Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF TERMINATION FOR HOMEOWNERS AND AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE POLICIES.

To require that any homeowners or automobile insurance company provide written notice to any policyholder through certified mail if said insurance company intends to terminate such policyholder's homeowners or automobile insurance coverage.

David DeFronzoDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTALLING HEAT PUMPS IN ELDERLY HOUSING, NURSING HOMES AND LOW-INCOME HOUSING IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES.

To lower the cost of heating and cooling for certain high-risk residents and reduce emissions with the use of more efficient energy technology.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE CONNECTICUT MAIN STREET CENTER.

To provide funding for the Connecticut Main Street Center, Inc.

Jennifer LeeperDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING TAX BENEFITS FOR SMALL AND START-UP BUSINESSES LOCATED IN WINDHAM COUNTY AND OTHER LOW-INCOME COUNTIES IN THE STATE.

To encourage small and start-up business development and retention in Windham County and other low-income counties in the state.

Patrick S. BoydDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL LOSS RATIO FOR DENTAL INSURANCE.

To establish a medical loss ratio for dental insurance.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN FOOD ADDITIVES.

To prohibit certain food additives.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PARENTING EDUCATION CLASSES.

To strengthen families and reduce substance abuse by offering parenting education for residents of the region at the Coalition for a Better Wallingford.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING TRANSPARENCY FROM HEALTH CARE ENTITIES THAT RECEIVE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNTS.

To withhold Medicaid funding from covered entities under Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act unless they report on how they are using drug discount savings to benefit patients.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM TO MITIGATE THE BENEFITS CLIFF.

To implement a pilot program to mitigate the benefits cliff in certain public benefits programs in accordance with a report produced pursuant to special act 24-8.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT MODIFYING THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNIT-EQUIVALENT POINTS AWARDED TO A MUNICIPALITY FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE EXEMPTION.

To award a municipality one housing unit-equivalent point for elderly units and three-bedroom dwelling units, up to a maximum per cent of the municipality's total housing unit-equivalent points.

Lucy DathanDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THIRD-PARTY ENERGY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

To allow third-party developers of energy capital improvements in the state.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM.

To allow school districts that were unable to receive air quality improvement grants another opportunity to seek a grant to improve indoor air quality for students, educators and school staff.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF CIVICS EDUCATION AS PART OF SPECIAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION.

To provide students with special needs the foundational knowledge on civic rights and responsibilities.

Iris N SanchezDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM GRANT PROGRAM.

To provide funding for grants for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in public schools.

Iris N SanchezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF ARABIC AND MUSLIM STUDIES AS AN ELECTIVE IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM.

To add Arabic and Muslim studies as an elective course option in high schools.

Iris N SanchezDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PAY-AS-YOU-THROW PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPALITIES.

To establish a state-wide program to encourage a reduced waste stream and a waste stream that is better sorted and separated through a price per-unit or per-bag model for residential solid waste disposal.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE VALIDATION OF DEEDS PRIOR TO RECORDING.

To require the validation of deeds prior to the recording of such deeds by municipal clerks.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION OF PET OWNERS WHEN A VETERINARIAN IS ACCUSED OF ANIMAL NEGLECT.

To assure pet owners are aware of allegations of animal neglect made against their pet's veterinarian.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING IN-GROUND SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS.

To mitigate a safety risk associated with in-ground swimming pools, particularly as such risk pertains to children, by (1) requiring that owners of in-ground swimming pools that are not surrounded by a certain barrier install such a barrier, and (2) establishing that the provision of the State Building Code revised to October 1, 2022, concerning the installation of a certain powered safety cover or retractable cover as an exception to such barrier requirement shall have no effect and shall not be construed as such an exception.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY VACANCIES.

To require the Department of Economic and Community Development to conduct a study and make recommendations regarding ground floor commercial property vacancies in the state, including, but not limited to ways to fill such vacant properties with retail stores, restaurants and small businesses that reflect community diversity.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO STUDY VACANT AND DISTRESSED LARGE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

To establish a commission to study and make a comprehensive plan regarding vacant and distressed large commercial properties in the state.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING COMMERCIAL STOREFRONTS.

To establish a revolving loan fund to assist in developing commercial storefronts.

Sarah KeittDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING STUDENT GRADING POLICIES.

To prohibit the use of minimum 50 policies in student grading to ensure the proper evaluation of students.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.

To increase the amount of state funding for special education by ten per cent.

Iris N SanchezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIRED NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PROBATE COURT TO FAMILY MEMBERS UPON THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR OF THE ESTATE.

To ensure that family members of a person for whom a conservatorship is sought are made aware of the application for the appointment of a conservator of the estate and the possible consequences of such an appointment.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIRED NOTICE TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PROBATE COURT TO FAMILY MEMBERS UPON THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONSERVATOR OF THE PERSON.

To ensure that family members of a person for whom a conservatorship is sought are made aware of the application for the appointment of a conservator of the person and the possible consequences of such an appointment.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PER DIEM EMPLOYEES.

To require certain per diem employees receive the same rate of pay as other part-time and full-time employees.

Minnie GonzalezDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A RURAL TRANSIT EXPANSION FUND.

To establish a Rural Transit Expansion Fund to provide financial assistance for the purpose of expanding public transportation services provided in rural areas in the state.

Patrick S. BoydDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF NUMBER PLATES TO COMMEMORATE POLLINATOR PATHWAYS.

To create a special license plate to enhance public awareness of the importance of pollinator pathways and fund organizations that conserve and promote native plants and educate the public on the impact of pesticides.

Jennifer LeeperDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CAR DEALER CONVEYANCE FEES.

To protect consumers by replacing a vague dealer conveyance fee that is added to the sale price of a motor vehicle at the time of purchase with a specific dealer conveyance fee or fees based on the actual conveyance process from dealer to consumer.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF COMMEMORATIVE NUMBER PLATES TO HONOR EAGLE SCOUTS.

To create a special license plate to honor the achievements and service of Eagle Scouts.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

RESOLUTION PROPOSING A SISTER-STATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE OF BADEN-WURTTEMBERG OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY.

To encourage the exchange of ideas and information, and promote economic development between the state of Connecticut and the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A SKILLED TRADES CENTER AT JUNE NORCROSS WEBSTER SCOUT RESERVATION.

To authorize bonds of the state to establish a skilled trades center at June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF AND EXPANDING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE CIRCUIT BREAKER PROPERTY TAX CREDIT.

To increase the amount of the Circuit Breaker property tax credit provided under sections 12-170aa, 12-170bb and 12-720cc of the general statutes and expand eligibility for the credit to qualifying persons sixty years of age or older.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO STUDY HEALTH CARRIER USE OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.

To require that the Insurance Department conduct a study concerning utilization by health carriers of the prior authorization process to deny medically necessary health care treatment, including, but not limited to, the feasibility of requiring a limited formulary of prescription drugs or medical services for which any health carrier may require prior authorization and any penalties for violating such formulary.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT DISALLOWING CERTAIN CORPORATE DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME.

To disallow, for purposes of calculating operating loss under section 12-217 of the general statutes, corporations from claiming any deductions concerning commercial real property that has been vacant for more than three years.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

To improve service and reduce costs for electricity ratepayers in the state.

INTRODUCER WITHDRAWN

AN ACT REQUIRING HEALTH CARRIERS TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY FOR ADVERSE DETERMINATION REVERSALS.

To require that any health carrier shall pay a civil penalty, to be deposited in the Insurance Fund and allocated to the Office of the Healthcare Advocate, when such health carrier's adverse determination is overturned on external review by an independent review organization.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY PURCHASING POOLS.

To amend a statute concerning energy.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS FOR EDUCATORS.

To provide educators additional protections against unfair termination and reduce the vagueness of the current standard in disciplinary proceedings.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE HIRING OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND PARAEDUCATORS.

To create incentives for the hiring of additional special education educators.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INVESTIGATIONS OF PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES.

To expedite the investigation of pedestrian fatalities caused by a motor vehicle.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT PERMITTING CONSTABLES TO EXECUTE EVICTIONS AND EJECTMENTS WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION.

To permit a constable to execute evictions and ejectments within the constable's jurisdiction.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CREATING A CLIMATE CHANGE SUPERFUND.

To provide a means to pay for necessary climate change mitigation efforts, particularly in environmental justice communities.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING THE TIME PERIOD FOR A TOWING COMPANY TO SELL A TOWED MOTOR VEHICLE.

To increase the time period for a towing company to sell a towed motor vehicle and align with the time periods established by neighboring states.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS TO PROPERTY TAX INCREASES.

To establish limits on property tax increases to support affordable home and business ownership.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT PERMITTING THE USE OF NONATTORNEY REPRESENTATION OF A TENANT IN A HOUSING MEDIATION MATTER.

To permit tenants to utilize nonattorney representation during the mediation of a housing matter.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat