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2026 Regular Session

Senate Bill 5

AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY.

Became law as Public Act 26-15, signed May 27, 2026, 112 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

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.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

23 co-sponsors

Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas McCrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, MD Rahman, Derek Slap

In the House of Representatives

    45 co-sponsors

    Anne M. Hughes, Rebecca Martinez, Nicholas Menapace, Kenneth Gucker, Hubert D. Delany, William Heffernan, Kaitlyn Shake, Lucy Dathan, Jennifer Leeper, Renee LaMark Muir, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Nick Gauthier, Savet Constantine, Gary A. Turco Jr., Josh Elliott, Kate Farrar, Iris N. Sanchez, Laurie Sweet, Marcus Brown, Jonathan Jacobson, Mary Welander, Matt Blumenthal, Roland J. Lemar, Kara Rochelle, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Anthony L. Nolan, Tom Delnicki, Geraldo C. Reyes Jr., Eilish Collins Main, Brandon Chafee, James Sanchez, John-Michael Parker, Jane M. Garibay, Jillian Gilchrest, Moira Rader, Eleni Kavros DeGraw, Michael D. Quinn, Dominique Johnson, Bob Godfrey, Hector Arzeno, Maryam Khan, Hilda E. Santiago, Jaime S. Foster, Gregory Haddad, Bobby G. Gibson Jr.

    Its course

    February 4 to May 27, 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 21 days

    In the SenateFeb 4 to Apr 2176 days

    General Law CommitteeFeb 4 to Mar 1640 days

    Judiciary CommitteeApr 8 to Apr 102 days

    Appropriations CommitteeApr 15 to Apr 172 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 21 to May 110 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 1 to May 1413 days

    With the GovernorMay 14 to May 2713 days

    Amendments

    Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

    • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

      Adopted Apr 21 · Adopted 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 Senate Feb 4 – Apr 21

    1. Feb 4Introduced and sent to General Law Committee
    2. Feb 25Drafted as a bill by General Law Committee
    3. Feb 26Sent to General Law Committee
    4. Feb 27Heard in General Law Committee
    5. Mar 16General Law Committee recommended a substitute for it
    6. Apr 8Sent to Judiciary Committee
    7. Apr 10Judiciary Committee recommended it
    8. Apr 15Sent to Appropriations Committee
    9. Apr 17Appropriations Committee recommended it
    10. Apr 21The Senate adopted Senate Amendment A
    11. Passed the Senate with Senate Amendment A

    In the House of Representatives Apr 22 – May 1

    1. Apr 22Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. May 1The House of Representatives adopted Senate Amendment A
    3. Passed the House of Representatives with Senate Amendment A

    To the Governor May 11 – May 27

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