Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING NONDISCRIMINATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY PROTECTIONS FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS.

To ensure equitable access to domestic violence services by: (1) Including nondiscrimination policies and cultural competency training for domestic violence shelters and housing providers, and (2) expanding confidentiality protections to better safeguard the personal information of domestic violence survivors.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL LIABILITY FOR THE OWNER OF A FIREARM WHOSE FIREARM IS USED IN THE COMMISSION OF A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR.

To provide that a civil action may be brought against a gun owner whose firearm is used in the commission of a misdemeanor or felony and that a prevailing plaintiff in such action shall be entitled to damages, costs and attorney's fees.

Geoff LuxenbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PARTICIPATION BY MUNICIPALITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCIES IN THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

To include municipal employers and quasi-public agencies in the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program.

James SanchezDemocrat

AN ACT DEFINING AN EXTREME HEAT WAVE AND REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO NAME AND NOTIFY THE PUBLIC REGARDING AN EXTREME HEAT WAVE.

To notify the public of an extreme heat wave.

Geoff LuxenbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTHY SCHOOL START TIMES FOR CONNECTICUT STUDENTS.

To require that school start times for middle schools and high schools be no earlier than 8:30 a.m.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL CHOICE, TEACHER CONTROL OF CLASSROOMS AND PARENTAL ACCESS TO SCHOOL CURRICULA.

To advance school choice, empower educators, recognize parental authority, reduce unfunded state education mandates and raise academic standards state-wide.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ZONE IN THE TOWN OF PLAINVILLE.

To encourage economic development in the town of Plainville.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FIRST AMENDMENT PROTECTIONS OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES.

To repeal certain unconstitutional content-based restrictions on political speech in the state's campaign finance laws, in accordance with the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision in Markley v. State Elections Enforcement Commission.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO STATE AGENCY ORGANIZATION, HIRING AND AUDIT PROCEDURES TO INCREASE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

To improve state government efficiency and oversight by reestablishing the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee and Commission on Enhancing Agency Outcomes, making various revisions to provisions concerning state agency organization, hiring and audits and increasing criminal penalties for certain ethical violations.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FLAT GLASS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING.

To define "preglazed or preassembled" for purposes of an exemption from the flat glass occupational licensing requirement.

Jorge CabreraDemocrat

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF WILLINGTON.

To convey a parcel of state land to the town of Willington.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING UNIT-EQUIVALENT POINTS FOR ELDERLY UNITS AND TRANSIT-ORIENTED DWELLING UNITS.

To increase the housing unit-equivalent points for elderly units and require an award of housing unit-equivalent points for transit-oriented dwelling units.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING A MUNICIPALITY TO DETERMINE THE PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN SUCH MUNICIPALITY TO QUALIFY FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE.

To permit a municipality to determine the appropriate percentage of deed-restricted affordable housing that should be constructed in such municipality to qualify for exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN DEVELOPING PREAPPROVED BUILDING PLANS.

To establish a program to assist municipalities in developing preapproved building plans to expedite the permit approval process for new dwelling units.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSORY APARTMENTS, CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE, EVICTION RECORDS, ESTABLISHMENT OF A FAIR HOUSING OFFICE AND A FORECLOSURE MEDIATION PROGRAM.

To (1) require case-by-case municipal opting out of allowing accessory apartments as of right, (2) establish a program incentivizing the conversion of vacant commercial properties into residential or mixed-use developments, (3) allow tenants to petition the court to seal certain eviction records, (4) establish a Fair Housing Office to promote equitable access to housing, and (5) offer mediation services to homeowners at risk of foreclosure that prioritizes preventing foreclosure.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS ABOVE RETAIL PROPERTY.

To establish a tax credit for the construction of dwelling units above existing retail property.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING SELF-FUNDED MUNICIPALITIES IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS.

To require that any self-funded municipality in this state provide health insurance coverage for breast cancer screening services, including mammograms, tomosynthesis, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasounds.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER REFORM.

To reform pharmacy benefits manager practices in this state and establish a duty of care for pharmacy benefits managers.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF CORRECTION OFFICERS FROM VIOLENCE.

To protect correction officers from violence perpetrated by persons who are incarcerated.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

To safeguard home ownership by increasing the homestead exemption.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN ONE-HALF MILE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT STATIONS.

To require municipal zoning regulations to authorize a greater density of housing development within one-half mile of a public transit station than is otherwise authorized by such municipal regulations.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE AND THE INFANT MORTALITY REVIEW COMMITTEE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

To enhance the committee's ability to identify trends, evaluate risk factors and develop recommendations to reduce infant mortality rates in Connecticut.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECEIVER AND THE EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN HOSPITALS FACING FINANCIAL DISTRESS OR AN OPERATIONAL CRISIS.

To prevent abrupt service interruptions and ensure the continuity of health care services at hospitals and allow the state to coordinate long-term solutions when a hospital is in financial distress or experiencing an operational crisis.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALARY OF NONPROFIT HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS.

To limit hospital administrator salaries and bonuses and reduce health care costs.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENCES TO SUICIDE IN THE GENERAL STATUTES.

To align references to suicide in the general statutes with current best practices in mental health advocacy.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE THE CREATION OF AN OVERSIGHT FRAMEWORK FOR SERVICES TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

To ensure that children with autism spectrum disorder receive high-quality, safe and well-regulated services.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY IN THE PRESCRIPTION OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS TO CHILDREN RECEIVING BENEFITS UNDER MEDICAID.

To safeguard the health and well-being of Connecticut's children while fostering transparency and accountability in the Medicaid program.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO THE WORK OF CONSERVATORS IN THE PROBATE COURT SYSTEM.

To study issues faced by conservators handling matters in the Probate Court system.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT LIMITING THE USE OF ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF AN OFFENDER WHO DAMAGES MULTIPLE MOTOR VEHICLES DURING A FORTY-EIGHT-HOUR PERIOD.

To make an individual ineligible for accelerated rehabilitation or alternative diversionary programs if the individual has broken into or otherwise damaged more than two vehicles in a forty-eight-hour period.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT AND AWARDING HOUSING UNIT-EQUIVALENT POINTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

To provide certain tax credits for the conversion of commercial or industrial buildings into residential or mixed-use developments, require that ten per cent of such units be affordable housing and award a municipality one-quarter housing unit-equivalent point for each unrestricted dwelling unit created by such conversion.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.

To amend the Constitution of the state concerning environmental rights.

Michael "MJ" ShannonDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING PCB TESTING IN CERTAIN SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES.

To require PCB testing in schools to promote cancer-free learning.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR STUDENTS OBSERVING CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS.

To require school districts to consider student absences from school for observance of a cultural or religious holiday to be excused absences.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ENCOURAGING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO REGIONALIZE.

To encourage the establishment of regional school districts.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD CARE REGULATIONS, SAFETY STANDARDS AND OVERSIGHT.

To increase protections, regulatory oversight and funding of early childhood care and education providers.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

To increase the applicable percentage of the earned income tax credit to forty-one and one-half per cent of the federal earned income tax credit and allow households earning less than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty levels to claim such credit.

Anne M. HughesDemocrat

AN ACT WITHDRAWING CONNECTICUT FROM THE AGREEMENT AMONG THE STATES TO ELECT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE.

To withdraw the state from the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING MINORITY REPRESENTATION ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES AND BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

To require minority representation among members elected at large on municipal legislative bodies and boards of education.

Tracy MarraRepublican

AN ACT DESIGNATING NEUROFIBROMATOSIS AWARENESS DAY.

To designate February fourteenth of each year as Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL DEBT.

To (1) provide that (A) no medical debt shall be sold more than twice, (B) no action to collect any medical debt shall be commenced later than three years after the date on which such debt was incurred, (C) no owner of any medical debt shall recover any sum that exceeds the actual cost incurred in providing the health care for which such debt was incurred, and (D) no credit rating agency shall consider medical debt in calculating a consumer's credit score, and (2) establish additional transparency requirements applicable to purchasers of medical debt.

Anne M. HughesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR LEASING AND FINANCE COMPANIES.

To require each solar leasing or finance company doing business in this state to (1) provide payoff or transfer paperwork to a consumer not later than seven days after the consumer requests such paperwork, and (2) provide to the consumer a rebate in the amount of two- hundred fifty dollars if such company fails to timely provide such paperwork to the consumer.

Joseph H. ZulloRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING SALES OF KRATOM PRODUCTS TO INDIVIDUALS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE.

To prohibit sales of kratom products to individuals under twenty-one years of age.

Christopher PoulosDemocrat

AN ACT EXPANDING HUSKY HEALTH COVERAGE TO INCOME-ELIGIBLE CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.

To provide state-funded HUSKY health care coverage for income-eligible children and young adults up to age twenty-six regardless of their immigration status.

Anne M. HughesDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING ABLE-BODIED RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO WORK OR VOLUNTEER.

To require able-bodied public assistance beneficiaries to work or volunteer to receive benefits unless they are exempt under federal law.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING ABLE-BODIED MEDICAID RECIPIENTS TO WORK OR VOLUNTEER.

To require able-bodied Medicaid recipients to work or volunteer to receive or maintain Medicaid benefits.

John E. PiscopoRepublican

AN ACT INCLUDING NON-DEED RESTRICTED ACCESSORY APARTMENTS IN THE CALCULATION OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

To include all accessory apartments in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption.

Tina CourpasRepublican

AN ACT INCLUDING WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE CALCULATION OF THE THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

To include workforce housing in the calculation of the ten per cent threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure exemption.

Tina CourpasRepublican