Bills & Legislation

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR AN ELDERLY HOUSING FACILITY IN THE TOWN OF LEBANON.

To provide funding for a sixteen-unit affordable elderly housing facility in the town of Lebanon.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE EXPANSION OF BILL LIBRARY IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD.

To provide funding for the expansion of the Bill Library in the town of Ledyard.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A PLANNING GRANT TO EXPAND SEWER LINES IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD.

To provide funding for a planning grant to expand sewer lines in the town of Ledyard.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ATHLETIC FIELDS FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT 8.

To provide funding to Regional School District 8 for improvements to the athletic fields.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A SEWER PROJECT IN THE VILLAGE OF HANOVER.

To provide funding for the installation of a force main and sewer lines in the village of Hanover in the town of Sprague and replace existing lines that are over one hundred years old, collapsing and causing sewer backup into residential homes.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN GLOBE CENTER.

To provide funding to support the American Globe Center to create a unique cultural and tourism hub.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO IMPROVE DAMS, CULVERTS, BRIDGES AND WATERWAYS IN THE TOWN OF LEDYARD.

To provide funding to improve the dams, culverts, bridges and waterways on Long Pond, Bush Pond and other related waterways in the town of Ledyard.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A PLANNING GRANT FOR THE NORWICH SIDE OF THE FORMER NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY.

To provide funding for a planning grant to determine the remediation needs and potential uses of the Norwich side of the former Norwich State Hospital property.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO IMPROVE AND PROVIDE EQUIPMENT FOR WATER LINES IN THE TOWN OF HEBRON.

To provide funding for the improvement of and provision of necessary equipment for water lines in the town of Hebron.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE INTEGRATED DAY CHARTER SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

To provide funding to the Integrated Day Charter School in the city of Norwich.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING RANKED-CHOICE VOTING.

To provide for the method of election known as ranked-choice voting and allow its use for presidential preference primaries and certain municipal elections.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT DESIGNATING PARKINSON'S AWARENESS DAY.

To designate April eleventh of each year as Parkinson's Awareness Day.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE USE OF CREDIT CARD VERIFICATION VALUE CODES FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE PURPOSES.

To require a study of the use of credit card verification value codes for campaign finance purposes.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.

To increase the recording fee that funds the Community Investment Account by six dollars.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT DESIGNATING FACE EQUITY WEEK.

To designate a week in the month of May of each year as Face Equity Week, to acknowledge those with facial differences.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT DESIGNATING CONNECTICUT RECIPIENTS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR DAY.

To designate a day in the month of July annually as Connecticut Recipients of the Medal of Honor Day to acknowledge those residents who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT DESIGNATING EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH.

To designate the month of November of each year as Epilepsy Awareness Month.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT DESIGNATING CONNECTICUT NATIVE PLANT MONTH.

To designate the month of April of each year as Connecticut Native Plant Month.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION TO REVIEW KENTUCKY'S GAMING LAWS.

To require the Department of Consumer Protection to review Kentucky's gaming laws and make recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to legalized gambling to provide for safe and responsible gaming in this state.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING CHEMICAL HAIR RELAXER CONTAINERS TO BEAR LABELS DISCLOSING POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS.

To require each chemical hair relaxer container to bear a label disclosing the potential health risks posed by chemical hair relaxers.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING BUSINESSES FROM IMPOSING A SURCHARGE ON CONSUMERS WHO REQUEST TO RECEIVE BILLS IN PAPER FORM.

To provide that no person doing business in this state shall require a consumer to pay a surcharge in order to receive a bill in paper form.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING REQUIRED PRESENTATION OF PRINTED RECEIPTS AS PROOF OF PURCHASE OF CONSUMER GOODS AND SERVICES.

To provide that no person doing business in this state shall require a consumer to present a printed receipt as proof of purchase of any consumer good or service.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING HOTELS AND SHORT-TERM RENTAL OPERATORS TO DISCLOSE THE TOTAL COST OF OCCUPANCY TO CONSUMERS PRIOR TO PURCHASE.

To require hotel and short-term rental operators to disclose the total cost of occupancy, including all fees imposed for such occupancy, prior to purchase.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING GROCERY STORE BEER PERMITTEES.

