Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING RESERVE FUNDS IN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.

To require the executive board of any common interest community to perform an annual study of the association's funds in reserve and make recommendations concerning the allocation of funds to such reserves.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING HEALTH INSURERS FROM USING SOFTWARE TOOLS TO AUTOMATICALLY DOWNCODE HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS.

To prohibit any health insurer from using a software tool, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence or an algorithm, to automatically downcode or deny a health insurance claim submitted by a health care provider without detailed review by a clinical peer.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PREMIUM RATE FILINGS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.

To require the Insurance Commissioner to (1) consider affordability as a factor in reviewing individual and group health insurance policy premium rating filings, and (2) hold a public hearing in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, for any health insurance policy premium rate increase request greater than the rate of inflation, using the consumer price index for all urban consumers.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING SITE-NEUTRAL REIMBURSEMENTS FOR CERTAIN COVERED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS.

To require health insurers to provide site-neutral reimbursements to health care providers for covered health insurance benefits for: (1) Current procedural terminology evaluation and management (CPT E/M) codes; (2) current procedural terminology assessment and management (CPT A/M) codes; (3) telehealth codes; and (4) drug infusion codes in amounts that do not vary based on ownership of the facility where a contracting health care provider provides such benefit.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER REFORM AND PRICE GOUGING IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR.

To reform pharmacy benefits manager practices in this state, establish a duty of care for pharmacy benefits managers and regulate health care price gouging in this state.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL LOSS RATIO FOR DENTAL INSURANCE.

To establish a medical loss ratio for dental insurance.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSIDERATIONS AS PART OF SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY.

To include a special education department member on the school security and safety committee and to require the accommodation of special needs in the design and implementation of crisis response drills and fire drills.

Robin E. ComeyDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING STUDENTS WHO ARE BIOLOGICAL MALES FROM COMPETING ON FEMALE-ONLY ATHLETIC TEAMS AND USING FEMALE-ONLY LOCKER ROOMS AND FACILITIES.

To prohibit biological males from participating in girls' sports and accessing girls' locker rooms and bathrooms.

Cara Christine Pavalock-D'AmatoRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR LATER SCHOOL START TIMES FOR THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND CAREER SYSTEM.

To establish a pilot program to implement a later school start time for schools in the Technical Education and Career System.

Christopher RosarioDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING BOARDS OF EDUCATION FROM THE PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENTS.

To exempt boards of education from paid sick leave requirements.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF SASID NUMBERS AT BIRTH.

To assign a state-assigned student identifier number to each child born in Connecticut to enable data analyses of a child's developmental growth over time and to assist children who may have developmental delays but are ineligible for services.

Robin E. ComeyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSTRUCTION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND BLACK STUDIES AND PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO STUDIES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

To promote diversity, inclusion and cultural awareness by integrating African-American and Black and Puerto Rican and Latino studies into the educational experience of middle school students across Connecticut.

Bobby G. GibsonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR EDUCATORS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

To address staffing shortages in educational institutions across Connecticut by simplifying the certification and licensure process for educators trained in other countries.

Bobby G. GibsonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.

To warn residents, including those who fish and swim, of sewage spills occurring along rivers and streams.

Geraldo C. ReyesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF NITROGEN-REDUCING SEPTIC SYSTEMS.

To provide for the use of nitrogen-reducing septic systems in the state.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FRAUDULENT BOTTLE REDEMPTIONS.

To prevent fraud in the bottle redemption program.

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A NEW STATE PARK OR FOREST IN THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.

To provide for the conversion of state owned open space in the city of Middletown into a state park or forest.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF IMPOUNDMENT FEES FOR ANIMALS HELD DURING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

To establish an impoundment fee for the owner of animals impounded during a criminal investigation.

Arnold JensenRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING AUTHORIZATION TO BUY AND SELL CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE LOBSTERS.

To authorize certain merchants to sell legally harvested lobsters from other states.

Joseph P. GreskoDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HELIUM AND LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS.

To prohibit the sale of helium and lighter-than-air balloons.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES TO SUPPORT SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS.

To require that an electric distribution company perform any necessary infrastructure upgrade to support grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems installed by an end use customer of such company.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY ACCESS OPERATIONS.

To change the method of funding community access operations in the state.

Melissa OsborneDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS AND GRANT FUNDING FOR THERMAL ENERGY NETWORKS.

To (1) require each gas utility company to establish a pilot program for the development of thermal energy networks, and (2) establish a grant program to provide funding for the development of thermal energy networks.

