Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATE FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN YEARS.

To reduce the minimum wage rate for persons under the age of eighteen years and eliminate the ninety-day limitation of such minimum wage rate.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING FULL-TIME STATE EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO IN-OFFICE OR ONSITE WORK AT LEAST FIVE DAYS PER WEEK.

To require state employees to return to in-office or onsite work.

Tom O'DeaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

To update the basis for an individual to qualify for unemployment benefits and exemptions for agricultural employers from participation in the unemployment compensation system.

Doug DubitskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING WAGES OF EMPLOYEES OF CANNABIS RETAILERS.

To ensure that the subminimum wage statute is not applied to employees of cannabis retailers.

Jason RojasDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PROBABLE CAUSE FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE IF A PASSENGER IS OBSERVED USING CANNABIS.

To allow police to establish probable cause for driving under the influence if a passenger of a motor vehicle is observed using cannabis.

Tom O'DeaRepublican

AN ACT ENHANCING INTERVENTIONAL SERVICE IN THE CASE OF REPEAT JUVENILE OFFENDERS.

To ensure accountability and early intervention in cases of repeat juvenile offenders.

Arnold JensenRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR SWATTING.

To increase swatting penalties.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

AN ACT RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR ARREST.

To raise the minimum age of arrest from ten to fourteen years of age.

Jillian GilchrestDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CRIMES COMMITTED AGAINST THE ELDERLY.

To extend the statute of limitations for the prosecution of crimes committed against the elderly.

Rep. Jason Perillo, 113th Dist.

AN ACT REPEALING THE TRUST ACT.

To repeal the Trust Act.

Dave W. YaccarinoRepublican

AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING THE POSSESSION OF PSILOCYBIN.

To decriminalize the possession of psilocybin.

Josh ElliottDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT.

To ensure that complaints concerning incidences of sexual misconduct do not go unrecorded and parties are held liable.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERCHARGING BY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY COMMISSARIES.

To prohibit overcharging of incarcerated persons and their families by commissaries.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO STOP A MOTOR VEHICLE DUE TO THE ODOR OF CANNABIS.

To prevent death and injury due to impaired drivers.

Donna VeachRepublican

AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT.

To increase penalties for motor vehicle thefts.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD.

To reform the Psychiatric Security Review Board's management of the confinement and release of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING INCARCERATION AS A SANCTION FOR A NONCRIMINAL TECHNICAL PROBATION VIOLATION AND CONCERNING OTHER PROBATION SYSTEM REFORMS.

To reform the probation system by eliminating incarceration for noncriminal technical violations, introducing earned time credit and removing burdensome supervision fees in order to incentivize success, reduce caseloads and reduce the trauma of arrest.

Joshua M. HallDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING BAIL AND PENALTIES FOR OFFENDERS WHO DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE.

To reduce the opportunity for persons who drive under the influence to reoffend.

Tom DelnickiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER.

To increase the penalty for individuals guilty of vehicular manslaughter.

Tom DelnickiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONSUMPTION OF CANNABIS PRODUCTS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

To prevent death and injury by impaired drivers.

Mitch BolinskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.

To limit losses for people falsely accused of a crime.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR BIOMARKER TESTING.

To require that individual and group health insurance policies provide coverage for biomarker testing.

Tim AckertRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL STORAGE OF POSSESSIONS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS OF EVICTED TENANTS.

To eliminate the requirement that a municipality store the possessions and personal effects of an evicted tenant and require that such tenant be responsible for all costs associated with such storage.

Gale L. MastrofrancescoRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO PROMOTE PERMANENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

To establish a Housing Development Authority to promote permanent affordable housing.

Nick GauthierDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING A LANDLORD FROM DEMANDING A SECURITY DEPOSIT IN EXCESS OF ONE MONTH'S RENT FROM ANY TENANT.

To prohibit a landlord from demanding a security deposit in excess of one month's rent from any tenant.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS.

To authorize municipalities to waive requirements concerning the construction of sidewalks in certain areas in exchange for contributions into a fund for the construction of certain pedestrian infrastructure.

Raghib Allie-BrennanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCOME THRESHOLD FOR TENANTS RENTING A DWELLING UNIT IN A SET-ASIDE DEVELOPMENT.

To permit a tenant renting a dwelling unit in a set-aside development to continue renting such dwelling unit for three years after such tenant's income exceeds the statutory income threshold.

Bill BuckbeeRepublican

AN ACT REINSTATING THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES.

To reinstate the twelve regional community-technical colleges as separate public institutions of higher education.

Doug DubitskyRepublican

AN ACT REPEALING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF EAST HADDAM.

To repeal special act 23-30, which required the conveyance of a certain parcel of state land to the town of East Haddam.