To authorize additional grocery stores to sell beer.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVING FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN CERTAIN FOOD ADDITIVES.

To prohibit commercial activities involving food products that contain certain food additives.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING PHARMACEUTICAL REPRESENTATIVES.

To eliminate the requirement that the Department of Consumer Protection prominently post on its Internet web site a list containing certain information regarding pharmaceutical representatives.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING CANCELLATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

To provide that (1) a consumer may cancel any telecommunications service during a billing cycle, and (2) in the event of any such cancellation, the telecommunications company providing such service shall (A) not charge the consumer for any period following such cancellation, and (B) provide a pro rata rebate to the consumer for any prepaid telecommunications service.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.

To study state agency response times to requests under the Freedom of Information Act and submit a report concerning such study to ensure that such responses are timely.

Rob SampsonRepublican

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

To convey a parcel of state land located in the town of Cheshire to the town of Cheshire for purposes of parking and driveway expansion.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

To eliminate the Board of Regents for Higher Education and reinstate the Board of Trustees for Community Colleges and a Board of Trustees for State Universities.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT ALLOWING LEARNING IN RETIREMENT PROGRAMS AT CONNECTICUT STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUSES.

To require the Connecticut State Community College to allow Learning in Retirement programs to operate on the campuses of said college.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PAYMENT PARITY FOR DENTAL SERVICES FUNDED UNDER THE HUSKY HEALTH PROGRAM.

To achieve parity in payments for dental services under the HUSKY Health program.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING RULES FOR NO-FAULT EVICTIONS.

To establish rules for no-fault evictions and exceptions for such evictions.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ON CERTAIN UNOCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.

To establish a tax on certain unoccupied residential property.

Herron GastonDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO FUND AFFORDABLE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.

To provide funding for affordable and workforce housing development in certain municipalities that have not met the threshold for exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING BIPARTISAN MEMBERSHIP OF FAIR RENT COMMISSIONS.

To require that the membership of each municipal fair rent commission be bipartisan and consist of landlords who own property in such municipality and tenants who reside in such municipality.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING EVICTION FOR LAPSE OF TIME OF CERTAIN TENANTS.

To prohibit an eviction for lapse of time for tenants residing in a property containing five or more dwelling units.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRS.

To: (1) Require health insurance coverage for (A) motorized wheelchairs, including, but not limited to, used motorized wheelchairs, requested by insureds, (B) motorized wheelchair repairs, and (C) motorized wheelchair battery replacements; and (2) require health insurers to establish centralized locations to collect used motorized wheelchairs.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL LOSS RATIO FOR DENTAL INSURANCE.

To establish the same medical loss ratio for dental insurance that exists for medical insurance.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING PREMIUM RATES.

To prohibit any insurance company from using geographic location as a factor in determining premium rates.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING IN-NETWORK RATES DURING HEALTH INSURANCE CONTRACT DISPUTES.

To require any health insurance contract between a health carrier and a hospital to include provisions providing for continued treatment for covered persons from in-network providers at the in-network rate, including, but not limited to, cost-sharing, during disputes between such health carrier and hospital.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE REMOVAL OF PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS UNTIL THE END OF A POLICY PERIOD.

To prohibit participating providers from being removed from any covered person's network during a health insurance policy period.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BURDEN OF PROOF DURING ADVERSE DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW.

To establish a rebuttable presumption that health carriers shall 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 CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FARM MACHINERY.

To increase the maximum assessed value of farm machinery exempt from local property taxation.

Joseph P. GreskoDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE REGULATION OF FIREARMS BY MUNICIPALITIES.

To preempt the regulation of firearms by municipalities.

Brian LanoueRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING INVESTIGATIONS OF EXECUTIVE BOARDS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.

To (1) provide the Department of Consumer Protection and the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities with the ability to investigate any complaint that an executive board or property manager of a common interest community is violating (A) the civil rights of residents of such common interest community, or (B) conflict of interest rules, and (2) require that the conduct of any executive board of a common interest community may constitute state action for civil rights purposes.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADOPTION OF FROZEN EMBRYOS.

To authorize the adoption of frozen embryos.

Rob SampsonRepublican