Bills & Legislation

AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VEHICULAR CRIMES.

To decrease the incidents of dangerous and reckless driving on state roads.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC STALKING.

To better protect victims of electronic stalking.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THREATS MADE TO SCHOOLS.

To discourage and punish the reporting of false threats to school systems.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR UNDOCUMENTED INDIVIDUALS IN CONNECTICUT.

To enhance transparency, data collection and coordination between Connecticut's justice and mental health systems to support undocumented individuals, while ensuring privacy and compliance with legal frameworks and to enable informed policymaking to address specific needs and challenges faced by undocumented residents.

Christopher RosarioDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS.

To increase the total cost threshold for certain public works projects and require such threshold to be indexed annually to reflect the rate of inflation.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

To allow nonexempt employees of the Division of Criminal Justice to be employed as adjunct professors.

David RutiglianoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS.

To prohibit a historic district commission from declining to issue certificate of appropriateness based on the proposed installation of a solar energy system if such system is to be installed on a rear-facing roof of a structure.

Amy Morrin BelloDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CREATE OR EXPAND UNFUNDED MANDATES TO MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

To require a two-thirds vote of each chamber of the General Assembly to enact legislation to create or expand an unfunded mandate to a municipality or school district.

Mitch BolinskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING SUSTAINABLE ZONING PRACTICES.

To encourage the development of natural infrastructure projects, sustainable zoning practices and resiliency measures.

Michael "MJ" ShannonDemocrat

AN ACT STREAMLINING THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS.

To improve the delivery of care to patients by reducing the delay caused by the certificate of need application and approval process.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES TO HAVE AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR AVAILABLE IN A PUBLIC AREA.

To require the availability of an automated external defibrillator in a public area of each assisted living facility.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY IN VETERINARY NEGLIGENCE INVESTIGATIONS.

To require transparency and accountability in investigations of veterinary negligence by ensuring that the owner of an animal that is the subject of an allegation of such negligence is informed about the status and outcome of the investigation.

Christopher RosarioDemocrat

AN ACT MAKING THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY PROGRAM AN OPT-IN PROGRAM, ESTABLISHING THE DEFAULT CONTRIBUTION RATE AS ZERO, REQUIRING THE COMPTROLLER TO BE A LICENSED SECURITY BROKER AND PROHIBITING THE COMPTROLLER FROM SCREENING OR CHOOSING INVESTMENT VEHICLES BASED ON ANY CRITERIA OTHER THAN THE NET RETURNS TO PARTICIPANTS.

To make various changes to the Connecticut Retirement Security Program.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL OF PLAINVILLE.

To provide an exemption from the state standard space specifications requirements for the school building project at Middle School of Plainville in the town of Plainville.

Rebecca MartinezDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY HEALTHY AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

To require a study of healthy and safe learning environments, including the ability to discipline and remove disruptive students from a classroom.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING A MODEL CURRICULUM FOR FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION.

To require development of a model family life education curriculum.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING TRAINING FOR A MASS SHOOTING EVENT.

To require the training of school security officers and school resource officers to respond to a mass shooting event.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN STUDENT RECORDS IN THE ADMISSIONS PROCESS FOR THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM.

To require the Technical Education and Career System to consider certain student records when determining which students to accept during the admissions process.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING THE FUNDING EXEMPTION TO THE AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS IN SCHOOLS REQUIREMENT.

To repeal the exemption from the requirement that all schools have automatic external defibrillators.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING ONLINE POSTING OF SCHOOL CURRICULA AND OTHER COURSE MATERIALS.

To provide transparency in the public school system.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC ACCESS TO A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S CURRICULUM AND THE PROHIBITION OF THE TEACHING OF BIASED POLITICAL IDEOLOGY IN SCHOOLS.

To allow parents of students to have a meaningful role in their child's education by requiring access to public school curriculum and prohibiting the teaching of biased political ideology in schools.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS.

