In the Senate since February 26, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
Senate Bill 354
AN ACT CONCERNING STAFFING IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS DIVISION IN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To increase the number of staff at the Unemployment Insurance Benefits Division in the Labor Department.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the Senate
Sponsor
In the House of Representatives
4 co-sponsors
Its course
February 26 to April 20, 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 action16 actions on 8 days
In the SenateFrom Feb 26
Labor and Public Employees CommitteeFeb 26 to Mar 1921 days
Appropriations CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
Labor and Public Employees Committee9–4
Mar 19
Apr 17
Who voted how
Yea Andre F. Baker Jr., Anthony L. Nolan, Antonio Felipe, Bobby G. Gibson Jr., Catherine A. Osten, Christopher Rosario, Corey P. Paris, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Daniel Gaiewski, David DeFronzo, Derek Slap, Douglas McCrory, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Emmanuel Sanchez, Eric C. Berthel, Gary A. Winfield, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Gregory Haddad, Heather S. Somers, Hubert D. Delany, James Sanchez, Jane M. Garibay, Jeff Gordon, Jennifer Leeper, Jillian Gilchrest, Joan V. Hartley, Joe Hoxha, Juan R. Candelaria, Julie Kushner, Kai J. Belton, Kathy Kennedy, Lucy Dathan, Mae Flexer, Marcus Brown, Mark DeCaprio, Martha Marx, Martin Foncello, Maryam Khan, Matthew L. Lesser, Minnie Gonzalez, Mitch Bolinsky, Patricia A. Dillon, Rebecca Martinez, Saud Anwar, Stephen G. Harding Jr., Susan M. Johnson, Tammy Nuccio, Tammy R. Exum, Tim Ackert, Tina Courpas, Toni E. Walker, Travis Simms
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 – Apr 17
- Feb 26Introduced and sent to Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 6Heard in Labor and Public Employees Committee
- Mar 19Labor and Public Employees Committee recommended a substitute for it
- Apr 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
- Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
All 16 actions, as published
- Feb 26REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Mar 6PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Mar 19Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Mar 19FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Mar 30REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 7FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Apr 7SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
- Apr 15REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ONSenate
- Apr 15IMMEDIATE TRANSMITTAL TO COMMITTEESenate
- Apr 17Joint FavorableBoth houses
- Apr 20FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 20NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 20FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate