The legislature’s labor committee is expected to vote at 2 p.m. today on the highly controversial issue of paid sick days.<\/p>\n
Advocates on both sides have been lobbying legislators since the session began on an issue that failed to get a vote last year in the state Senate because the lawmakers were deadlocked at 18 to 18.<\/p>\n
The bill passed in the state House of Representatives after a marathon, nine-hour debate last year, and advocates vowed to bring it back again this year.<\/p>\n
Sen. Edith Prague, an outspoken Democrat who strongly favors the bill, told Capitol Watch that she does not know if the bill can pass in the Senate this year.<\/p>\n
“I don’t know,” Prague said. “We haven’t had a caucus on it. Every day, people change their minds. CBIA is running around all over the place.”<\/p>\n
She was referring to the Connecticut Business and Industry Association, which lobbied successfully against the bill last year and is back again this year.<\/p>\n
The labor committee had expected to vote last week, but not all of the members were present when the meeting started – and Prague said candidly that she was not sure whether she had the votes to pass the bill. As such, the vote was delayed until today.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: The committee vote was tied at 4 to 4 when the meeting went into recess Tuesday, but the vote was being held open until 4 p.m. – meaning those who were not at the meeting could arrive later and vote.<\/p>\n
But then Rep. Barbara Lambert of Milford and Sen. Edwin A. Gomes of Bridgeport both voted in favor of the measure, making the final count 6 to 4.<\/p>\n
Kia Murrell, an attorney who lobbies for CBIA on labor issues, said the vote is too close in the Senate to make any predictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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