Bills & Legislation

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SUPERIOR COURT TO ENJOIN THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE'S CERTIFICATION OF CONTESTED STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTION RESULTS.

To authorize the Superior Court to enjoin the Secretary of the State's certification of contested state legislative election results.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO ANNUALLY VERIFY THE CITIZENSHIP OF ELECTORS.

To require the Secretary of the State to annually verify the citizenship of electors.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS TO DOCUMENT POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONFLICTS OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

To provide legislators with information regarding the constitutionality of proposed legislation to ensure legislators honor their oath of office.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING PROVISIONS CONCERNING REMOTE PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS.

To reverse the policy enacted in sections 147 and 149 of public act 21-2 of the June special session that allows for remote meetings to replace in-person meetings in certain government settings.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE RATIFICATION OF THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS.

To restore checks and balances to the use of emergency declarations by authorizing any member of the General Assembly to call for a vote to ratify the issuance or renewal of an emergency declaration by the Governor and to require a two-thirds vote for passage of such ratification.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS.

To provide that absentee ballot applications that have been completed and signed are public records subject to public inspection.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING SKILLED TRADE LICENSING RECIPROCITY IN NEW ENGLAND.

To provide for the adoption of a reciprocal skilled trade licensing agreement with other New England states.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION TO ESTABLISH A SINGLE UNIFORM BUSINESS PERMIT AND LICENSE APPLICATION.

To require the Department of Consumer Protection to establish a single uniform business permit and license application without modifying any fee or cost currently imposed for a business permit, license or any application required therefor.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A RAILROAD CROSSING FOR PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLISTS TO CROSS THE HOUSATONIC RAILROAD AT GRADE.

To allow pedestrians and bicyclists to cross the Housatonic Railroad at grade and include the Housatonic Railroad as owners of land entitled to immunity under the Recreational Lane Use Act.

Mitch BolinskyRepublican

AN ACT CHANGING THE AUTHORIZED USE OF LAND PREVIOUSLY CONVEYED BY THE STATE TO THE TOWN OF NEWTOWN.

To permit the town of Newtown to use a parcel of land conveyed by the state and located at 6 Commerce Drive in the town of Newtown for open space and recreational purposes.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIRING PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP OR LAWFUL RESIDENCY TO RECEIVE TAXPAYER-FUNDED BENEFITS.

To establish a requirement for proof of citizenship or lawful residency in order to receive from the state any taxpayer-funded benefits or social welfare services.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO MEET QUARTERLY WITH PROVIDERS, INCLUDING DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PROVIDERS, TO DISCUSS MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES.

To establish quarterly meetings between the Commissioner of Social Services and providers, including durable medical equipment providers, to address Medicaid reimbursement rates and develop solutions to improve access to critical medical equipment and other health services for Medicaid beneficiaries.

Christine CohenDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BE NOT GREATER THAN FOUR STORIES.

To require that each affordable housing development be not greater than four stories.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING A NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS TO PARTIES BEFORE A FAIR RENT COMMISSION.

To require that a fair rent commission notify parties of their rights and the scope of such commission's lawful authority.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AMOUNT A LANDLORD MAY REQUIRE FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT.

To remove provisions limiting the amount a landlord may require for a security deposit.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING TENANTS TO MAKE ADVANCE RENTAL PAYMENTS.

To allow a tenant to make advance rental payments to the tenant's landlord.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS WHEN AN INSURED OBTAINS NEW HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

To prohibit any health insurer from requiring a prior authorization for any health care service or treatment when the insured obtained a prior authorization from such insured's previous health insurer within the same year for such health care service or treatment.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY BOND REQUIREMENTS.

To exempt nonprofit organizations from the insurance and indemnity bond requirements applicable to certain motor vehicle owners pursuant to subsection (a) of section 14-29 of the general statutes, provided the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles finds that such nonprofit organization has maintained sufficient financial responsibility to meet legal liability for personal injury, death or damage resulting from or caused by the use or operation of a service bus owned or operated by such nonprofit organization.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE SECURITY OF REAL ESTATE TITLES.

To establish a task force to study the security of real estate titles to address concerns of fraud and deed theft.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE INTERSTATE RECIPROCITY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY-RELATED INDIVIDUALS.

To provide for occupational license interstate reciprocity for certain military-related individuals.

Ryan FazioRepublican

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION REQUIRING AN AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERSHIP FOR THE PASSAGE OF SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATION.

To require that all legislation passed during a special session obtain a two-thirds affirmative vote of the membership of each house for passage.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERFORMED TO TREAT SEVERE OBESITY.

To require that individual and group health insurance policies provide coverage for certain surgical procedures performed to treat severe obesity, including, but not limited to, gastric bypass surgery, sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch surgery.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT REPEALING THE TRUST ACT.

