# Connecticut HB 06863: 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.

Connecticut HB 06863, 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., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9; status signed, last action 2025-06-02 (Transmitted to the Secretary of State); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 06863
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: 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.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-06-02, Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- Sponsor: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: appropriations
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (175 yes, 90 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 10

## Summary

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger benefit protections for injured workers: benefit, high. 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 clai…
- More funding for Connecticut state services: benefit, medium. 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 me…
- Less funding for schools and childcare: cost, medium. 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…
- Injured workers get capped rehabilitation benefits: mixed, medium. 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, voca…
- Parents gain capped work death benefits: mixed, medium. 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: mixed, low. 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 b…
- Transportation funds shift to employee costs: mixed, low. 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…
- Banking funds shift from staff accounts: mixed, low. 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…
- Insurance oversight funds shift to overhead: mixed, low. 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 ins…
- Work injury agency funds shift accounts: mixed, low. 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 and cosponsors

- Sponsor: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | House Roll Call Vote 131 AS AMENDED | pass | 98 | 46 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 187 | pass | 24 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 186 | pass | 10 | 24 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) | pass | 43 | 10 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-06-02: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2025-05-30: Public Act 25-12 (legislature)
- 2025-05-20: Signed by Governor in Original (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the Governor (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Senate Rejected Senate Amendment Schedule A 8761 (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Rules Suspended (legislature)
- 2025-05-19: Senate Calendar Number 515 (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Rules Suspended, Transmitted to the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2025-05-19: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 8700 (House)
- 2025-05-01: File Number 817 (legislature)
- 2025-05-01: House Calendar Number 511 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2025-05-01: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-25: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/30/25 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2025-04-23: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2025-04-22: Joint Favorable (legislature)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing 04/10 (legislature)
- 2025-02-06: Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 25-12, 2025-05-19: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00012-R00HB-06863-PA.PDF)
- File No. 817, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-FC.PDF)
- APP Joint Favorable, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R01-HB.PDF)
- Governor's Bill, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00-HB.PDF)
- APP Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00APP-CV14-TS.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 817: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-BA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 817: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8700 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00LCO08700-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8761 (See Fiscal Note Details): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00LCO08761-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-6863, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8700): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06863-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 131 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00131-R00HB06863-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 8700 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 186: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00186-R00HB06863-SV.PDF)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 187: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00187-R00HB06863-SV.PDF)
- Senate Schedule A LCO# 8761 (R): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- Summary for Public Act No. 25-12: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00012-R01HB-06863-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed)
- SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed)
- SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed)
- SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed)
- HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed)
- HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 25-12 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00012-R00HB-06863-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 817 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-FC.PDF)
- [APP Joint Favorable (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Governor's Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00-HB.PDF)
- [APP Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00APP-JFR.PDF)
- [APP Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06863-R00APP-CV14-TS.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 817 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-BA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 817 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06863-R000817-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8700 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00LCO08700-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 8761 (See Fiscal Note Details) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00LCO08761-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-6863, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 8700) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06863-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 131 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00131-R00HB06863-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 8700 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 186 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00186-R00HB06863-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 187 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00187-R00HB06863-SV.PDF)
- [Senate Schedule A LCO# 8761 (R) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06863-R00SA-AMD.pdf)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 25-12 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00012-R01HB-06863-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025)
- [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025)
- [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025)
- [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025)
- [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025)
- [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06863-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).