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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 353

AN ACT CONCERNING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN THE WORKPLACE FOR CONDITIONS RELATED TO MENOPAUSE.

In the Senate since February 26, 2026.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To (1) require employers to provide reasonable accommodations in the workplace for conditions related to menopause, (2) require the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to develop a model workplace policy regarding reasonable accommodations for conditions related to menopause, and (3) require the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to develop education materials regarding conditions related to menopause.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

Jorge Cabrera

In the House of Representatives

    10 co-sponsors

    Kai J. Belton, Nick Gauthier, Joshua M. Hall, Anne M. Hughes, Maryam Khan, Antonio Felipe, Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Jillian Gilchrest, Laurie Sweet, James Sanchez

    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

    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 it
    All 9 actions, as published
    1. Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 27PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 17Joint FavorableBoth 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., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses