13 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 1 to May 65 days

    With the GovernorMay 6 to May 115 days

    Votes

    Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 28 · Adopted May 1

    • House of Representatives floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected Apr 28

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    • Senate floor amendmentRejected

      Rejected May 1

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Feb 26 – Apr 28

    1. Feb 26Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
    2. Feb 27Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
    3. Mar 17Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
    4. Apr 7Sent to Appropriations Committee
    5. Apr 13Appropriations Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 28The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    7. The House of Representatives rejected House of Representatives Amendment B
    8. Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A

    In the Senate Apr 28 – May 1

    1. Apr 28Sent to the Senate
    2. May 1The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
    3. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment A
    4. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment B
    5. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment C
    6. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment D
    7. The Senate rejected Senate Amendment E
    8. Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A

    To the Governor May 4 – May 11

    1. May 4Numbered Public Act 26-12
    2. May 6Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. May 11Signed by the Governor
    All 36 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 2HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 7REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 13Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    12. Apr 14FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    13. Apr 15REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    14. Apr 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    15. Apr 21NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
    16. Apr 21TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    17. Apr 21FILE NO.Both houses
    18. Apr 28HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    19. Apr 28HOUSE REJECTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    20. Apr 28HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
    21. Apr 28IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATEHouse of Representatives
    22. Apr 29FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    23. Apr 29SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    24. Apr 29FILE NO.Both houses
    25. May 1SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    26. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    27. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    28. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    29. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    30. May 1SEN. REJ. SEN. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    31. May 1SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
    32. May 1IN CONCURRENCESenate
    33. May 4PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    34. May 6TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    35. May 6TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    36. May 11SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor