Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS AND HYDROGEN POWER IN THE NEW ENGLAND REGION.

To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to collaborate with the New England states to increase the supply of natural gas and hydrogen in the region.

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO REGULATE RESIDENTIAL INTERNET SERVICE.

To require the regulation of all residential Internet service as a public utility in the state.

Matt BlumenthalDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING OPTING OUT OF SMART METER PROGRAMS.

To allow any residential electric end use customer to opt out of any program or regulation that would require the installation of a smart meter.

Anne DauphinaisRepublican

AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM THE SALES TAX PURCHASES BY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS FROM INTERNET MARKETPLACE FACILITATORS.

To exempt from the sales tax items purchased by disabled individuals from Internet marketplace facilitators.

Nicole Klarides-DitriaRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

To eliminate the highway use tax.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

To provide funding for capital improvements to various community organizations in the city of Norwich.

Derell WilsonDemocrat

AN ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE TO CERTAIN PURPOSES.

To require a percentage of the revenue generated from the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store to be used for certain purposes.

Greg S. HowardRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING WORLD-WIDE COMBINED REPORTING FOR CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY PURPOSES.

To make, for purposes of corporate tax liability, world-wide combined reporting mandatory rather than elective, where applicable.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE ON ELECTRIC BILLS.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for the amount paid by a taxpayer for a taxable year for the public benefits charge portion of the taxpayer's electric bill.

Anthony L. NolanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL FINANCIAL DATA REPORTING.

To establish a system of municipal financial data reporting modeled after the OpenCheckbook portal.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES TO HIRE ADDITIONAL IN-HOUSE AUDITORS.

To require the Department of Revenue Services to hire fifty additional in-house auditors to assist in the closing of the state's tax gap.

Kate FarrarDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION OF RAIL TRAILS MANAGED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

To provide funding for the capital maintenance and rehabilitation of rail trails managed by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Jason RojasDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR AN AQUATICS CENTER AT THE WALLINGFORD FAMILY YMCA WEST SIDE BRANCH.

To provide funding for the construction of a seven-million-dollar aquatics center at the Wallingford Family YMCA West Side Branch and thereby increase the number of available openings in swim lessons for children and adults, water exercise and therapy, life guard training and swim team for residents of the town of Wallingford and other surrounding towns.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING INTERCHANGE FEES ON ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS.

To prohibit payment card networks from including sales and use taxes in the amount on which interchange fees are imposed.

Rep. Jason Perillo, 113th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BARRACKS FOR TROOP D OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE IN THE TOWN OF DANIELSON.

To provide funding to construct a new barracks for Troop D of the Division of State Police in the town of Danielson.

Patrick S. BoydDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A BRIDGE IN THE NATCHAUG STATE FOREST.

To provide funding to replace a bridge in the Natchaug State Forest in the town of Eastford.

Patrick S. BoydDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF WOLF DEN DRIVE IN THE TOWN OF POMFRET.

To provide funding to replace and reopen Wolf Den Drive in the town of Pomfret.

Patrick S. BoydDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING 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.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO FIRE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

To provide funding for capital improvements at Laurel Hill Volunteer Fire Company, Yantic Fire Engine Company, East Great Plain Volunteer Fire Department and Norwich Fire Department in the city of Norwich.

Derell WilsonDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNERS.

To increase the property tax credit against the personal income tax for owners of owner-occupied multifamily dwellings.

Kara RochelleDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A CULINARY ARTS CENTER AT ROBERT E. FITCH HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF GROTON.

To provide funding for a culinary arts center at Robert E. Fitch High School in the town of Groton.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAIN STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF NOANK.

To provide funding for the reconstruction of Main Street in the village of Noank in the town of Groton.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTIONS-RELATED LEGISLATION.

To ensure that elections-related legislation receives support from both major political parties prior to its enactment.

Joe HoxhaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE AND A STATE-WIDE AUDIT OF VOTER RECORDS.

To require the Secretary of the State to regularly update the state's computerized voter registration records to no longer reflect deceased individuals and individuals who have moved out of the state.

Joe HoxhaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMITTEE TREASURERS.

To allow non-electors to serve as committee treasurers.

David RutiglianoRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO MITIGATE THE BENEFITS CLIFF.

