Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING A MUNICIPAL ELECTION MONITOR.

To employ an election monitor for each primary and election held in both 2025 and 2026 in any municipality with a population of at least one hundred forty thousand.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEALERS THAT UNLAWFULLY POSSESS CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS.

To provide that the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall permanently revoke the registration of an electronic nicotine delivery system dealer, and order the permanent closure of such dealer, if state or municipal authorities seize cannabis or cannabis products from such dealer on at least three occasions.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE TO ESTABLISH A CONNECTICUT CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM.

To provide funding to establish a state civil rights museum.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES FOR CERTAIN SURVIVING SPOUSES.

To allow certain surviving spouses to continue to apply the marginal rates for married individuals filing jointly for purposes of the personal income tax.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NONEMERGENCY TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS IN A PRONE POSITION VIA STRETCHER VANS.

To provide persons in a prone position an opportunity to travel in a stretcher van instead of an ambulance.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING DECLARATIONS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PROPERTY TAX BILLS.

To require that municipalities (1) provide notice to any owner of income-producing property when such owner has failed to timely file a declaration of personal property concerning such property, and (2) provide a breakdown of taxes owed and penalties imposed on property tax bills.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OR SALE OF MUNICIPALLY OWNED OPEN SPACE LAND OR FOREST LAND.

To require municipalities to hold referenda to transfer or sell any parcel of municipally owned land that contains open space land or forested land.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PAID PRENATAL LEAVE.

To require employers to provide twenty hours of paid leave for pregnancy-related health care.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ONLINE PUBLICATION OF MUNICIPAL BUDGETS AND INFORMATION CONCERNING MUNICIPAL FINANCES.

To require the Office of Policy and Management to establish a program of assistance to municipalities publishing certain budgetary and financial information online, and guidelines for best practices in such publication.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT EXTENDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF SHOCK THERAPY BY A PATIENT'S WRITTEN CONSENT OR PROBATE COURT ORDER.

To extend the authorization of shock therapy by a patient's written consent or Probate Court order to ninety days.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOCAL BRIDGE PROGRAM.

To help towns maintain culverts by increasing the grant percentage and bond allocation for the local bridge program.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BUY CONNECTICUT PROGRAM FOR DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

To create incentives for defense contractors to utilize the services of in-state subcontractors and businesses.

Rep. Jason Perillo, 113th Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE TAX IMPLICATIONS OF THE NON-RESIDENTIAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS PROGRAM.

To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study concerning the tax implications of the Non-Residential Energy Solutions Program.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT ENERGY DATA ACCESS BILL OF RIGHTS.

To allow public access to the data needed to set informed climate targets and accurately monitor progress against such targets.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT ALLOWING TRAINED NURSE'S AIDES AND ASSISTED LIVING AIDES TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO NURSING HOME AND ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS.

To allow trained nurse's aides and assisted living aides to administer medication to nursing home and assisted living residents.

Aging Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

To revise a statute concerning an up-to-date broadband map of the state.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SITING OF CERTAIN NONRESIDENTIAL SOLAR FACILITIES.

To grant a municipality the authority to restrict the proposed location of nonresidential solar photovoltaic facilities not subject to the jurisdiction of the Connecticut Siting Council.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES BE ELIGIBLE FOR TAX CREDITS FOR REHABILITATION OF HISTORIC PROPERTY.

To make certain historic common interest communities eligible for tax credits for rehabilitation of historic property.

Julio A. ConcepcionDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN NEGLECTED, UNCARED FOR AND ABUSED CHILDREN AND YOUTHS.

To specify that a child or youth who is the subject of a petition alleging that such child or youth is neglected, uncared for or abused shall be considered a child for the purposes of the adjudication of such petition if such child turns eighteen years of age prior to such adjudication.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

To reduce the maximum number of members of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from five to three.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TAX CREDITS FOR TRANSIT-ORIENTED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

To encourage housing development that is directly accessible by public transportation.

Sujata Gadkar-WilcoxDemocrat

AN ACT PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE GUARDIANSHIP OF GRANDPARENTS OR OTHER RELATIVES.

To promote education equity by expanding higher education support for children under the guardianship of grandparents or other relatives.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING OVERSEAS MILITARY PERSONNEL.

To provide a grant-in-aid to certain organizations supporting overseas military personnel.

Donna VeachRepublican

AN ACT STUDYING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF MIDDLETOWN.

To commission a study of public transportation in the city of Middletown.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION OF FLOOD HAZARDS TO POTENTIAL TENANTS OR PURCHASERS OF REAL PROPERTY.

To require disclosure of flood hazards of real property prior to the lease or sale of such property.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING MOTOR VEHICLE DATA PRIVACY AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

To provide for the termination of, and require disclosure regarding the use of, remote vehicle technology.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF VACANT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES.

To encourage the redevelopment of vacant commercial properties located in economically distressed municipalities and facilitate the filling of such vacancies.

Kara RochelleDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING A SKILLED-TRADE LICENSING EXEMPTION FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND MUNICIPAL AGENCY EMPLOYEES.

To eliminate a provision exempting federal, state and municipal agency employees from certain licensing requirements concerning skilled tradespersons.

General Law Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING APPROVAL BY THE MUNICIPALITY AND ANY ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNER PRIOR TO THE ERECTION OF A PERMANENT SIGN ON A MUNICIPAL HIGHWAY.

To require the Commissioner of Transportation to obtain the approval of the municipality and any abutting property owner prior to erecting a permanent sign on a municipal highway.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AMOUNT A LANDLORD MAY REQUIRE FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT.

To remove provisions limiting the amount a landlord may require for a security deposit from any tenant.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RENT INCREASES IN MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

To prevent excessive rent increases in mobile manufactured home parks and allow residents to dispute such rent increases.

Henry J. GengaDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF HOTELS, MOTELS AND INNS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING AND COMBATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

To require the Department of Consumer Protection to (1) oversee hotels, motels and inns for the purpose of preventing and combating human trafficking, and (2) impose a civil penalty on the owner of any hotel, motel or inn that fails to adhere to any applicable law or regulation intended to prevent or combat human trafficking in hotels, motels and inns.

Catherine A. OstenDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING ACCESSIBILITY OF RECORDS TO UNIT OWNERS IN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS.

To improve transparency for unit owners in common interest community associations.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR GROUP AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES.

To clarify and enforce protections for licensed group child care homes and licensed family child care homes and prevent landlords and common interest communities from placing restrictions on the operations of such homes.

Robin E. ComeyDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN EVICTION RECORDS BE SEALED.

To require that certain eviction records be sealed.

Patricia Billie MillerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FOR CHILDREN TRANSPORTED IN MOTOR VEHICLES.

To require a child (1) under three years of age to ride rear-facing in a child restraint system in a motor vehicle, and (2) be secured in a child restraint system or booster seat in a manner that complies with the height and weight limits specified by the manufacturer of such system or seat and the motor vehicle manufacturer's instructions.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAP FOR ANNUAL RENT INCREASES IN MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS.

To cap annual rent increases in mobile manufactured home parks.

Christine CohenDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONNECTICUT DINER TRAIL.

To promote diners throughout the state.

Matthew L. LesserDemocrat

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING WEIGH-IN-MOTION SYSTEMS FOR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

To require the Departments of Motor Vehicles, Transportation and Emergency Services and Public Protection to expand the use of weigh-in-motion systems for commercial motor vehicle enforcement activities.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONVERSION OF VACANT MOTELS TO MULTIFAMILY HOUSING.

To provide incentives for the conversion of vacant motels to multifamily housing and require municipalities to permit such conversion as of right in certain instances.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING OWNERS OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS TO REGISTER IN A STATE-WIDE REGISTRY AND PAY A TAX ON UNITS THAT ARE NOT OWNER-OCCUPIED.

To require the owner of a short-term rental unit to register in a state-wide registry and pay a tax on such units that are not owner-occupied.

Kara RochelleDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING INCENTIVES FOR CONTRACTORS TO USE LOW-EMBODIED CARBON CONCRETE.

To establish a program to provide incentives to contractors and subcontractors in the state to use low-embodied carbon concrete in building projects.

Aimee Berger-GirvaloDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ESTABLISHING A FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM IN THE STATE.

To consider the economic impact of creating a federally subsidized industrial hemp program in the state.

Anne M. HughesDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT-TAIWAN TRADE COMMISSION.

To establish a Connecticut-Taiwan Trade Commission.

Rep. Kevin Ryan, 139th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN CONDUCT CONCERNING DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES USED TO EXECUTE THE DEATH PENALTY.

To provide that certain persons who are licensed, registered or doing business in this state shall not manufacture, compound, sell, test, distribute, dispense or supply any drug or medical device for the purpose of executing the death penalty.

Saud AnwarDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING CAREGIVERS, QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND THE PALLIATIVE USE OF CANNABIS.

To, for purposes of the state's palliative-use cannabis market, (1) define and redefine certain terms, (2) authorize qualifying patients and medical cannabis caregivers to engage in additional cultivation activities, (3) cap certain cannabis testing laboratory fees, (4) provide additional anti-discrimination protections to qualifying patients and caregivers, (5) modify the Department of Consumer Protection's enforcement powers and the duration and terms of qualifying patient registration certificates, and (6) modify, and establish new, penalties.

Michael "MJ" ShannonDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH REGARD TO PROVIDERS OF ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS AND MILITARY-RELATED BENEFITS.

To establish protections for individuals with regard to providers of assistance for certain veterans and military-related benefits.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee