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ConnecticutHB 068632025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET
AN ACT CONCERNING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, AND COMPENSATION PAID TO INJURED EMPLOYEES AND THE PARENTS OF A DECEASED EMPLOYEE UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.
Sponsored By: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9
Signed by Governor
Summary
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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10 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 7 mixed.
Stronger benefit protections for injured workers
Beginning May 20, 2025, judges must award proportional scheduled benefits for covered permanent partial losses of use or function. Workers who reach maximum medical improvement but remain totally unable to work keep total-incapacity benefits until that incapacity ends. This continuation covers claims filed since July 1, 1993, still pending on May 20, 2025, and claims filed afterward. Beginning July 1, 2025, full-loss schedules provide 347 weeks for the intestinal tract and 180 weeks for the esophagus. The cervical-spine schedule rises from 117 weeks through June 30, 2025, to 208 weeks beginning July 1.
More funding for Connecticut state services
The law adds about $554.79 million from Connecticut’s General Fund for the budget year ending June 30, 2025. This includes $284 million for Medicaid, $18 million for housing and homelessness services, and $6.416 million for community residential services. Staff funding includes $25.1 million for mental health and addiction services and $40.6 million for corrections. Retirement-related funding includes $69 million for higher education retirement benefits, $35 million for retired state employee health costs, and $16 million for other post-employment benefits. Teachers’ retiree health costs receive $9.6 million, and technical education receives $11.4 million for staff and operating costs. Correction workers’ compensation claims receive $6 million. These appropriations fund state accounts; they do not themselves change individual eligibility or benefit amounts.
Less funding for schools and childcare
The law cuts Connecticut General Fund appropriations by $88.65 million for the budget year ending June 30, 2025. Cuts include $30 million for municipal restructuring, $14 million for magnet schools, and $12 million for early care and education. It also cuts aspiring educator diversity scholarships by $8 million. Sheff transportation loses $6 million, and the Sheff settlement account loses $4.5 million. Remaining cuts affect agency staff accounts; these funding changes do not themselves change individual eligibility rules.
Injured workers get capped rehabilitation benefits
Beginning May 20, 2025, qualifying injured workers can receive supplemental workers’ compensation benefits tied to job rehabilitation. Workers must have received additional partial-disability compensation and remain unable to do their usual work. They must be taking part in, or have completed, vocational rehabilitation or an equivalent program. The 60-week maximum includes earlier additional-compensation awards; it is not 60 extra weeks for everyone.
Parents gain capped work death benefits
A deceased worker’s parents share workers’ compensation death benefits equally when no legally presumed dependents or wholly dependent people exist. This creates a benefit route for parents meeting those conditions. Payments under this rule cannot extend beyond 312 weeks from the worker’s death.
Utility consumer office funds shift accounts
For the year ending June 30, 2025, the law shifts $59,499 in the Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund. It cuts Office of Consumer Counsel employee benefit funding and adds the same amount for overhead. These changes do not themselves change consumer rights, utility rates, or household bills.
Transportation funds shift to employee costs
For the year ending June 30, 2025, the law shifts $4.11 million within Connecticut’s Special Transportation Fund. It cuts transportation department staff funding by that amount. It adds $460,000 for state insurance operations and $1.5 million for the employer share of Social Security taxes. It also adds $850,000 for other post-employment benefits and $1.3 million for workers’ compensation claims. These equal additions and cuts do not create a new household benefit or specify transportation service changes.
Banking funds shift from staff accounts
For the year ending June 30, 2025, the law cuts Banking Department staff funding by $264,997. It adds the same amount elsewhere in the Banking Fund. Administrative Services receives $100,000 for staff and $20,000 for employee benefits; Banking receives $144,997 for overhead. This funding shift does not directly change household banking rights or costs.
Insurance oversight funds shift to overhead
For the year ending June 30, 2025, the law cuts Insurance Department employee benefit funding by $587,485. It adds $560,635 for Insurance Department overhead and $26,850 for Healthcare Advocate overhead from the Insurance Fund. The additions equal the cut. These changes do not themselves change insurance coverage, premiums, or eligibility for household help.
Work injury agency funds shift accounts
For the year ending June 30, 2025, the law shifts $196,993 within the Workers’ Compensation Fund. It cuts the Workers’ Compensation Commission’s employee benefit account and adds the same amount for overhead. This account shift does not itself change injured workers’ eligibility or award amounts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/22/2025
House Roll Call Vote 131 AS AMENDED
Yes: 98 • No: 46
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 187
Yes: 24 • No: 10
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Senate Roll Call Vote 186
Yes: 10 • No: 24
House vote • 4/22/2025
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Yes: 43 • No: 10
Actions Timeline
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
6/2/2025legislaturePublic Act 25-12
5/30/2025legislatureSigned by Governor in Original
5/20/2025legislatureRules Suspended, Transmitted to the Governor
5/19/2025legislatureIn Concurrence
5/19/2025legislatureSenate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/19/2025SenateSenate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 8761
5/19/2025SenateSenate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
5/19/2025SenateRules Suspended
5/19/2025legislatureSenate Calendar Number 515
5/19/2025SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
5/19/2025SenateRules Suspended, Transmitted to the Senate
5/19/2025SenateHouse Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
5/19/2025HouseHouse Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8700
5/19/2025HouseFile Number 817
5/1/2025legislatureHouse Calendar Number 511
5/1/2025HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
5/1/2025HouseReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
5/1/2025legislatureReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/30/25 5:00 PM
4/25/2025legislatureFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
4/23/2025legislatureJoint Favorable
4/22/2025legislaturePublic Hearing 04/10
3/31/2025legislatureReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
2/6/2025legislature
Bill Text
Public Act No. 25-12
5/19/2025
File No. 817
5/1/2025
APP Joint Favorable
4/22/2025
Governor's Bill
2/6/2025
APP Joint Fav. Rpt
APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable)
Bill Analysis For File Copy 817
Fiscal Note For File Copy 817
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8700 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8761 (See Fiscal Note Details)
Fiscal Note for HB-6863, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8700)
House Roll Call Vote 131 AS AMENDED
House Schedule A LCO# 8700 (D)
Senate Roll Call Vote 186
Senate Roll Call Vote 187
Senate Schedule A LCO# 8761 (R)
Summary for Public Act No. 25-12
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