To mitigate benefits cliffs that occur when participants in public assistance programs lose benefits after their income surpasses certain thresholds.

Lucy DathanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID RATES FOR CUSTOM ORTHOTICS AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES.

To assist persons with disabilities to have an improved quality of life with custom orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR LICENSED INTERNATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED LACTATION CONSULTANTS.

To require Medicaid coverage consistent with federal law for Licensed International Board Certified Lactation Consultants.

Jennifer LeeperDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY HEALTH PROGRAM PAYMENT PARITY FOR SAFETY NET HUSKY DENTAL PROVIDERS.

To establish payment parity for dentistry and dental hygiene services provided by safety net providers.

Joe CaninoRepublican

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.

Joe HoxhaRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING PERIODIC TESTING OF ABLE-BODIED BENEFICIARIES OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE.

To require able-bodied public assistance beneficiaries to comply with periodic testing for illicit drug use to receive benefits.

Joe HoxhaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING IMPROVING COORDINATION AND COOPERATION BETWEEN FOOD PANTRIES AND HOMELESS SHELTERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO FOOD AND RESOURCES.

To improve coordination between food pantries and homeless shelters in the state to ensure adequate access to food and resources for needy residents.

Joe HoxhaRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING STATE-FUNDED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES PROVIDERS TO FILE A LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON SERVICES PROVIDED AND ANY REPORTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE.

To require family planning services providers that receive state funding to submit information detailing the services they provide and any incidents of sexual abuse reported by or to such provider involving a patient provided state-funded care.

Gale L. MastrofrancescoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING REMOVAL OF AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL FROM RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

To establish an expedited procedure for removal of an unauthorized individual from residential real property and a cause of action for wrongful removal.

Jay M. CaseRepublican

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR HOUSING TO STATE-RECOGNIZED TRIBES.

To provide funds for housing to state-recognized tribes.

Kadeem RobertsDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RADON MITIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS.

To establish a radon mitigation assistance program for low-income homeowners to reduce unsafe radon levels.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT RESTORING 2016 MEDICAID PAYMENT RATES FOR MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION.

To ensure adequate Medicaid payment rates for medication administration.

Rebecca MartinezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING EQUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR STATE-CONTRACTED, NONPROFIT HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS.

To ensure adequate compensation for nonprofit providers of human services who contract with the state.

Gregory HaddadDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HUSKY HEALTH PROGRAM COVERAGE FOR CHILDREN WITH LONG COVID-19 OR POST-COVID-19 EXPENSES NOT COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE.

To fill a gap in medical care for children with long COVID-19 or post-COVID-19 medical care needs not covered by private insurance.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE-FUNDED RESPITE CARE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

To provide state-funded support to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder similar to such support offered to parents of children with an intellectual disability.

Kate FarrarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR PAN-ETHNIC SCREENING FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE PREGNANT OR PLANNING A PREGNANCY.

To update and clarify documentation requirements for carrier screening preauthorization coverage to remove barriers to medically necessary prenatal care for Medicaid beneficiaries in the state.

Liz LinehanDemocrat

AN ACT REDUCING BARRIERS TO FOOD SECURITY.

To enhance access to nutritious food, support local economies and reduce barriers to food security in Connecticut.

Michael "MJ" ShannonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR PEER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT.

To provide Medicaid coverage for peer support services for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Lucy DathanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDRENS' ORAL HEALTH.

To improve oral health outcomes for children.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING REVIEW OF PURCHASE CARD TRANSACTIONS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO RESIDE IN THE STATE.

To require (1) review of the purchase card transactions made by administrators of public institutions of higher education, and (2) such administrators to reside in the state within three months of being hired.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT EXPANDING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE.

To establish a Career ConneCT program to fund training for certified nursing assistants and other health care occupations by organizations that hire directly into such organization's health care system and to appropriate not less than five million dollars for such program.

Lucy DathanDemocrat

AN ACT MAKING THE LOCATION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES CONFIDENTIAL UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

To protect the safety of sexual assault and domestic violence victims by restricting public access to the location of the centers and associated facilities that serve such victims.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE INVESTIGATORY PERSONNEL OF THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION.

To add four full-time investigators and two full-time staff attorneys to the State Elections Enforcement Commission as investigatory personnel.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat