Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS AND DISCONNECTED YOUTHS.

To provide support for children from birth to age five and address challenges faced by disconnected youths.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR WORKERS AND ENHANCEMENTS TO WORKERS' RIGHTS.

To protect workers' rights.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY.

To increase access to affordable health care.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S HOUSING NEEDS.

To promote fair and equitable housing opportunities in every community in the state.

Housing Committee

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR LOCAL REPRESENTATION ON THE CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL.

To provide local representation on the Connecticut Siting Council.

Environment Committee

AN ACT ELIMINATING SERVICE IN TIME OF WAR AS AN ELIGIBILITY CRITERION FOR CERTAIN STATE AND MUNICIPAL VETERANS' BENEFITS.

To eliminate service in time of war as an eligibility criterion for certain state and municipal veterans' benefits.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NET EQUALITY PROGRAM.

To require certain broadband Internet access service providers to provide affordable broadband Internet access service.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE MAXIMUM INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

To provide that the maximum individual contribution amount under the Citizens' Election Program, as consumer price index-adjusted, shall remain at such amount until again adjusted.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SATISFACTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS AND PROHIBITING REMOTE RECONNECTION FEES.

To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to adopt and enforce quality of service standards concerning telephone service, and (2) prohibit the collection of fees for remote reconnection of telecommunications services.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LEARN HERE, LIVE HERE PROGRAM, INCREASING THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ON SUCH PROGRAM AND MAKING SUCH PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

To: (1) Require the establishment of the Learn Here, Live Here program; (2) increase the annual income tax segregation under such program to not more than five million dollars; and (3) make such program available only to individuals whose annual federal adjusted gross income is not more than seventy-five thousand dollars.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM CHARGE FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS, PERMITS AND REGISTRATIONS.

To provide that neither the Commissioner of Consumer Protection nor the Department of Consumer Protection may charge certain individuals a license, permit, certification or registration fee in an amount that is greater than one hundred dollars per license, certification, permit or registration year.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFERING PRICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY A CAR DEALER.

To require a car dealer to include any dealer conveyance fee in the stated price of a motor vehicle in an advertisement and in communications with a prospective buyer.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

To improve public health by maximizing use of Medicaid funding for treatment of certain emergency medical conditions.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIMINATION OF ASSET LIMITS FOR HUSKY C BENEFICIARIES OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.

To create greater equity in Connecticut's Medicaid programs.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PRE AND POST-SHIFT HOURS.

To include security screenings required by an employer in the definition of "hours worked" for purposes of chapter 558 of the general statutes.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT PERMITTING REDACTION FEES FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS CREATED BY POLICE BODY-WORN RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR DASHBOARD CAMERAS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

To authorize a public agency to charge a fee for the redaction of certain records created by police body-worn recording equipment or dashboard cameras as authorized under state or federal law prior to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR OLDER PERSONS AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

To expand access to Medicaid by disregarding certain income in determining eligibility of disabled adult children.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL FOR CHANGES TO THE HUSKY HEALTH PROGRAM REIMBURSEMENT AND CARE DELIVERY MODEL.

To require legislative approval for changes to the HUSKY Health program reimbursement and care delivery model.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON THE USE OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS.

To limit the misuse of nondisclosure agreements by adopting similar provisions from California, New Jersey and Washington law regarding limitations on the use of nondisclosure agreements.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT INCREASING THE PER DIEM RATE FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS AND COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION.

To increase the per diem rate for regular and alternate members of the State Board of Labor Relations.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING SCHOLARSHIP DISPLACEMENT.

To prohibit an institution of higher education from reducing the amount of financial aid awarded to a student as a result of such student receiving a scholarship.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ENFORCEMENT OF CROSS-BORDER BOTTLE REDEMPTION PROHIBITIONS.

To enforce the prohibition on cross-border bottle redemptions.

Environment Committee

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR NO-COST DRIVER'S LICENSE AND IDENTITY CARD RENEWALS FOR VETERANS.

