Bills & Legislation

AN ACT ENTITLING TOWNS TO FULL REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE EXCESS COST GRANT.

To ensure that towns receive full reimbursement under the excess cost grant for special education.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE CAFETERIA AT LEDYARD MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD.

To provide funding to the town of Ledyard to expand the cafeteria at Ledyard Middle School to accommodate the students at meal times.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO VINAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF MIDDLETON.

To provide funding for capital improvements to Vinal Technical High School in the town of Middletown.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION OF A GENERATOR FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NUMBER 8.

To provide funding for Regional School District Number 8 to complete the installation of a generator for the creation of a regional shelter.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EXPANSION DEVELOPMENT GRANT.

To support students with special education needs and protect school districts from volatility in special education expenditures.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

To provide funding to protect the dairy industry.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

To provide critical funding to local community action agencies and protect the people the agencies serve.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR DAIRY FARMERS.

To provide funding for dairy farmer stabilization.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

To provide more funding for higher education and allow more Connecticut students to be able to afford college.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION.

To fund children's programming.

Ceci MaherDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS FROM PAYING FEES FOR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.

To exempt active duty service members who were not residents of Connecticut at the time of induction from paying fees for motor vehicle operator's licenses and registrations.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT SUSPENDING INFLATION COST LIMITATIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES.

To reduce financial burdens on intermediate care facilities funded under the Medicaid program.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING COVID-19 AT-HOME TEST KITS FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt COVID-19 at-home test kits from the sales and use taxes.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO LISBON CENTRAL SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF LISBON.

To provide funding for upgrades to the gym and associated areas and the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system at Lisbon Central School in the town of Lisbon.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR FARMS ASSOCIATED WITH NEW ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS TO PROVIDE NECESSARY CHANGES TO MANURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

To provide funding for farms associated with new anaerobic digesters for the purpose of providing the necessary changes to manure management systems.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR WATER LINES AND NECESSARY EQUIPMENT IN THE TOWN OF HEBRON.

To provide funding for water lines and necessary equipment in the town of Hebron to support new housing.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO ADDRESS THE CONTAMINATION OF WELLS IN THE TOWN OF FRANKLIN.

To provide funding to assist the town of Franklin to address the contamination of wells associated with the Franklin Town Hall and at the Franklin Volunteer Fire Department.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR REHABILITATION OF UTILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH CONNECTING NORWICH PUBLIC WORKS THROUGH THE FORMER NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY AND EXTENDING TO THE PRESTON INCINERATOR SITE.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO IMPROVE DAMS, CULVERTS, BRIDGES AND WATERWAYS IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD.

To provide funding to improve the dams, culverts, bridges and waterways on Long Pond, Bush Pond and other related waterways in the town of Ledyard.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ATHLETIC FIELDS FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 8.

To provide funding to Regional School District 8 for improvements to the athletic fields.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING DOG GROOMING SERVICES FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt dog grooming services from the sales and use taxes.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL GAINS SURCHARGE.

To establish a capital gains surcharge on certain taxpayers.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

To establish a refundable child tax credit.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE.

To provide that the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store be distributed to the municipalities in which the revenue was generated.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE-WIDE PROPERTY TAX ON CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

To establish a state-wide property tax on residential real property with assessed values of more than three million dollars.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT REDUCING CERTAIN PERSONAL INCOME TAX MARGINAL RATES.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR THE AMOUNT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PROPERTY TAX PAID.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT DAIRY FARMER TAX CREDIT.

To establish a tax credit for dairy farmers in the state.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR DONATED FOOD.

To establish a credit against the personal income tax of twenty-five per cent of the value of food donated by a taxpayer for a taxable year.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING TAX CREDITS FOR GROCERY STORES BUILT IN LOW-INCOME AREAS.

To establish tax credits for grocery stores built in low-income areas with limited access to groceries.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS AND OF DIRECT SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

To establish a credit against the personal income tax of five hundred dollars for certain employees of defense contractors and of direct suppliers and subcontractors of defense contractors.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.

To increase funding for children's mental health in southeastern Connecticut.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COST OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES.

To (1) eliminate all application fees charged by state occupational licensing boards, and (2) cap the amount the state may charge for an occupational license at one hundred dollars.

Ryan FazioRepublican

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 CONCERNING THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

To save the state money and improve efficiencies by privatizing the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR FULL-TIME HOME HEALTH CARE COSTS.

To establish a personal income tax deduction of up to sixty thousand dollars for the cost of full-time home health care, including, but not limited to, the cost of medical supplies and in-home services.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE AGENCIES FROM CHARGING SERVICE FEES FOR PAYMENTS MADE BY CERTAIN MEANS.

To prohibit state agencies from charging payors a service fee for payment by means of a credit card, charge card or debit card.

Rob SampsonRepublican

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

Jeff GordonRepublican

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

To establish a caregiver tax credit against the personal income tax.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR DAIRY FARMERS.

To establish a tax credit in the amount of twenty million dollars in the aggregate for dairy farmers, to offset cyclical downturns in milk prices paid to such farmers.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

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 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 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 ELIMINATING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

To eliminate the earned income tax credit.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT EXEMPTING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND PENSION OR ANNUITY INCOME FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To exempt Social Security benefits and pension or annuity income for all taxpayers from the personal income tax.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT RESTORING THE RATE OF THE CREDIT AGAINST THE AFFECTED BUSINESS ENTITY TAX.

To restore the rate of the credit against the affected business entity tax to ninety-three and one-hundredths per cent.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TOWN HALL IN THE TOWN OF STAFFORD.

To provide funding for improvements to the town hall in the town of Stafford that comply with the physical accessibility guidelines under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAP ON THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REVENUE THE STATE MAY COLLECT.

To establish a cap on the amount of aggregate personal income tax revenue that the state may collect, with any amount collected in excess of such cap to be refunded to taxpayers on a pro rata basis.

Jeff GordonRepublican