Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF SOUND BARRIERS ALONG INTERSTATE ROUTE 95 IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD.

To require the Department of Transportation to install sound barriers in the town of Fairfield to reduce the noise pollution created when the department clears trees.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DISPLAY OF A NUMBER PLATE ONLY AT THE REAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

To require the display of a number plate only at the rear of a motor vehicle as a cost-saving measure.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION INDEPENDENT OF EMISSIONS INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.

To permit the registration of a motor vehicle independent of the motor vehicle's compliance with emissions inspection requirements.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT NAMING CONNECTICUT ROUTE 322 IN WOLCOTT IN HONOR OF EUGENE A. MIGLIARO, JR.

To name Connecticut Route 322 in Wolcott in honor of Eugene A. Migliaro, Jr., to recognize his service as a member of the United States Marine Corps, a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, the mayor of Wolcott and the Commissioner of Veterans Affairs.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INCLUSION OF A STATEMENT CONCERNING BOARD OF EDUCATION EXPENSES IN MUNICIPAL TAX BILLS.

To require that any tax assessment issued by a municipality to a taxpayer include a statement disclosing the amount of such assessment that will be used to fund the expenses of the local or regional board of education.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE AND MUNICIPAL USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

To prohibit the state and municipalities from exercising the use of eminent domain for commercial purposes.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW UNFUNDED MUNICIPAL MANDATES.

To establish a working group to identify unfunded municipal mandates that, if eliminated, would result in cost savings to taxpayers.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT RESTRICTING PROPERTY TAX GROWTH AND THE IMPOSITION OF NEW MANDATES ON MUNICIPALITIES.

To establish a cap on the annual growth of property tax imposed and require a two-thirds vote of the General Assembly for the imposition of any new mandate on a municipality.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY INVESTMENT BOARDS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANCE.

To (1) require certain municipalities to establish community investment boards to identify priorities for the use of municipal revenue sharing grants and select grants for payment in lieu of taxes, (2) require the Office of Policy and Management to accept proposals for solutions to problems specific to urban areas and establish pilot programs to implement such proposals, and (3) establish a task force to study issues concerning nonprofit providers.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT EXPANDING WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURIES.

To expand workers' compensation coverage for law enforcement and first responders experiencing post-traumatic stress injuries.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING APPRENTICE HIRING RATIOS.

To aid in workforce development.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT LOWERING THE CONTRIBUTION CAP OF THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

To lower the contribution cap of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to four-tenths of one per cent.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING APPLICATIONS FOR APPRENTICESHIP RATIO RELIEF.

To expedite the application process for apprenticeship ratio relief and to require quarterly reports of denials of applications for apprenticeship ratio relief.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE FOR MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

To create an exemption from the prevailing wage requirements for municipalities experiencing undue financial hardships.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE NEED TO USE PAID SICK LEAVE.

To allow an employer to require an employee to provide advance notice of the intention to use paid sick leave if such leave is foreseeable.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS STATEMENT CONCERNING AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO NOT PARTICIPATE IN A UNION.

To provide clear disclosures on collective bargaining agreements of a public employee's right to opt out of membership in a union.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING REMOTELY.

To study the fiscal impact and performance of state employees working remotely.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCRETIONARY TRANSFER FROM JUVENILE TO ADULT COURT.

To include serious firearm offenses in the list of offenses eligible for discretionary transfer from juvenile to adult court.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSIDERATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO TRANSFER A JUVENILE TO ADULT COURT.

To place greater weight on the safety of the public when a court considers the transference of a juvenile to adult court.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING STOPPING A MOTOR VEHICLE IF THE OPERATOR OR A PASSENGER IS SMOKING CANNABIS.

To permit a law enforcement officer to stop a motor vehicle if the officer witnesses the operator or a passenger smoking cannabis.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT INCENTIVIZING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE ACHIEVEMENT AS A MEANS OF REDUCING A PROBATIONER'S TERM OF SUPERVISION.

To incentivize educational and workforce achievement as a means of reducing a probationer's term of supervision.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PA 20-1 OF THE JULY SPECIAL SESSION, ALSO KNOWN AS THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.

To repeal certain restrictions on law enforcement and protect officers and municipalities from frivolous lawsuits.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PROVIDING IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY TO A PHYSICIAN WHO ACCOMPANIES AND ASSISTS A STATE, REGIONAL OR MUNICIPAL SWAT TEAM.

