Connecticut SB 439: AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS IN EMPLOYEE LOUNGES.

Bill Text

Substitute Senate Bill No. 439 
 
Public Act No. 26-89 
 
 
AN  ACT  CONCERNING  ELECTRONIC  SURVEILLANCE  DEVICES 
AND   SYSTEMS   AND   SELF-SERVICE   KIOSKS   IN   EMPLOYEE 
LOUNGES. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Section  31-48b  of  the  general  statutes  is  repealed  and  the 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 
(a)  For  purposes  of  this  section,  "employer"  means  the  owner  or 
owners  in  the  case  of  an  unincorporated  business,  the  partners  in  the 
case of a partnership, the officers in the case of a corporation or in the 
case of the state, any town, city or borough, or district, local or regional 
board  of  education,  or  housing  authority  or  district  department  of 
health, the chief executive officer thereof. 
(b) No  employer  or  agent  or  representative  of  an  employer  shall 
operate any electronic surveillance device or system, including, but not 
limited to, the recording of sound or voice or a closed circuit television 
system,  or  any  combination  thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  recording  or 
monitoring  the  activities  of [his] employees  in  areas  designed  for  the 
health or personal comfort of the employees or for safeguarding of their 
possessions, such as rest rooms, locker rooms or lounges, except a third-
party vendor that operates a self-service kiosk located in such lounges 

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may operate an electronic surveillance device or system in such lounges 
if  such  electronic  surveillance  device  or  system  (1)  does  not  record 
sound or voice, and (2) only records the (A) checkout area of such self-
service kiosk, and (B) area where products are displayed for sale. Such 
third-party vendor shall maintain sole custody of any video collected by 
such  electronic  surveillance.  No  third-party  vendor  shall  release  or 
provide access to any portion of such video except where permitted by 
the provisions of this section or otherwise required by law. No employer 
or agent or representative of an employer shall request to view any such 
video or use any such video in a disciplinary action, except where there 
has  been  an  alleged  theft  by  an  employee  reported  by a  third-party 
vendor.  For  purposes  of  this  section,  "self-service  kiosk"  means  an 
interactive,     stand-alone     terminal     that     allows     individuals     to 
independently scan and purchase items for sale. 
(c) Any employer or third-party vendor who violates any provision 
of subsection (b) of this section shall, for the first offense, be fined five 
hundred dollars, for the second offense, be fined one thousand dollars 
and,  for  the  third  and  any  subsequent  offense,  be  fined  one  thousand 
dollars and imprisoned thirty days. 
(d) No employer or [his] such employer's agent or representative and 
no  employee  or [his] such  employee's agent  or  representative  shall 
intentionally overhear or record a conversation or discussion pertaining 
to employment contract negotiations between the two parties, by means 
of  any  instrument,  device  or  equipment,  unless  such  party  has  the 
consent of all parties to such conversation or discussion. 
(e) Any employer or [his] such employer's agent or representative or 
any  employee  or [his] such  employee's agent  or  representative  who 
violates any provision of subsection (d) of this section shall be fined one 
thousand dollars or imprisoned one year, or both. 
 

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Governor's Action: 
Approved June 2, 2026