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Connecticut SB 435 — Automated Decision Systems Protections for Employees

SB 435

VERIFIEDLast verified 2026-09-223 primary sourcesNext review 2027-03-07

SUMMARY

SB 435 proposed a broader employment automated-decision framework, including explanations, data correction, human review, bias audits, recordkeeping, collective-bargaining provisions, and a civil action. The official history ends with an April 20, 2026 favorable report and Senate calendar placement; the regular session adjourned May 6 without enactment.

WHY IT MATTERS

Several obligations discussed during the 2026 session appear in SB 435 but not in the enacted Public Act 26-15. Keeping the proposal separate prevents proposed bias-audit, appeal, and human-review duties from being misreported as current Connecticut law.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

  • No operative requirements: SB 435 did not become law in the 2026 regular session.

COVERAGE

Employers: The proposal would have applied to deployers, developers, employers, and other parties within its definitions.

Workers: The proposal addressed applicants and employees in Connecticut affected by covered automated employment-related decision processes.

CHANGE HISTORY

  1. verification update

    Record re-verified

    Official source links, status, and key dates were checked for this maintenance release.

  2. expired

    Regular session adjourned without enactment

    The 2026 regular session adjourned after the bill's last recorded action; the official record identifies no public act.

  3. amended

    Favorable report; tabled for Senate calendar

    The official history records a favorable report and Senate calendar placement as the bill's last action.

  4. introduced

    SB 435 introduced

    The measure was referred to the Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees.

TOPICS

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringBias AuditsNotice & ConsentHuman OversightRecordkeepingBias / Discrimination

PRIMARY SOURCES

legislature • Primary sourceSB 435 — Automated Decision Systems Protections for Employees — Bill StatusConnecticut General Assembly · Last checked 2026-09-22
legislature • Primary sourceSubstitute SB 435 — File No. 365Connecticut General Assembly · Last checked 2026-09-22
legislature • Primary source2026 Legislative SessionConnecticut General Assembly, Legislative Commissioners' Office · Last checked 2026-09-22

RELATED DEVELOPMENTS

Enacted — deployment duties apply October 1, 2027statute

Connecticut Public Act 26-15 — Automated Employment Decision Duties

Sections 7–12 of Public Act 26-15 establish definitions, developer-information duties, interaction disclosures, and pre-decision notices for defined automated employment-related decision technology. Although these sections have an October 1, 2026 effective clause, the operative developer and deployer duties apply to qualifying deployments on or after October 1, 2027.

Automated Employment DecisionsAI HiringAutomated DisciplineAutomated TerminationNotice & ConsentBias / Discrimination
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