In the Senate since February 26, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 345
AN ACT CONCERNING BREASTFEEDING IN THE WORKPLACE, PRE AND POST-SHIFT HOURS AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WORKPLACE HEAT SAFETY STANDARDS.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To (1) align state and federal law regarding break times for the purpose of breastfeeding or expressing milk during the work day, (2) include security screenings required by an employer in the definition of "hours worked" for purposes of chapter 558 of the general statutes, and (3) establish a task force to study and provide recommendations for the establishment of heat safety standards in the workplace.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
1 co-sponsor
In the House of Representatives
3 co-sponsors
Its course
February 26 to April 2, 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 action9 actions on 6 days
In the SenateFrom Feb 26
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1719 days
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 Senate Feb 26 – Mar 17
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Feb 27Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 17Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended it
All 9 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses