Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER'S ABILITY TO REQUEST CONSENT TO SEARCH A MOTOR VEHICLE.

To allow police officers the ability to request consent to search a motor vehicle in order to take illegal weapons and drugs off the street, as well as assist in collecting evidence of a crime.

Greg S. HowardRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.

To (1) apply all available discounts or coupons for any prescription drug, and (2) notify customers, before presenting any prescription drug to such customer, of any available prescription drug discount programs and generic prescription drug alternatives that may lower the price of such prescription drug.

Christopher PoulosDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CAREER PATHWAYS AND WORKFORCE TRAINING.

To develop a rubric for career pathway training programs and a new accelerated teacher certification pathway for people who work in the trades, establish a task force to examine transportation barriers related to work-based learning programs, amend the journeyperson to apprentice ratio until June 30, 2027, and require an audit of workforce development programs.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

To permit and incentivize school districts to form regional special education programs.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS.

To discontinue the use of California vehicle emission standards in favor of utilizing federal vehicle emission standards.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR IN-PATIENT ADDICTION TREATMENT PROVIDERS THAT COVERS ROOM AND BOARD COSTS.

To include room and board costs in payments to substance abuse health care providers.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY TAX CAP AND AN UNFUNDED MUNICIPAL MANDATES TASK FORCE.

To establish a property tax cap and a task force to make recommendations concerning the repeal of unfunded municipal mandates.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION WAIVERS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED VETERANS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

To waive the payment of tuition at public institutions of higher education for the dependent children of veterans who have a service-connected disability rating of one hundred per cent.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF BLUE LIGHTS ON MOTOR VEHICLES OPERATED BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE COMPANIES.

To improve the safety and response time of environmental service companies when such companies are requested by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to clean a contaminated accident scene.

Tom DelnickiRepublican

AN ACT REDUCING INTEREST DUE ON CERTAIN UNPAID MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXES.

To reduce from eighteen per cent to twelve per cent the annual interest due on unpaid municipal property taxes when a municipal tax collector files a lien on a property and such lien is assigned to a third party.

Tom DelnickiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING REAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTS FOR CERTAIN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.

To establish a municipal option for a property tax abatement for certain first-time homebuyers.

Tom DelnickiRepublican

AN ACT INCLUDING THE LAND ON WHICH A DWELLING SITS IN THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WITH A SERVICE-CONNECTED PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY RATING.

To include the land on which a dwelling sits, in addition to the dwelling itself, in a certain veterans property tax exemption.

Jaime S. FosterDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SURVIVING SPOUSES' ELIGIBILITY FOR A CERTAIN VETERANS' PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

To expand eligibility for a certain veterans' property tax exemption to the surviving spouses of veterans who passed away prior to the effective date of such exemption.

Jaime S. FosterDemocrat

AN ACT CLASSIFYING FIRST RESPONDERS AS ESSENTIAL SERVICES PROVIDERS.

To classify first responders as essential services providers.

Jaime S. FosterDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING RECIPROCITY FOR TEACHERS CERTIFIED IN OTHER STATES.

To require reciprocity for teachers certified in good standing in other states to assist with teacher recruitment.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DYSLEXIA EDUCATION STATUTES.

To study the efficacy of recent dyslexia education legislation.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FULL FUNDING OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCESS COST GRANT.

.To provide the necessary funding for special education costs incurred by school districts.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERT TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

To provide funding for drug recognition expert training so that law enforcement officers can identify motor vehicle operators who are operating under the influence of cannabis or a substance other than alcohol.

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF CONSUMER FIREWORKS.

To authorize the sale of consumer fireworks in this state.

Nicole Klarides-DitriaRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE REVISION OF THE MODEL PURSUIT POLICY TO ALLOW POLICE OFFICERS TO PURSUE INDIVIDUALS SUSPECTED OF COMMITTING CERTAIN PROPERTY CRIMES.

To better protect the public by allowing police officers to pursue individuals suspected of committing certain property crimes.

Seth BronkoRepublican

AN ACT RESTORING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

To reduce ambiguity and provide guidance for police officers regarding proper actions in the field.

Seth BronkoRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING WRITTEN NOTICE REGARDING MEDICAL RECORDS.

To provide transparency to patients regarding the storage and maintenance of their medical records by health care providers.

Karen Reddington-HughesRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TERMINATION OF INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT SERVICES OFFERED BY A HOSPITAL.

To (1) prohibit the termination of inpatient or outpatient services provided by a hospital without clear and convincing evidence that such termination would not decrease health care accessibility or affordability in the affected area, (2) require the notification of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding the need for termination of any inpatient or outpatient services offered by a hospital, and (3) prohibit the overturning of a decision made by the Office of Health Strategy denying an application for a certificate of need for termination of inpatient or outpatient services offered by a hospital absent new evidence.

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING A MORAL OR PHILOSOPHICAL OBJECTION AS AN EXEMPTION FROM SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS.

To allow a moral or philosophical objection as an exemption from school immunization requirements.

Devin R. CarneyRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING LICENSURE OF ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS THAT LEASE PROPERTY OWNED BY REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

To prohibit ownership of hospitals by real estate investment trusts.

