CT HB05405

Expands the Examining Board for Crane Operators from five to seven members, adding one additional crane operator with at least ten years of experience and one additional representative of crane owners

Adds "lessee" as a newly defined term covering any person or entity that rents or leases cranes or hoisting equipment, subjecting lessees to regulatory oversight

Authorizes the Commissioner of Administrative Services to issue stop work orders for violations including incompetence, negligence, unsafe crane operation, or failure to comply with licensing requirements, effective upon posting at the premises

Increases maximum civil penalties from $3,000 to $5,000 per violation per day, and establishes a mandatory $5,000 per day fine for violating a stop work order

Removes the exemption for arboriculture workers from crane and hoisting equipment licensing requirements, effective October 1, 2026