To provide for no-cost driver's license and identity card renewals for veterans whose licenses and identity cards already reflect their status as veterans.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN FEDERAL VETERANS' BENEFITS AND INCOME ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

To disregard from income certain federal veterans' benefits when determining eligibility for certain public assistance programs.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT ON AGING.

To align state agency functions and improve efficiency and service delivery for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR FARMING.

To make certain motor vehicles used exclusively for farming eligible for personal property tax exemptions.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES.

To increase the maximum penalty for the violation of certain municipal regulations and ordinances to one thousand dollars and adjust such amount for inflation annually.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON CERTAIN INDIAN LANDS.

To establish a property tax exemption for real property and tangible personal property located on certain Indian lands.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PANCREATIC CANCER SCREENING AND TREATMENT REFERRAL PROGRAM.

To establish a pancreatic cancer screening and treatment referral program.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL STUDENTS.

To provide free school meals to all students.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING WATER SAFETY AND SWIM INSTRUCTION.

To require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to establish and administer an annual program to provide free-of-charge swimming lessons to certain children.

Committee on Children

AN ACT INCREASING THE THRESHOLD AMOUNT FOR FELONY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FRAUD.

To increase the threshold dollar amount for an individual to become guilty of a felony for receiving unemployment benefits by fraudulent means.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH BENEFITS FOR STATE MARSHALS.

To provide certain state marshals with medical insurance benefits in the same manner as other state employees.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PORTAL TO PORTAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.

To provide portal to portal workers' compensation coverage for employees of a public works department.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT INCREASING VARIOUS MONETARY THRESHOLDS UNDER THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS.

To increase the monetary thresholds for various prohibitions, requirements or other additional conditions under the State Codes of Ethics.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT DESIGNATING INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY AS A LEGAL HOLIDAY.

To designate Indigenous Peoples' Day as a legal holiday.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FEES FOR COPYING, REVIEWING AND REDACTING RECORDS CREATED BY POLICE BODY-WORN RECORDING EQUIPMENT AND DASHBOARD CAMERAS.

To authorize a public agency to charge a redaction fee for the disclosure of a record created by police body-worn equipment or dashboard cameras that contains portions not authorized to be disclosed under state or federal law.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT LOTTERY CORPORATION AND DELINQUENCY ASSESSMENTS, TICKET DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES, PROHIBITED ADVERTISING PRACTICES AND LOTTERY TICKET REDEMPTION.

To (1) authorize hardship waivers of interest for delinquent lottery sales agents, (2) specify that persons providing ticket distribution services for the Connecticut Lottery Corporation shall not be required to obtain a vendor license, (3) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to issue an endorsement to a corporation employee's occupational license to enable such employee to engage in the corporation's operation of certain forms of gaming or wagering without obtaining an additional license, and (4) authorize advertising, marketing and other promotional materials promulgated by or on behalf of a gaming entity licensee to imply greater chances of winning based on larger wagers in certain online keno and lottery draw games.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR VETERANS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

To provide fare-free bus public transportation services for high school students, veterans and low-income passengers.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE BIENNIAL BUDGET.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT EXPANDING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING A DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAID STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING TIMELY WHEELCHAIR REPAIR STANDARDS.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations regarding health and human services.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT REDUCING INSURANCE RATE PREMIUM REQUESTS.

To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.

REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT EXPANDING MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN.

To (1) prioritize the participation of women in youth manufacturing workforce training programs, CareerConneCT workforce training programs related to manufacturing and the Connecticut Career Accelerator Program, and (2) require Connecticut State Community College to offer financial and career counseling services to such women.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT REDUCING THE SALES AND USE TAXES FOR CERTAIN GOODS USED IN NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.

To reduce the sales and use taxes for certain tangible personal property used in new housing construction.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TAX CREDITS FOR THE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

To provide certain tax credits for the conversion of commercial buildings into residential developments.

Housing Committee