Irene M. HainesRepublican

AN ACT REDUCING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE THC CONTENT OF CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS SOLD TO CONSUMERS IN THE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS MARKET.

To provide that no cannabis establishment shall sell to any consumer any cannabis flower, cannabis plant material or other cannabis product with a total THC concentration, calculated on a dry-weight basis, that is greater than fifteen per cent.

Mark DeCaprioRepublican

AN ACT LIMITING THE AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE WITH REGARD TO ELECTION LAWS.

To limit the authority of the Secretary of the State with regard to election laws.

Gale L. MastrofrancescoRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING REGISTRARS OF VOTERS.

To eliminate as obsolete various provisions related to registrars of voters being required to schedule and hold sessions at their offices specifically for the purpose of admitting electors prior to elections.

Robin E. ComeyDemocrat

AN ACT REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DAYS OF EARLY VOTING.

The reduce the number of days of early voting at elections and primaries.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPALITIES ELIGIBLE TO PROPOSE PROJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND 2030 BOARD.

To allow municipalities with an economically distressed census tract located within such municipality to propose eligible projects for consideration by the Community Investment Fund 2030 Board.

Kate FarrarDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, PENSION OR ANNUITY INCOME AND CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT DISTRIBUTIONS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits, pension or annuity income and distributions from individual retirement accounts.

Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist.

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE QUALIFYING INCOME THRESHOLDS FOR THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

To eliminate the qualifying income thresholds for the personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits.

Tammy NuccioRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE ON RETAIL DELIVERY SERVICE TO FUND BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FARE REDUCTIONS.

To establish a fee on certain retail deliveries and dedicate the revenue from such fee to reducing the fare for bus public transportation.

Steven WinterDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF THE STATE'S TAX EXPENDITURES AS A CONSIDERATION OF THE FISCAL CONTROLS OF THE STATE.

To include the state's tax expenditures as a consideration of the fiscal controls of the state.

Susan M. JohnsonDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING FARM VEHICLES FROM THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

To exempt farm vehicles from the highway use tax.

Doug DubitskyRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING TAX CREDIT.

To increase the maximum amount of the corporation business tax credit for wages paid to apprentices in the construction trades from four thousand dollars to seven thousand five hundred dollars per apprentice.

Tim AckertRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC COMPANIES AND JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES.

To (1) allow a municipality to establish a municipal electric company to provide electricity for residents of the municipality, and (2) establish a joint powers authority for the purpose of providing electrical supply, developing solar and battery projects and creating programs to encourage energy efficiency, electrical demand management and electric vehicle charger deployment.

Lucy DathanDemocrat

AN ACT REPEALING ANY CHARGE INCLUDED IN THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFITS CHARGE.

To repeal any component of the Combined Public Benefits Charge.

Jason BuchsbaumRepublican

AN ACT ALLOWING FOR THE CREATION OF MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC COMPANIES BY REFERENDA AND ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSMISSION AUTHORITY AND THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION.

To (1) allow any political subdivision of the state, including a municipality or regional council of governments, to hold a referendum to establish or join a municipal electric company, (2) establish a quasi-public entity known as the "Connecticut Public Transmission Authority" to acquire existing electric transmission assets from private entities at fair market value and to own, operate and maintain such assets in the state, and (3) establish a nonprofit entity known as the "Connecticut Public Power Corporation" to generate class I renewable energy sources in the state.

Aundre BumgardnerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC UTILITY AFFILIATE ENTITIES AND REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID OF THE STATE.

To (1) redefine "class I renewable energy source" to include any nuclear or hydropower energy source, (2) increase oversight of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, (3) require an audit of the Combined Public Benefits Charge and any program supported by such charge, (4) require functional and operational separation of unregulated or underregulated affiliates of public utilities, (5) impose revenue transfer caps, (6) require a line-item audit of large electricity generation facilities, and (7) require a comprehensive study of the viability of the electric grid in the state.

Hilda E. SantiagoDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA ON REVISIONS TO MUNICIPAL CHARTERS AND HOME RULE ORDINANCES.

To establish certain minimum requirements for presenting charter or home rule ordinance amendment ballot questions to voters.

Rick LopesDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, THE ISSUANCE OF HOUSING UNIT-EQUIVALENT POINTS AND THE CALCULATION OF THE TEN PER CENT THRESHOLD FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE.

To require that all affordable housing be affordable in perpetuity, give priority funding to certain municipalities, require that housing unit-equivalent points be issued once an application is approved and include dwelling units purchased by persons that meet certain income requirements in the calculation of the threshold for the affordable housing appeals procedure.

MD RahmanDemocrat

AN ACT RESTRICTING RESIDENCY OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS NEAR SCHOOLS AND DAY CARE FACILITIES.

To prohibit registered sex offenders from residing near schools or day care facilities.

Cara Christine Pavalock-D'AmatoRepublican