To provide immunity to a physician who accompanies and assists a state, regional or municipal SWAT team.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ADOPTION OF THE UNIFORM REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER ON DEATH ACT.

To provide for the adoption of the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING THE TRUST ACT.

To repeal the Trust Act.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE UNAUTHORIZED DISSEMINATION OF SYNTHETIC INTIMATE IMAGES OF ANOTHER PERSON.

To prohibit unauthorized dissemination of certain synthetic images.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PAYMENT OF FINANCIAL RESTITUTION BY A PERSON WHO CAUSES THE DEATH OF ANOTHER PERSON WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR DRUG.

To permit a court to order that impaired drivers who cause the death of another person pay restitution in the form of child support to the surviving spouse or other relative of the deceased victim until the children of such victim are eighteen years of age.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING PERSONS AGE SEVENTY OR OLDER TO OPT OUT OF JURY SERVICE.

To allow persons age seventy or older to opt out of service as a juror.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPANSION OF THE USE OF REMOTE NOTARIZATION BY A NOTARY PUBLIC.

To expand the use of electronic remote notarization by a notary public using communication technology.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR NONJUDICIAL ADJUDICATION OF A DELINQUENCY COMPLAINT.

To restore the eligibility requirements of a juvenile being adjudicated nonjudicial prior to the 2023 change by the Judicial Branch's Rules Committee.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FINES FOR CERTAIN DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE DEPOSIT OF SUCH FINES INTO A FUND FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED.

To allow for the assessment of fines for certain disciplinary actions in correctional facilities that shall be deposited in the Correctional General Welfare Fund for uses that may benefit all persons who are incarcerated.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE AREAS OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

To require the Commissioner of Correction to report to the General Assembly on the use of body scanning machines in the public entrance areas of correctional facilities.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CLUB MEMBERSHIP CANCELLATION.

To specify the time period within which a health club must process a membership cancellation.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING INSURANCE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN IN VITRO FERTILIZATION TREATMENTS FOR STATE AND MUNICIPAL FIREFIGHTERS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

To require fertility and reproductive health insurance coverage for state and municipal firefighters diagnosed with cancer.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THAT HEALTH CARRIERS COLLECT OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR COVERED BENEFITS.

To require that health carriers collect any coinsurance, copayment, deductible or other out-of-pocket expense due and owing for a covered benefit that the health care provider provided to the insured.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHILD TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To establish a child tax credit of five hundred dollars per child, for up to three children, against the personal income tax for certain tax filers from an asset limited, income constrained, employed household.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING STATE TAXES OR FEES FOR WHICH COLLECTION COSTS EXCEED THE REVENUE RECEIVED.

To eliminate any state tax or fee for which the cost of collection exceeds the revenue received by the state from the imposition of such tax or fee.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF A GUN SAFE.

To establish a nonrefundable credit against the personal income tax of up to one hundred fifty dollars for the purchase of a gun safe for personal use.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR PREMIUM PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICIES.

To establish a tax credit for the amount of premiums paid to purchase an individual or group long-term care insurance policy that provides benefits for health care provided in an insured's home.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

To eliminate the highway use tax.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE-ESTABLISHED 529 QUALIFIED STATE TUITION PROGRAMS.

To increase the amount of the personal income tax deduction for contributions to accounts for 529 qualified state tuition programs established and maintained by the state.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CHILD AND DEPENDENT TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To establish a child and dependent tax credit against the personal income tax of five hundred dollars per eligible child and dependent.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE BUILD FOR CT PROGRAM.

To increase funding for the Build for CT program to address the housing needs of Connecticut's middle-income renters.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR STIPENDS PAID TO CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for any stipend paid to certain volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance members by a municipality, volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance association.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT DEDICATING THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX ON MEALS TO CERTAIN PURPOSES.

To dedicate the revenue generated from the additional one per cent of sales tax on meals to the Tourism Fund, to the municipalities to which the purchases of the meals are sourced and to initiatives to address food insecurity in the state.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENTS MADE BY A TAXPAYER.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for college tuition payments made by the taxpayer.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES PRICE THRESHOLD OF MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO A HIGHER SALES AND USE TAXES RATE.

To (1) increase to more than sixty-five thousand dollars the sales price threshold for a motor vehicle subject to the seven and three-fourths per cent sales and use taxes rate, and (2) index the sales price to reflect the rate of inflation.

Heather S. SomersRepublican