Bills & Legislation

AN ACT REQUIRING CONTRACTS BETWEEN PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS AND HEALTH CARRIERS TO PROVIDE FEE-BASED COMPENSATION.

To require that any contract between a health carrier and a pharmacy benefits manager provide fee-based compensation that shall not be connected to the price of the prescription drug, any rebate, premiums or cost-sharing.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CLOSURE OF A PATENT FORAMEN OVALE.

To require that all individual and group health insurance policies provide health insurance coverage for the medical procedure for the closure of a patent foramen ovale.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE PRACTICES.

To require that the Insurance Department (1) conduct a study of homeowners insurance practices that require policyholders to make repairs or modifications to such policyholders' residential properties as a condition of granting or maintaining coverage, and (2) submit a report by January 1, 2026, on the findings of such study and provide recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to insurance.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR ASSAULTING A COACH.

To promote safety of coaches in youth sports, thus promoting the safety of those promoting team sports and sportsmanship.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING AN APPLICATION BY A TRIBE TO CONVERT A PARCEL OF FEE INTEREST LAND TO FEDERAL TRUST STATUS.

To remove the mandate that the Attorney General oppose any application by a tribe to convert any parcel of fee interest land to federal trust status.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSED RELOCATION OF A PROBATE COURT.

To improve access to services offered by a Probate Court, especially for services needed by children, by requiring that any change of location for a Probate Court be approved by all of the municipalities comprising the probate district.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE FEES THAT MAY BE CHARGED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC.

To increase the statutory fee for the performance of a notarial act from a fee of not exceeding five dollars to a fee of not exceeding ten dollars.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT IMPOSING FINES AGAINST PERSONS WHO PARTICIPATE IN MARRIAGE FRAUD.

To prevent knowing and wilful immigration and marriage fraud.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL IMPAIRMENTS.

To allow employees to receive workers' compensation benefits for mental or emotional impairments related to an employee's employment.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT EXPANDING PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE TO ALL EMPLOYEES.

To expand the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to include all employees, including those under collective bargaining agreements.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE STATE FROM INQUIRING ABOUT THE SINCERITY OF A STATE EMPLOYEE'S RELIGIOUS BELIEFS WHEN REQUESTING A RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION TO A VACCINE MANDATE.

To prohibit the state from inquiring about the sincerity of a state employee's religious beliefs when requesting a religious exemption to a vaccine mandate.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING DISCLOSURES FOR JOB POSTINGS AND EMPLOYEES.

To establish disclosures similar to Colorado's equal pay law to ensure pay transparency and eliminate wage disparities.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DATES OF ADOPTION OF STATE, REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL PLANS OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

To require adoption of the state, regional and municipal plans of conservation and development on March 1, 2030, March 1, 2031, and March 1, 2032, respectively, and every ten years thereafter.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING STRENGTHENING SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

To address concerns of aging parents of children with an intellectual disability.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ADVERSE DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEWS.

To require health carriers to bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE CERTIFICATION OF HOME HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

To require home health care providers of behavioral health services be certified to provide such services.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY.

To expand affordable, accessible and quality health care to all state residents.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT PROVIDING TELEHEALTH ACCESS TO STATE RESIDENTS WHILE OUT OF STATE.

To provide telehealth access to state residents while out of state.

Julie KushnerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERSTATE MEDICAL LICENSURE COMPACT.

To enable participation in and ensure compliance with the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANTS.

To update and modernize the scope of practice for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT FACILITATING STATE LICENSURE OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATES.

To address physician shortages by making it easier for qualified and experienced foreign-trained medical doctors who lawfully migrate to the United States to become licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEDICAL DEVICE REPRESENTATIVES.

To establish the role and responsibilities of medical device representatives who set up and attend surgical procedures.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ALLOWING DENTISTS TRAINED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO BE LICENSED DENTAL HYGIENISTS.

To increase the workforce supply of dental hygienists in Connecticut to ensure essential oral health care for our citizens by utilizing the skills that dentists have acquired through training outside of the United States.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT REQUIREMENTS AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS SYSTEMS AND THE MODERNIZATION OF MEDICAL RECORD FEES.

To update the medical records statutes.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION.

To streamline the accreditation process for health care provider continuing medical education courses and ensure such courses are responsive to local health care needs while maintaining rigorous standards.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE LICENSURE OF RECREATIONAL THERAPISTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

To require licensure of recreational therapists by the Department of Public Health.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING LICENSING FEES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS.

To increase the number of social workers by eliminating the financial burden of licensing fees.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING REPORTS ON PEACE OFFICER INTERACTIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL CONDITION.

To increase transparency regarding individuals who experience an emergency medical condition while interacting with a peace officer.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SIGNS INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE EASTERSEALS VETERANS RALLY POINT.

To erect signs informing motorists of the location of the Easterseals Veterans Rally Point.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT MODERNIZING MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING CONSUMER PROTECTIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLE OWNERS.

To modernize motor vehicle towing laws and implement consumer protections for motor vehicle owners.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF INSTALLING PIPES FOR UTILITY OR FIBER-OPTIC WIRING OR BUILDING A TUNNEL UNDERNEATH THE LONG ISLAND SOUND.

To study the feasibility of installing pipes or tunnels underneath the Long Island Sound.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION REFUNDS FOR FORMER STONE ACADEMY STUDENTS.

To refund the tuition paid by a former practical nurse education program student enrolled at Stone Academy during the period commencing November 1, 2021, and ending February 28, 2023, but did not graduate.

James J. MaroneyDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING VETERANS FROM THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS FEE.

To exempt veterans from the Passport to the Parks fee.

Carol HallRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY FOLLOWING MELANOMA SURGERY ON THE FACE.

To require that individual and group health insurance policies provide health insurance coverage for reconstructive surgery following melanoma surgery on the face, including surgical procedures necessary to correct disfigurement, restore normal symmetry and correct functional impairments resulting from such melanoma surgery.

James J. MaroneyDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING STATE CLAIMS AGAINST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES FOR DAMAGES CAUSED BY A VACCINATION OR MEDICINAL TREATMENT PROGRAM.

To provide that an individual may bring a state claim seeking actual and punitive damages from a pharmaceutical company for injuries or illnesses caused by the administration of a vaccination or medicinal treatment program.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR HOUSING SERVICES.

To invest twenty million dollars to stabilize and strengthen the state's homeless response system.

Geraldo C. ReyesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE HUNEEBEE PROJECT IN THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.

To provide funding to the Huneebee Project to assist in equitable job preparedness for students.

Juan R. CandelariaDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NEW HAVEN PROMISE.

To appropriate funding to New Haven Promise for programming expansion.

Juan R. CandelariaDemocrat

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

To provide funding for the Department of Housing for the development of housing projects comprised of one hundred per cent affordable units.

Geraldo C. ReyesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR A CAREER ACADEMY IN WATERBURY.

To provide funding for a career academy in Waterbury.

Geraldo C. ReyesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SURVIVORS OF HOMICIDE.

To provide funding to Survivors of Homicide, Inc. to provide mental health and supportive counseling to more families after the loss of a loved one to homicide and mitigate a potential loss of funding.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT EXCLUDING OVERTIME AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS FROM STATE EMPLOYEE PENSION CALCULATIONS.

To prohibit travel reimbursements and overtime pay from being included in the calculation of state pensions.

Doug DubitskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR CLEANUP TO THE HOUSATONIC RIVER.

To provide resources to remove debris from the Housatonic River.

Rep. Jason Perillo, 113th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER AND RENOVATION OF THE XL CENTER.

To prevent further state spending on a facility that could be renovated privately and restored to the property tax base.

Doug DubitskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO ESTABLISH A CENTER FOR NEUROMODULATION TREATMENT FOR VETERANS.

To establish and provide funding to Hartford HealthCare for a center of excellence for neuromodulation treatment for veterans at The University of Connecticut.

Henry J. GengaDemocrat

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO NORWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

To appropriate funding to Norwich Public Schools for an early childhood education program.

Derell WilsonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS IN THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

To include certain employees of the Connecticut Association of Schools in the teachers' retirement system.

Derell WilsonDemocrat