To alleviate the school bus driver shortage by assisting municipalities and school districts in the recruitment and retention of school bus drivers.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PARTICIPATION ON A YOUTH SPORTS TEAM BASED ON ASSIGNED SEX AT BIRTH.

To limit participation on a youth sports team for public school students based on a student's assigned sex at birth.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

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 to comply with physical accessibility guidelines under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE AND REQUIRING PERFORMANCE AUDITS BY THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.

To reinstate the Program Review and Investigations Committee and require the Auditors of Public Accounts to conduct performance audits of state agencies for efficiency, effectiveness, performance and compliance.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING THE ADOPTION OF THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S FOOD CODE.

To repeal the adoption of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Food Code.

David RutiglianoRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY FAMILY WELL-BEING AND TACKLE HEALTH, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FACING OVERBURDENED AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE.

To establish a task force to study family well-being and address health, economic and environmental challenges facing overburdened and under-resourced communities in the state.

Andre F. BakerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO LICENSE DRAMA THERAPISTS AND DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPISTS.

To require licensure of drama therapists and dance/movement therapists.

Amy Morrin BelloDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING THE CIVIL AIR PATROL FROM CERTAIN LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.

To enable the civil air patrol to operate seasonal encampments for cadets without being licensed under chapter 368r of the general statutes.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

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.

David RutiglianoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

To automatically adjust state funding for nonprofit organizations to align with annual inflation rates.

Michael "MJ" ShannonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WAIVER PROCESS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE READING CURRICULUM MODEL OR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

To amend the waiver process for the comprehensive reading curriculum model or program requirements.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE FULL FUNDING OF THE SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCESS COST GRANT.

To fully fund the special education excess cost grant.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE MANDATE THAT BOARDS OF EDUCATION IMPLEMENT CERTAIN READING CURRICULUM MODELS OR PROGRAMS.

To make implementation of certain reading curriculum models or programs optional for boards of education.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT PROVIDING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE READING CURRICULUM MODEL OR PROGRAM REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

To exempt high-performing school districts from the requirements of the state-mandated reading curriculum.

Lezlye ZupkusRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT OVER THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD.

To increase legislative oversight over the State Contracting Standards Board to ensure efficiency and compliance in state procurement and contracting practices.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF SINGLE-USE PACKAGING PLASTICS BY THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY.

To reduce plastic wastes generated by the cannabis industry.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES TO PUBLISH LEGAL NOTICES ONLINE.

To permit municipalities to publish legal notices on municipal Internet web sites.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

To allow a municipality to exempt motor vehicles and increase real property taxes, for a period of not more than five years, to offset any lost revenue.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE STATE FROM MANDATING EXPERIMENTAL OR EMERGENCY VACCINATIONS, DISCLOSURE OF VACCINATION STATUS OR TESTING FOR ILLNESS.

To prohibit the state from mandating experimental or emergency vaccinations, disclosure of vaccination status or testing for an illness.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDUCTION OF WAIT TIMES IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS AND REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF INCREASING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS.

To reduce wait times at hospital emergency departments and require a study of the potential impacts of increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates for emergency department visits.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE USE OF COMBUSTIBLE GAS DETECTORS.

To study the use of combustible gas detectors.

Martha MarxDemocrat

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.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENCES FOR OBSERVANCE OF A RELIGIOUS HOLIDAY.

To require a student's absence for observance of a widely recognized religious holiday to be counted as an excused absence.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT REDUCING NONEDUCATION AID TO THE CITY OF HARTFORD.

To reverse the fiscal impact to the state of the debt service agreement between the state and the city of Hartford.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL MUNICIPAL CHILD CARE PROGRAMS TO BE LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD.

To require all municipal child care programs to have the same licensure and oversight requirements as other non-license exempt child care programs in the state.

Jorge CabreraDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO ISSUE ANNUAL REPORTS CONCERNING TRANSMISSION PROJECTS.

To require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to issue an annual report regarding regional and local transmission projects and the impact of each such project on consumer electricity rates.

Rob SampsonRepublican