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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut sets pay rates for state police on highway projects through agency agreements
Last action · April 23, 2026: House Calendar Number 499
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What This Bill Proposed
Starting upon passage, this bill requires state police officers assigned to Department of Transportation highway construction projects to be paid according to an agreement between the Emergency Services and Public Protection commissioner and the Transportation commissioner, replacing standard salary-setting rules for those specific assignments.
The measure establishes a direct inter-agency compensation mechanism for state troopers working on road construction sites, superseding the authority normally exercised by the Department of Administrative Services for those specific duties.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Division of State Police
Sworn members assigned to Department of Transportation highway construction projects have their pay rate determined by a specific inter-agency agreement rather than standard administrative rules.
Department of Transportation
The department participates in executing agreements to set the pay rates for state police assigned to its highway construction projects.
Key Facts
- Starting upon passage, state police assigned to Department of Transportation highway construction projects must be paid based on an agreement between the commissioners of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Transportation.
- This new requirement creates an exception to existing law, which otherwise mandates that state police salaries be fixed by the Commissioner of Administrative Services.
- The fiscal note indicates the bill has no state or municipal fiscal impact because it conforms to current agency practices.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate · on the House floor.
Procedural history
13 actions- Apr 23, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 499
- Apr 23, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 22, 2026SenateFloorSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 3826
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 309
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 219
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- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/10
- Mar 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 25)
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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