Steven WinterDemocrat

AN ACT ALLOWING TUITION-FREE EDUCATION AT A PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE.

To require public institutions of higher education to provide tuition-free education for students earning an associate degree.

Jaime S. FosterDemocrat

AN ACT EXPANDING TUITION WAIVERS FOR VETERANS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

To require tuition waivers at public institutions of higher education for all veterans, regardless of whether a veteran experienced combat during such veteran's service.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENTS OF ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL.

To provide dependents of active-duty military personnel with health care coverage for certain health services not covered by their military health insurance plan.

Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STATE INTERPRETING STANDARDS BOARD.

To better serve persons who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing and ensure they are receiving quality interpreting services responsive to their needs.

Christopher PoulosDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASING MEDICAID PAYMENT RATES FOR DENTAL CARE.

To ensure an adequate pool of providers to serve dental care needs of Medicaid recipients by providing adequate compensation for such care.

Cara Christine Pavalock-D'AmatoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL STORAGE OF POSSESSIONS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF EVICTED TENANTS.

To eliminate the requirement that a municipality store the possessions and personal effects of an evicted tenant.

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP A UNIFORM STATUTORY DEFINITION OF "AFFORDABLE HOUSING".

To establish a working group to develop a uniform statutory definition of "affordable housing".

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFERING PRICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.

To provide transparency in the offering price of a motor vehicle.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR NONCONSENSUAL TOWING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY.

To provide twenty-four hours' notice prior to towing a motor vehicle from a residential complex unless the motor vehicle is parked in a space reserved for the exclusive use by persons who are blind and persons with disabilities, is blocking entry or exit from such residential complex or is located in an area not designated for parking.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE ON-THE-ROAD SKILLS TEST BY DRIVERS' SCHOOLS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.

To expand access to the on-the-road skills test for persons with disabilities by permitting a drivers' school to administer such test.

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DIRECT SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

To promote free market competition in motor vehicle sales.

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF RETRO-REFLECTIVE PAINT FOR LINES ON STATE HIGHWAYS.

To require the use of retro-reflective paint when painting lines on all state highways to increase roadway safety and prevent incidents of wrong-way driving.

Tony J. ScottRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF THE NATURALIZATION TEST AS PART OF THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS.

To promote civics education and encourage participation in the democratic process among high school students.

Tina CourpasRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF CIVICS EDUCATION AS PART OF SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.

To create an inclusive educational environment that encourages students with special needs to participate fully in civic life.

Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

To provide funds to reimburse the school food authorities for the difference between the federal reimbursement rate for reduced-price and fully-paid school breakfast and lunch program meals.

Geraldo C. ReyesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF A HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION IN THE EDUCATION COST-SHARING GRANT FORMULA.

To revise the education cost-sharing grant formula to hold towns harmless and ensure that no town receives less funding than the total amount the town received for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Chris StewartRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF THE BABY BONDS PROGRAM AND THE REDIRECTION OF FUNDS INTO THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION FUND.

To repeal the Baby Bonds program and deposit such funds in the Early Childhood Care and Education Fund for the purpose of developing early childhood programs.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECRUITMENT OF MALE TEACHERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY EDUCATION.

To encourage educator preparation programs to recruit male teachers in high-need areas through outreach initiatives, partnerships and mentorship opportunities.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CALCULATION OF THE STATE STANDARD SPACE SPECIFICATIONS FOR OLDER SCHOOL FACILITIES.

To revise the state standard space specifications under the school building project grants program.

Renee LaMark MuirDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS AMONG BOARDS OF EDUCATION.

To allow boards of education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement to be considered a local education agency.

Renee LaMark MuirDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A FREEDOM TO READ.

To protect the authority of local and regional boards of education to prescribe the materials that belong in a school library.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR ELIGIBLE EDUCATOR EXPENSES.

To establish a personal income tax credit for expenses incurred by educators for the purpose of purchasing teaching supplies.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING CULTURAL EDUCATION FOR SUPERINTENDENTS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS.

To require superintendents, assistant superintendents and presidents of local and regional boards of education of a school district in which eighty per cent or more of the student population belongs to one ethnic group to complete not less than thirty credit hours in cultural education in the history and socioeconomic conditions of such ethnic group.

Bobby G. GibsonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICIES.

To ensure that students with allergies are safe at school and have parties that are toy and craft-based rather than food-based parties.

Jaime S. FosterDemocrat