CT SB00399

Health clubs and gyms may offer separate exercise areas based on sex without violating Connecticut's anti-discrimination laws, adding to existing exemptions for sex-segregated sleeping accommodations, bathrooms, and locker rooms

Early legal intervention requests before the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities must now be made before a draft investigative report is issued, with commission legal counsel required to make a determination within 90 days

The Commission may reopen previously closed complaints whenever justice requires, removing the prior restriction that prevented reopening matters already appealed to Superior Court

Complainants have expanded restrictions on reopening closed proceedings, including prohibitions if they filed civil action after release of jurisdiction, received a final decision at public hearings, or appealed to Superior Court

Section 46a-102 (statute of limitations provision) is repealed, effective October 1, 2026