Jason DoucetteDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING DEATH CERTIFICATES.

To require registrars of vital statistics to issue standard death certificates and short form death certificates.

Brian LanoueRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF NEED TO ESTABLISH NEW HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OR SERVICES AND TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF EXISTING HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.

To promote the expansion of and access to health care services in the state by requiring certificate of need approval only for the termination of existing facilities and services.

Jason DoucetteDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN NONRESIDENTIAL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES.

To allow any municipality with two or more existing nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities located within such municipality to (1) approve or reject subsequent nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities proposed for construction or installation in such municipality, and (2) impose a moratorium on the construction or installation of such facilities within such municipality.

Carol HallRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF MUNICIPAL PLANS OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

To require approval of municipal plans of conservation and development by municipal legislative bodies prior to adoption.

Norman NeedlemanDemocrat

AN ACT REPEALING CERTAIN ELECTRIC SUBSIDIES, PROGRAMS AND TAX EXEMPTIONS.

To (1) repeal any subsidy program that has the effect of increasing electric demand, (2) prohibit the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from creating any new program, (3) repeal any authority granted to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to regulate the installation of electric vehicle chargers, (4) repeal any authority for any political subdivision of the state to establish any program providing zero-interest loans for the installation of heat pumps, and (5) repeal any tax exemption provided to data centers enacted in public act 21-1.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT LOAD LIMITS FOR HOSPITALIST PHYSICIANS IN ACUTE CARE FACILITIES.

To establish patient load limits for hospitalist physicians in acute care facilities.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY STATE-APPOINTED MONITORS FOR HOSPITAL-INITIATED CHANGES TO PHYSICIAN OR PHYSICIAN GROUP STAFFING.

To require the appointment of a state-appointed monitor for a period of one year in the event a hospital makes unilateral changes to the staffing of physician groups with seven or more members.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT REDEFINING "LARGE CAPACITY MAGAZINE".

To allow the possession of a firearm magazine that has the capacity of not more than fifteen rounds of ammunition.

Greg S. HowardRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS AND PROCESSES FOR HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRANSITIONS.

To establish certain employment protections for physicians and processes for health care employment transitions.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF PRIVATE EQUITY OWNERSHIP OF HOSPITALS, RADIOLOGY GROUPS AND DRUG REHABILITATION FACILITIES.

To expand the authority of the Attorney General and Commissioner of Health Strategy to regulate private equity ownership of certain health care facilities and restrict self-dealing property transactions.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE POLITICAL PARTIES TO CONDUCT OPEN PRIMARIES.

To require political parties to conduct open primaries.

Devin R. CarneyRepublican

AN ACT ALLOWING OFF-DUTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO CARRY FIREARMS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.

To allow off-duty law enforcement officers to carry firearms on school grounds.

Carol HallRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF A POLICE OFFICER TO TRANSPORT A PERSON TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM OR A SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY.

To allow a police officer to take a person into protective custody and transport such person to an emergency room or a substance abuse facility if the officer has administered an opioid antagonist to such person or taken other lifesaving measures.

Carol HallRepublican

AN ACT LIMITING ORDERS RELATED TO FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION DURING A CIVIL PREPAREDNESS OR PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

To prohibit the Governor or any municipality from restricting lawful possession of a firearm or ammunition during a civil preparedness or public health emergency.

Craig C. FishbeinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF AMMUNITION AT GUN CLUBS AND FIREARM RANGES.

To allow a gun club or firearm range to sell ammunition for use at such club or range to any person without requiring such person to hold a valid ammunition certificate.

Craig C. FishbeinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLIANCE WITH A REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING FIREARMS BE PUBLICLY POSTED.

To determine the level of compliance with the requirement to publicly post information about firearm permitting rights specified in section 29-32c of the general statutes.

Craig C. FishbeinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE OFFICER DISCRETION TO PURSUE A MOTOR VEHICLE.

To provide discretion to a police officer to pursue a motor vehicle if such officer can articulate a public safety need for such pursuit.

Devin R. CarneyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MAILING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION APPLICATION.

To require the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to mail a motor vehicle registration application to a registrant.

Jason DoucetteDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING TOWING COMPANIES TO ACCEPT ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF PAYMENT.

To require towing companies to accept alternative forms of payment for towing and storage charges.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING WRECKERS TO USE BLUE LIGHTS WHILE PREPARING TO TOW MOTOR VEHICLES.

To provide wrecker operators with greater safety while clearing the state's roads of damaged or disabled motor vehicles.

Dave W. YaccarinoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF SIX-INCH-WIDE EDGE LINES ON LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS.

To decrease fatal traffic crashes in the state by installing six-inch-wide edge lines on limited access highways.

Greg S. HowardRepublican

AN ACT NAMING AN OVERPASS IN THE TOWN OF SOUTHINGTON IN HONOR OF TROOPER FIRST CLASS AARON PELLETIER.

To name an overpass in the town of Southington in honor of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who tragically died in the line of duty.

Christopher PoulosDemocrat