Public Hearing Announcement- S.B. 373 Volunteer First Responder Stipend Bill
Key Takeaways
- Please see below for all of the specifics for Thursday's important public hearing
- Registration to testify in person or remotely will close on March 4, 2026 at 3:00 P.M.
The Public Safety & Security Committee has released the latest Public Hearing Agenda for March 5th, and my bill, S.B. 373- An Act Allowing a Personal Income Tax Deduction for Stipends Paid to Volunteer Firefighters, Volunteer Fire Police Officers and Volunteer Ambulance Members, will be heard.
This concept would exempt the first $2,000 in stipends for volunteer firefighters, fire police, and EMT personnel in Connecticut. The concept has had far-reaching bipartisan support in past sessions, and with the state's volunteer responder enrollment declining across the state, the hope is that this potential legislation would help maintain current enrollment and add additional incentive for recruitment in the future.
Hearing Specifics- Thursday, March 5, 2026 I 11:00 A.M. I Connecticut Legislative Office Building, Room 1E, 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Sign up to testify in-person or over Zoom here- https://zoom.us/web.../register/WN_uzm3-6H9SWK2mtH1AO3ACQ...
(Registration will close on March 4, 2026 at 3:00 P.M.)
Submit written testimony here-
https://www.cga.ct.gov/.../CGAtestimonysubmission.aspx...
Read the bill here-
https://www.cga.ct.gov/.../cgabillst.../cgabillstatus.asp...
To watch the hearing-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGLFxzoW22A
I encourage you all to have your voices heard!