Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING A PROBATE COURT VENUE FOR THE FILING OF A PETITION RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY TO A PATIENT.

To remove a barrier to electroconvulsive treatment for a patient who is not hospitalized in a location where such treatment is medically advised.

Melissa OsborneDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COURT AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN BAD FAITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS.

To authorize a court to assess attorney's fees against a losing party in an action brought under section 8-30g of the general statutes if the court determines that the action was brought in bad faith.

Jason RojasDemocrat

AN ACT ALLOWING FOR THE PROVISION OF CHILD SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE.

To ensure that children of families who would have provided financial support to their children in their young adult years had the family remained intact continue to benefit from the financial support when the family is no longer intact.

Melissa OsborneDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST THE STATE FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS CAUSED TO A STUDENT AS A RESULT OF VACCINATION OR MEDICINAL TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.

To create a cause of action allowing a student to recover actual and punitive damages for injuries or illness caused by a vaccination or medicinal treatment program if the state required the student to receive the vaccine or medicinal treatment as a condition of school admission.

Anne DauphinaisRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING CASELOADS FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS.

To alleviate the burden placed on the state's public defenders who experience high caseloads, making it difficult to provide adequate legal representation to high-needs populations.

Kevin BrownDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF THE PROBATE COURT TO ORDER A PERSON WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO SUBMIT TO AN INVOLUNTARY MEDICAL EVALUATION AND ASSISTED OUTPATIENT MEDICAL TREATMENT.

To provide the Probate Court and conservators of the person with greater authority to order a person with intellectual and developmental disabilities to submit to an involuntary medical evaluation and assisted outpatient medical treatment.

Kathy KennedyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY AS A DEFENSE IN CIVIL ACTIONS RESULTING FROM DEPRIVATION OF EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE COMMITTED BY A STATE ELECTED OFFICIAL.

To ensure state elected officials are held to the same standard as police officers in protecting the Constitutional rights of state residents.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE AGENCIES FROM TAKING CERTAIN ACTIONS AGAINST PARENTS AND GUARDIANS WHO CHOOSE TO RAISE CHILDREN CONSISTENT WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL SEX.

To prohibit state agencies from taking certain action against a parent or guardian if the basis for such action relates solely to such parent's or guardian's decision to raise a child consistent with such child's biological sex.

Anne DauphinaisRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING THE PER-CHILD FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE PAYMENT RATE.

To increase the per-child foster care maintenance payment rate to one thousand one hundred dollars per month.

Corey P. ParisDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BLOCKED TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR CERTAIN MINORS.

To require any parent or guardian who receives income from the creation of online content featuring a minor in such parent or guardian's care to establish a blocked trust account, which shall be accessible to such minor when such minor turns eighteen years of age.

Mary WelanderDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH GAMBLING DISORDERS.

To (1) permit counselors certified by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board to treat gambling disorders in children sixteen years of age or older without notifying such children's parents or guardians, and (2) require the Department of Children and Families to employ a clinician certified by the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING MOTOR VEHICLES OWNED BY INDIVIDUALS SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER FROM PROPERTY TAXATION.

To exempt from property taxation any motor vehicle owned by an individual seventy-five years of age or older.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF A PENALTY FOR SLEEPING OUTDOORS IN PUBLIC VIEW.

To prohibit a municipality from imposing a penalty for sleeping outdoors in public view.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ASSISTANCE IN COMPLYING WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO STORMWATER DISCHARGE.

To aid municipalities in compliance with permitting requirements related to the discharge of stormwater from municipal separate storm sewer systems.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CHARGES FOR VETERANS.

To exempt veterans, upon presentation of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card indicating veteran status, from the fees for state-owned or state-controlled bus public transportation services.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO IMPROVE THE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT CAMP OAKDALE IN THE TOWN OF MONTVILLE.

To provide funding to improve the recreational facilities at Camp Oakdale in the town of Montville.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR UPGRADES TO THE MONTVILLE TOWN HALL AND SENIOR CENTER.

To provide funding for upgrades to the Montville Town Hall and Senior Center.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL.

To support Day Kimball Hospital in providing high-quality medical services.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC-ASSISTED THERAPY PILOT PROGRAM.

To appropriate funding for the psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SHELTER SERVICES IN THE CITIES OF NORWICH AND WILLIMANTIC.

To allocate funding to support shelter services and homeless programs in the communities of Norwich and Willimantic.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY STOP-THE-BLEED PROGRAMS.

To allocate funding for community stop-the-bleed programs.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR PEDIATRIC HOSPICE SERVICES AT REGIONAL HOSPICE IN DANBURY.

To allocate funds for the expansion of the pediatric hospice program at Regional Hospice in Danbury.

Julie KushnerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR PLAYHOUSE THEATER GROUP, INC.

To provide funding for Playhouse Theater Group, Inc.

Derek SlapDemocrat

AN ACT AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF EQUALIZED NET GRAND LIST FOR PURPOSES OF THE EDUCATION COST-SHARING GRANT FORMULA.

To amend the definition of equalized net grand list for purposes of calculating the education cost-sharing grant.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING A LIST OF READING ASSESSMENTS.

To replace the Center for Literacy Research and Reading Success with the Department of Education in compiling a list of reading assessments for boards of education to identify students in kindergarten to grade three, inclusive, who are below proficiency in reading, provided any such reading assessments include frequent screening and progress monitoring of students.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN HARTFORD.

To establish a pilot program to increase funding for after-school programs in Hartford.

John W. FonfaraDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING PAROLE OFFICERS TO PROVIDE SCHOOL SECURITY SERVICES.

To enable parole officers to serve as armed school security officers.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING LOCAL AND REGIONAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING MATERIALS.

To ensure that schools provide transparency in the training and instructional materials used to promote diversity, equity and inclusion and to give parents and students reasonable access to review such materials.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROMOTION OF HEAT PUMP WATER HEATERS.

To reduce costs to consumers while promoting energy efficiency and clean energy goals.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE OF LIGHTER-THAN-AIR BALLOONS UNLESS SUCH BALLOONS ARE BIODEGRADABLE.

To prevent balloons from polluting the environment after they are released into the air.

Rick LopesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STATUTE.

To adjust certain timeframes under the environmental justice statutes to allow more time for public participation.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CONNECTICUT STING COUNCIL.

To include representatives of environmental nonprofit organizations and environmental justice communities on the Siting Council.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES TO REPAIR ALTERATIONS OF PUBLIC ROADWAYS CAUSED BY SUCH COMPANIES.

To require that any public utility company that causes the excavation of, or other alteration to, a public roadway maintained by any municipality, be required to repave or repair such roadway to the satisfaction of such municipality.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING AN EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON THE ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

To require the evaluation of the impact of large data centers on electric distribution system reliability.

Martha MarxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATE OF NEED APPLICATIONS FOR SMALL PHYSICIAN-OWNED MEDICAL GROUPS.

To streamline the certificate of need application process for small physician-owned medical groups.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT ADOPTING THE INTERSTATE MASSAGE COMPACT.

To adopt the Interstate Massage Compact to improve access to massage therapy.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION OF EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIANS.

To protect patients and ensure accountability in medical care by requiring that physicians that work in hospital emergency departments be classified as hospital employees.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS TO PRESCRIBE MEDICATION.

To lower the costs of health care for patients who choose to receive health care from a naturopathic physician.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PEDIATRIC HOSPICE WORKING GROUP.

To implement the recommendations of the pediatric hospice working group.

Jan HochadelDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SIGNS INDICATING THE LOCATION OF THE MARLBOROUGH ARTS CENTER.

To erect signs in Marlborough informing motorists and tourists of the location of the Marlborough Arts Center.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STONE ACADEMY NURSING EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.

To establish a scholarship program to allocate not less than ten million dollars during a five-year period to former students of the practical nurse education program at Stone Academy to pursue an advanced nursing degree at accredited programs and require the Office of Higher Education to report on the impact of such program on the health care workforce.

James J. MaroneyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TENANT OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE PROGRAM.

To establish a Tenant Opportunity to Purchase program to permit tenants in multifamily dwelling units the right to purchase the property, partner with an affordable housing purchaser or assign such right to purchase to a nonprofit or local housing authority.

Herron GastonDemocrat

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING TERM LIMITS FOR LEGISLATORS.

To propose a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on the legislative branch.

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF BEAVER AND THE PROTECTION OF BEAVER AND THEIR HABITAT.

To provide protections for beaver and beaver habitat in the state .

Kerry S. WoodDemocrat

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

To allocate seats in the General Assembly based on proportional representation.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THOMPSON HILL ROAD IN THE TOWN OF COLUMBIA.

To provide funding for improvements to Thompson Hill Road in the town of Columbia.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AT THE BUS GARAGE AND THE ROOF AT PALMER SCHOOL IN THE TOWN OF MONTVILLE.

To provide funding to replace the fuel tank at the bus garage and the roof at Palmer School in the town of Montville.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat