Bills & Legislation

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

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSIDERATION OF GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS WHEN DETERMINING THE LOCATION FOR A PERSON'S JURY SERVICE.

To require that a potential juror's geographic proximity to the location of a courthouse be a factor in determining where the jury service is to occur, taking into consideration that a potential juror's place of residence may be in closer geographic proximity to a courthouse located in a different judicial district.

Ceci MaherDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS ENGAGED IN AGRITOURISM.

To recognize the inherent risks in participating in agritourism activities and limit the liability of agricultural operators engaged in agritourism in the state.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

To prevent discrimination in health care.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESUMPTION OF JOINT CUSTODY AND EQUAL SHARED PARENTING TIME IN MATTERS INVOLVING THE CARE AND CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD.

To create a rebuttable presumption of joint custody and equal shared parenting time in matters involving the care and custody of a minor child.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND OTHER WORKERS IMPACTED BY SIMILAR CONDITIONS THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER.

To create a presumption that a firefighter's diagnosis of cancer arose out of and in the course of employment.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO THE RISK OF HEAT ILLNESS.

To protect workers from exposure to the risk of heat illness.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING MUNICIPALITIES FROM IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON OR TAKING ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST ANY PERSON WHO REPORTS A SUSPECTED FRAUDULENT MARRIAGE TO UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.

To prohibit municipalities from (1) restricting any person from reporting a suspected fraudulent marriage to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or (2) taking adverse action against any such person for making any such report.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR PROPERTY LOCATED ON CERTAIN INDIAN LANDS.

To establish a property tax exemption for real property and tangible personal property located on certain Indian lands.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SURGERY ON MINORS.

To ensure that the best interests of minors are protected when experiencing gender dysphoria or incongruence.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY HOME HEALTH SERVICES IN THE STATE.

To study home health services in the state.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING COMPENSATION FOR AND ADDRESSING DISPARITIES AFFECTING DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS CARING FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY AND DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED.

To address the economic and racial inequities facing direct service providers by increasing state funding to improve wages and strengthen the workforce that supports the state's intellectually and developmentally disabled residents.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERY.

To implement certain policies that would improve the delivery of home health care services across the state.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING LICENSURE FOR REFLEXOLOGISTS.

To establish licensure for reflexologists.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT ALLOWING CERTAIN NURSE'S AIDES AND ASSISTED LIVING AIDES TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES AGENCY CLIENTS.

To improve and expand staffing in nursing homes and assisted living settings.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING EXPANDED FUNCTION DENTAL ASSISTANTS WHO COMPLETE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN OTHER STATES TO PASS A JURISPRUDENCE ASSESSMENT BEFORE PRACTICING IN THE STATE.

To increase the expanded function dental assistant workforce in the state to ensure essential oral health care for state residents.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PEER-RUN RESPITE CENTERS.

To expand peer-run respite centers in the state and establish certain requirements for peer-run respite centers and peer-run organizations.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE SCOPE OF PRACTICE.

To reduce barriers to health care services by expanding the scope of practice of advanced practice registered nurses.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT-SPECIFIC EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE PROTOCOLS FOR PERSONS WITH RARE DISEASES OR SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS.

To improve medical outcomes and safeguard the health and well-being of persons living with rare diseases or special health care needs by requiring emergency health care providers to follow patient-specific emergency protocols.

Christine CohenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

To better provide mental health and wellness to children in our state.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING SHOCK THERAPY TREATMENT.

To prohibit forced shock therapy treatment.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING RECIPROCAL LICENSURE FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

To authorize reciprocal licensure for certain health care providers.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO RECEIVE TRAINING CONCERNING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.

To protect state residents by requiring each law enforcement officer to receive training on the nature of autism spectrum disorder and identifying and appropriately responding to individuals with autism spectrum disorder, thereby deescalating situations involving individuals with autism spectrum disorder and law enforcement officers.

Bob DuffDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE BANKING COMMISSIONER TO GRANT CERTIFICATES TO ESTABLISH LIMITED PURPOSE TRUST COMPANIES.

To (1) allow for the establishment of limited purpose trust companies that conduct only trust and fiduciary business, and (2) exempt such companies from certain banking regulations.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS FROM PAYING FEES FOR ANY MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE AND REGISTRATION.

To exempt active duty service members who were not residents of Connecticut at the time of induction from paying fees for motor vehicle operator's licenses and registrations.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING THE OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES BETWEEN LANES OF TRAFFIC.

To permit the operator of a motorcycle to operate between lanes of traffic as is permitted in other states and countries and thereby ease traffic congestion.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BY REQUIRING SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS ON CERTAIN CONNECTICUT ROUTES.

To improve pedestrian safety by requiring sidewalk improvements.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT RENAMING A ROAD IN THE TOWN OF MANSFIELD THE GOODWIN VINTON ROAD.

To rename a road in the town of Mansfield to recognize and preserve the history of the former schools once located on such road.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT REGULATING THE BRIGHTNESS OF MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS.

To reduce the brightness of motor vehicle headlights to improve road safety and reduce glare.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY OF ADDING AN ON-RAMP AT THE OLD EXIT 12 ON CONNECTICUT ROUTE 2.

To study the feasibility of adding an on-ramp at the old exit 12 on Connecticut Route 2.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING A MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE TO RIDE AN ELECTRIC FOOT SCOOTER.

To require a person who rides an electric foot scooter to hold a valid motor vehicle operator's license.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO LANDLORDS TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

To establish a program to provide grants to landlords to create affordable housing.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVERSION OF VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS.

To encourage the conversion of vacant commercial property to affordable housing developments.

Herron GastonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FEES CHARGED FOR A MEDICAL RECORDS POSTMORTEM REPORT AND A TRUE COPY CERTIFICATION.

To exempt a family member of a decedent child from paying the fees for a medical records postmortem report of the child from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and for a true copy certification of such report.

James J. MaroneyDemocrat

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING TERM LIMITS FOR THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR.

To propose a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on the office of Governor.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING TERM LIMITS FOR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS.

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

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING VISION SCREENINGS FOR STUDENTS IN PRESCHOOL AND GRADE TWO.

To require vision screenings for students in preschool and grade two.

Kenneth GuckerDemocrat

RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT RULES CONCERNING THE ONLINE AVAILABILITY OF LENGTHY PROPOSED LEGISLATION PRIOR TO IT BEING TAKEN UP BY EITHER CHAMBER.

To increase transparency by giving legislators and the public sufficient time to read lengthy bills by requiring lengthy legislation to be posted online within certain specified time periods before being acted upon by either chamber.

Ryan FazioRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING HARBOR MASTER SALARIES.

To require the Commissioner of Administrative Services to increase the salary of harbor masters.

Greg S. HowardRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF "SAFETY NET" HUSKY DENTAL PROVIDERS.

To study the effects on access to dental care and state cost of establishing a distinct category of HUSKY Health program dental providers.

Joe CaninoRepublican

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