Connecticut HB 5497: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRADES INDUSTRY.

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General Assembly  
Substitute Bill No. 5497  
February Session, 2026 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS 
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRADES INDUSTRY.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1 
to  study  the  effects  of  the  use  of artificial  intelligence  on  the  trades 2 
industry.  Such  study  shall  include,  but  need  not  be  limited  to,  an 3 
examination of (1) job displacement of employees in the trades industry 4 
as a result of artificial intelligence being used in the trades industry, and 5 
(2) current coursework and curriculum of the Technical and Education 6 
Career System regarding the use of artificial intelligence. 7 
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 8 
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; 9 
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 10 
(3)   One   appointed   by   the   majority   leader   of   the   House   of 11 
Representatives; 12 
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 13 
(5)   One   appointed   by   the   minority   leader   of   the   House   of 14 
Representatives; 15 

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(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 16 
(7) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; 17 
(8)  The  executive  director  of  the  Technical  Education  and  Career 18 
System; 19 
(9) The Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee; and 20 
(10) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, 21 
or the commissioner's designee. 22 
(c)  Any  member  of  the  task  force  appointed  under  subdivision  (1), 23 
(2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member 24 
of the General Assembly. 25 
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 26 
than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 27 
be filled by the appointing authority. 28 
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro 29 
tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from 30 
among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule 31 
the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty 32 
days after the effective date of this section. 33 
(f)  The  administrative  staff  of  the  joint  standing  committee  of  the 34 
General  Assembly  having  cognizance  of  matters  relating  to  labor  and 35 
public employees shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 36 
(g) Not later than January 1, 2027, the task force shall submit a report 37 
on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 38 
the  General  Assembly  having  cognizance  of  matters  relating  to  labor 39 
and public employees, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-40 
4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that 41 
it submits such report or January 1, 2027, whichever is later. 42 

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
from passage 
New section 
 
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:   
In  Subsec.  (a)(1),  "as  a  result  of  artificial  intelligence  being  used  in  the 
trades industry" was added for clarity. 
 
LAB Joint Favorable Subst.