Connecticut 2025 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB01455 Compare Versions

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5	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1455
6	6		January Session, 2025
7	7		LCO No. 5922
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10	10		Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
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13	13		Introduced by:
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18	19		AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN BUSINESS REPORTING
19	20		REQUIREMENTS.
20	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	22		Assembly convened:
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23	24		Section 1. Subsection (j) of section 31-225a of the general statutes is 1
24	25		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
25	26		2025): 3
26	27		(j) (1) [(A)] Each employer subject to this chapter shall submit 4
27	28		quarterly, on forms supplied by the administrator, a listing of wage 5
28	29		information, including the name of each employee receiving wages in 6
29	30		employment subject to this chapter, such employee's Social Security 7
30	31		account number and the amount of wages paid to such employee during 8
31	32		such calendar quarter. 9
32	33		[(B) Commencing with the third calendar quarter of 2026, any 10
33	34		employer subject to this chapter may include in the quarterly filing 11
34	35		submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, the 12
35	36		following data for each employee receiving wages in employment 13
36	37		subject to this chapter: (i) Such employee's occupation, (ii) such 14
37		-	employee's hours worked, and (iii) the zip code of such employee's 15 Raised Bill No. 1455
	38	+	employee's hours worked, and (iii) the zip code of such employee's 15
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 1455
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42	45		primary worksite.] 16
43	46		(2) Each employer subject to this chapter that reports wages for 17
44	47		employees receiving wages in employment subject to this chapter, and 18
45	48		each person or organization that, as an agent, reports wages for 19
46	49		employees receiving wages in employment subject to this chapter on 20
47	50		behalf of one or more employers subject to this chapter shall submit 21
48	51		quarterly the information required by subdivision (1) of this subsection 22
49	52		electronically, in a format and manner prescribed by the administrator, 23
50	53		unless such employer or agent receives a waiver pursuant to 24
51	54		subdivision (5) of this subsection. 25
52	55		(3) Any employer that fails to submit the information required by 26
53	56		[subparagraph (A) of] subdivision (1) of this subsection in a timely 27
54	57		manner, as determined by the administrator, shall be liable to the 28
55	58		administrator for a late filing fee of twenty-five dollars. Any employer 29
56	59		that fails to submit the information required by [subparagraph (A) of] 30
57	60		subdivision (1) of this subsection under a proper state unemployment 31
58	61		compensation registration number shall be liable to the administrator 32
59	62		for a fee of twenty-five dollars. All fees collected by the administrator 33
60	63		under this subdivision shall be deposited in the Employment Security 34
61	64		Administration Fund. 35
62	65		(4) Each employer subject to this chapter that makes contributions or 36
63	66		payments in lieu of contributions for employees receiving wages in 37
64	67		employment subject to this chapter, and each person or organization 38
65	68		that, as an agent, makes contributions or payments in lieu of 39
66	69		contributions for employees receiving wages in employment subject to 40
67	70		this chapter on behalf of one or more employers subject to this chapter 41
68	71		shall make such contributions or payments in lieu of contributions 42
69	72		electronically. 43
70	73		(5) Any employer or any person or organization that, as an agent, is 44
71	74		required to submit information pursuant to subdivision (2) of this 45
72	75		subsection or make contributions or payments in lieu of contributions 46
73		-	~~pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection may request in writing, 47~~ Raised Bill No. 1455
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	82	+	pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection may request in writing, 47
78	83		not later than thirty days prior to the date a submission of information 48
79	84		or a contribution or payment in lieu of contribution is due, that the 49
80	85		administrator waive such requirement. The administrator shall grant 50
81	86		such request if, on the basis of information provided by such employer 51
82	87		or person or organization and on a form prescribed by the 52
83	88		administrator, the administrator finds that there would be undue 53
84	89		hardship for such employer or person or organization. The 54
85	90		administrator shall promptly inform such employer or person or 55
86	91		organization of the granting or rejection of the requested waiver. The 56
87	92		decision of the administrator shall be final and not subject to further 57
88	93		review or appeal. Such waiver shall be effective for twelve months from 58
89	94		the date such waiver is granted. 59
90	95		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
91	96		sections:
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93	98		Section 1 July 1, 2025 31-225a(j)
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95		-	CE Joint Favorable
	100	+	Statement of Purpose:
	101	+	To eliminate certain business reporting requirements.
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	103	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	104	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	105	+	underlined.]
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