To repeal the Trust Act in order to free up resources and services to legal residents of this state.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING A DRIVER'S LICENSE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND TAIWAN.

To execute a driver's license reciprocity agreement with Taiwan.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING STATUTES ALLOWING AUTOMATIC ERASURE OF CRIMINAL RECORDS.

To repeal the acts regarding automatic erasure of criminal records.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE, AS DEFINED IN 8 USC 1101, TO REQUEST THAT THEY NOT BE SUMMONED FOR JUROR SERVICE.

To permit individuals who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in 8 USC 1101, to request that they not be summoned to perform juror service.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY WAYS OF PROVIDING EXPEDITED RECOURSE TO HOMEOWNERS WHO INCUR PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED BY THOSE VISITING, OR RESIDING IN, AN ABUTTING GROUP HOME.

To establish a task force to study ways of providing expedited recourse to homeowners who incur property damage caused by those visiting, or residing in, an abutting group home.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT RESTORING A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE DAYS AS THE MAXIMUM TERM OF IMPRISONMENT FOR A MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE.

To restore a term of imprisonment not to exceed three hundred sixty-five days as the maximum term of imprisonment for a misdemeanor offense.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MOTHERS WHO ARE INCARCERATED BREASTFEEDING THEIR INFANTS.

To permit lactating mothers who are incarcerated to breastfeed their infants during visits.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT PROVIDING CIVIL IMMUNITY TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS AND THE SANCTIONING BODIES OF PRIVATE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADOPT GENDER IDENTITY POLICIES CONCERNING ATHLETIC PARTICIPATION AND COMPETITION.

To provide civil immunity for interscholastic athletic organizations and the sanctioning bodies of private youth organizations when such entities adopt policies that require an athletic participant to compete on a team that matches the gender identity on the person's birth certificate.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FILING OF DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT COMPLAINTS WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT.

To expedite access to justice for those claiming discrimination and harassment.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING DOMESTIC AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE MURDER.

To ensure domestic violence deaths are charged as murder instead of manslaughter.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM.

To reduce the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance tax from one-half of one per cent to four-tenths of one per cent.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM.

To allow an employee to withdraw from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and no longer be subject to the Paid Family and Medical Leave tax or eligible for benefits under the program.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS.

To reduce the financial and administrative burdens of municipalities served only by resident state troopers and constables.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT CLARIFYING THE PREVAILING WAGE STATUTE.

To clarify the applicability of the prevailing wage statute.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING THE TIME PERIOD FOR A TOWING COMPANY TO SELL A TOWED MOTOR VEHICLE.

To ensure a person has sufficient time to obtain such person's towed motor vehicle before the towing company sells such motor vehicle.

Jorge CabreraDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTS ON FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A LITHIUM BATTERY.

To require (1) fire departments to report fires and explosions suspected to have been caused by lithium batteries, and (2) the Office of the State Fire Marshal to maintain and make public any such reports.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

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

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

Gale L. MastrofrancescoRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING THE THRESHOLD FOR SEALED BIDDING ON CERTAIN MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS.

To increase the threshold for sealed bidding on municipal contracts for the purchase of real and personal property from twenty-five thousand dollars to thirty-five thousand dollars.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR FARMING.

To exempt motor vehicles exclusively used for farming from property taxation.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVERSION OF COMMERCIAL REAL PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

To (1) allow the conversion of any commercial building into a residential development as of right, (2) prohibit the revaluation of any commercial building subject to such conversion for not less than three years, and (3) require that municipal inspections of any commercial building subject to such conversion be completed within a reasonable time.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM AND A TUITION PAYMENT PROGRAM FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

To address the shortage of health care professionals in rural and underserved areas in the state.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING SMOKE DETECTORS IN ALL HOMES IN WHICH A PERSON IS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE OR HOSPICE CARE THROUGH A HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, HOSPICE AGENCY OR HOME HEALTH AIDE AGENCY.

To ensure a safe working environment for persons providing home health care or hospice care to patients in their homes.

Martha MarxDemocrat

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

To protect public health.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING OVERTIME INCOME FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To exempt from the personal income tax the amount of any overtime income earned by an employee.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING UNSOLICITED PROVISION OF ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATIONS, AUDITS OF SAME-DAY ELECTION REGISTRATION AND ABSENTEE VOTING, FREE-OF-CHARGE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION FOR VOTING PURPOSES, MANDATORY MINIMUMS FOR ELECTION CRIMES AND SIGNATURE VERIFICATION FOR ABSENTEE VOTING.

To implement multiple revisions to the election laws relating to absentee voting, same-day election registration, in-person voting and criminal penalties.

Rob SampsonRepublican