Substitute for S.B. No. 5
Session Year 2026
 

AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE SAFETY.

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.

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General Law Committee
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   Text of Bill
 Public Act No. 26-15  [doc]
 APP Joint Favorable  [doc]
 JUD Joint Favorable  [doc]
 File No. 338 [doc]
 GL Joint Favorable Substitute  [doc]
 Committee Bill [doc]
 Proposed Bill [doc]
   Called Amendments
 Senate Schedule A LCO# 4418 (D) [doc]
   Uncalled Amendments
 Senate LCO Amendment #4261 (D)  [doc]
 Senate LCO Amendment #4063 (D)  [doc]
   Votes
 House Roll Call Vote 176 AS AMENDED
 Senate Roll Call Vote 128
   Committee Actions
 APP Joint Fav. Rpt
 APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
 JUD Joint Fav. Rpt
 JUD Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
 GL Joint Fav. Rpt
 GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
 GL Vote Tally Sheet (Vote to Draft)
   Fiscal Notes
 Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4418 (See Fiscal Note Details)
 Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4261 (See Fiscal Note Details)
 Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4063 (See Fiscal Note Details)
 Fiscal Note for SB-5, As Amended by Senate "A" (LCO 4418)
 Fiscal Note For File Copy 338
   Bill Analyses
 Bill Analysis for SB-5, as amended by Senate "A"
 Bill Analysis For File Copy 338
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Bill History

 Date Action Taken
 5/14/2026Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
 5/14/2026Transmitted to the Secretary of State
 5/11/2026(LCO)Public Act 26-15
 5/1/2026In Concurrence
 5/1/2026House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
 5/1/2026House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
 4/22/2026House Calendar Number 480
 4/22/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
 4/21/2026Senate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
 4/21/2026Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4418
 4/20/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/20/2026No New File by Committee on Appropriations
 4/17/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/17/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/17/2026(APP)Joint Favorable
 4/15/2026Immediate Transmittal
 4/15/2026Referred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
 4/13/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/13/2026No New File by Committee on Judiciary
 4/13/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/13/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 4/10/2026(JUD)Joint Favorable
 4/8/2026Immediate Transmittal to Committee on Judiciary
 4/2/2026(LCO)File Number 338
 4/2/2026Senate Calendar Number 224
 4/2/2026Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
 4/2/2026(LCO)Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/27/2026(LCO)Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM
 3/17/2026(LCO)Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
 3/16/2026(GL)Joint Favorable Substitute
 2/27/2026Public Hearing 03/04
 2/26/2026Referred to Joint Committee on General Law
 2/25/2026Drafted by Committee
 2/11/2026(GL)Vote to Draft
 2/4/2026Referred to Joint Committee on General Law

Co-sponsors of SB-5

Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.
Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.
Sen. Saud Anwar, 3rd Dist.
Sen. Jorge Cabrera, 17th Dist.
Sen. Christine Cohen, 12th Dist.
Sen. Mae Flexer, 29th Dist.
Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, 22nd Dist.
Sen. Herron Gaston, 23rd Dist.
Sen. Joan V. Hartley, 15th Dist.
Sen. Jan Hochadel, 13th Dist.
Sen. Paul Honig, 8th Dist.
Sen. Julie Kushner, 24th Dist.
Sen. Matthew L. Lesser, 9th Dist.
Sen. Rick Lopes, 6th Dist.
Sen. Ceci Maher, 26th Dist.
Sen. James J. Maroney, 14th Dist.
Sen. Martha Marx, 20th Dist.
Sen. Douglas McCrory, 2nd Dist.
Sen. Patricia Billie Miller, 27th Dist.
Sen. Norman Needleman, 33rd Dist.
Sen. Catherine A. Osten, 19th Dist.
Sen. MD Rahman, 4th Dist.
Sen. Derek Slap, 5th Dist.
Rep. Anne M. Hughes, 135th Dist.
Rep. Rebecca Martinez, 22nd Dist.
Rep. Nicholas Menapace, 37th Dist.
Rep. Kenneth Gucker, 138th Dist.
Rep. Hubert D. Delany, 144th Dist.
Rep. William Heffernan, 115th Dist.
Rep. Kaitlyn Shake, 120th Dist.
Rep. Lucy Dathan, 142nd Dist.
Rep. Jennifer Leeper, 132nd Dist.
Rep. Renee LaMark Muir, 36th Dist.
Rep. Michael "MJ" Shannon, 117th Dist.
Rep. Nick Gauthier, 38th Dist.
Rep. Savet Constantine, 42nd Dist.
Rep. Gary A. Turco, 27th Dist.
Rep. Josh Elliott, 88th Dist.
Rep. Kate Farrar, 20th Dist.
Rep. Iris N Sanchez, 25th Dist.
Rep. Laurie Sweet, 91st Dist.
Rep. Marcus Brown, 127th Dist.
Rep. Jonathan Jacobson, 148th Dist.
Rep. Mary Welander, 114th Dist.
Rep. Matt Blumenthal, 147th Dist.
Rep. Roland J. Lemar, 96th Dist.
Rep. Kara Rochelle, 104th Dist.
Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey, 133rd Dist.
Rep. Anthony L. Nolan, 39th Dist.
Rep. Tom Delnicki, 14th Dist.
Rep. Geraldo C. Reyes, 75th Dist.
Rep. Eilish Collins Main, 146th Dist.
Rep. Brandon Chafee, 33rd Dist.
Rep. James Sanchez, 6th Dist.
Rep. John-Michael Parker, 101st Dist.
Rep. Jane M. Garibay, 60th Dist.
Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, 18th Dist.
Rep. Moira Rader, 98th Dist.
Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, 17th Dist.
Rep. Michael D. Quinn, 82nd Dist.
Rep. Dominique Johnson, 143rd Dist.
Rep. Bob Godfrey, 110th Dist.
Rep. Hector Arzeno, 151st Dist.
Rep. Maryam Khan, 5th Dist.
Rep. Hilda E. Santiago, 84th Dist.
Rep. Jaime S. Foster, 57th Dist.
Rep. Gregory Haddad, 54th Dist.
Rep. Bobby G. Gibson, 15th Dist.

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