Bills & Legislation

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING A RECOMMENDATION OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS REGARDING NONLAPSING ACCOUNTS.

To implement a recommendation of the Auditors of Public Accounts regarding nonlapsing accounts.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROGRAMMING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND OTHER FARMING AND AGRICULTURE RELATED PROVISIONS.

To streamline certain services at the Department of Agriculture while increasing access to such services.

Environment Committee

AN ACT REVISING THE EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROVISIONS REGARDING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL REFERENDA AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES AND CONCERNING CONTRACTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION'S NETWORK OF SCHOOLS, THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIAL INFORMATION, THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS AND THE DEFERRALS OF CERTAIN TOWNS' REAL PROPERTY REVALUATIONS.

To allow certain persons to file for a certain property tax exemption, notwithstanding certain statutory deadlines, and authorize the town of Trumbull to defer the revaluation of real property in said town by one year.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES.

To implement the Teachers' Retirement Board's recommendations for changes to the teachers' retirement system statutes.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE.

To (1) reduce a portion of the amount of the credit for income taxes paid to other states, (2) require the Attorney General to study ways to defend residents from having income tax imposed by other jurisdictions on income derived from services rendered while such resident was within this state, and (3) provide a credit to residents who file an appeal protesting the tax imposed by such other jurisdiction.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION.

To implement the Department of Consumer Protection's recommendations regarding (1) public accountancy and certified public accountants, (2) architects and the practice of architecture, (3) real estate licensees, (4) the skilled trades, (5) major contractors, (6) new home construction contractors and the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund, (7) community association managers, (8) closing-out sales, (9) mobile manufactured homes and mobile manufactured home parks, (10) the Commissioner of Consumer Protection's enforcement powers and the enforcement powers of various boards and commissions, (11) pure food and drugs, (12) the Connecticut Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, (13) bakeries, food manufacturing establishments and food warehouses, (14) health clubs, (15) donation bins, (16) acceptance of cash as a form of payment, (17) the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, (18) the Home Solicitation Sales Act, (19) new motor vehicle warranties, (20) automatic renewal and continuous services provisions, and (21) mechanical contractors.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING BROADBAND INTERNET, GAMING, SOCIAL MEDIA, ONLINE SERVICES AND CONSUMER CONTRACTS.

To (1) require the owner of a social media platform to incorporate an online safety center into, and establish a cyberbullying policy for, the owner's social media platform, (2) redefine "heightened risk of harm to minors" to include processing minors' personal data in a manner that presents any reasonably foreseeable risk of harm to minors' physical or mental health, and (3) require the controller of an online service, product or feature that is offered to minors to (A) include a default setting in such service, product or feature to prevent adults from sending unsolicited communications to minors, (B) not use any system design feature to significantly increase, sustain or extend minors' use of such service, product or feature, and (C) disclose to the Attorney General a plan established and implemented to mitigate or eliminate any heightened risk of harm to minors.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STATUTES CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.

To update references in the general statutes to the regional community-technical colleges to Connecticut State Community College and to the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University System and the Board of Trustees of the Community-Technical Colleges to the Board of Regents for Higher Education.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES AND DRIVERS, THE PROJECTION OF A LASER AT AN AIRCRAFT OR FLIGHT PATH, AUTOMATED TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT SAFETY DEVICES, SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, THE CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL, BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES.

To implement the recommendations of the Department of Transportation concerning the Connecticut Plan Coordinate System, an autonomous vehicle pilot program, crosswalks, light rail transit signals, highway service signs, federal surface transportation urban program funding, rail facilities and transit districts.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LOTTERY AND GAMING REGULATION.

To (1) prohibit lottery ticket resales and ticket courier services, (2) modify the Commissioner of Consumer Protection's disciplinary authority concerning certain gaming licensees, (3) require vendor and affiliate licensees to provide books and records, (4) define and redefine certain terms concerning gaming, (5) modify provisions concerning wagers on sporting events involving Connecticut intercollegiate teams, (6) restrict who may review certain criminal history records checks, (7) prohibit certain advertising, (8) authorize certain bets and wagers on boxing and mixed martial arts, (9) provide that certain persons conducting sweepstakes or promotional drawings shall not allow or facilitate participation in certain real or simulated online casino gaming or sports wagering, (10) provide that any person who engages in professional gambling shall be guilty of a class D felony, and (11) repeal a provision authorizing the commissioner to appoint a director to perform delegated functions.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER CREDIT AND COMMERCIAL FINANCING.

To: (1) Require cancellations of certain surety bonds to be submitted electronically; (2) modify procedures regarding changes to the legal names of certain licensees; (3) redefine "sales finance company"; (4) establish procedures for registering as an exempt mortgage servicer registrant; (5) establish requirements regarding private student education loan cosigner releases; (6) establish enforcement authority regarding registrants; (7) prohibit receiving fees in connection with small loans without a license; (8) redefine "mortgage servicer" and "servicing"; (9) define "private education lender" and "private education loan creditor"; (10) establish requirements regarding timelines and fees for certain registrants that are exempt from licensing; (11) modify various statutes relating to commercial financing; (12) modify registration and enforcement procedures regarding private education lenders and private education loan creditors; (13) require certain disclosures in connection with shared appreciation agreements; (14) make technical changes to various statutes regarding consumer credit; and (15) redefine "system".

Banking Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS CONCERNING UNCLAIMED PROPERTY.

To make revisions to provisions concerning unclaimed property, including providing when funeral service contracts are deemed abandoned, redefining "last-known address", creating a process to escheat property solely owned by a state agency, authorize a process to donate approved claims for charitable purposes and require notification for properties valued at fifty dollars or more.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT MAKING CHANGES TO THE FIREFIGHTERS CANCER RELIEF PROGRAM.

To amend the Firefighters Cancer Relief Program to expand coverage to conditions of cancer affecting the skin, expand benefits to firefighters employed by the state and surviving dependents of firefighters that have applied for benefits and make other clarifying changes.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENT.

To (1) reduce the amount of time an employer can protest unemployment benefits that such employer contends to have been improperly charged, (2) change the position of the Unemployed Workers' Advocate to classified service, (3) require physicians and advanced practice registered nurses to report suspected occupational diseases to the Labor Department, and (4) make technical changes to the labor statutes.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.

To recruit and retain health care providers in the state.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING THE ALLIANCE DISTRICT EDUCATOR AND COUNSELOR LOAN SUBSIDY PROGRAM AND THE HIGH PRIORITY OCCUPATION LOAN SUBSIDY PROGRAM.

To expand the (1) Alliance District Educator Counselor Loan Subsidy Program to include other high priority occupations, and (2) High Priority Occupation Loan Subsidy Program by allowing the use of existing bonding funds for such purpose.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FALLEN HERO FUND AND PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO SURVIVORS OF FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

To (1) establish that the surviving family of a firefighter killed in the line of duty shall be paid a death benefit from the Fallen Officer Fund, (2) rename such fund the "Fallen Officer and Firefighter Fund", and (3) provide health insurance coverage to the survivors of a firefighter killed in the line of duty.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD STATUTES.

To make technical revisions to the education and early childhood statutes.

Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.

To establish various requirements concerning earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances.

Banking Committee

AN ACT ELIMINATING CERTAIN FUNDING PROVISIONS FROM THE HEALTHY HOMES FUND.

To remove certain funding provisions from the Healthy Homes Fund.

Housing Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR FDA-APPROVED GENE THERAPIES TO TREAT SICKLE CELL DISEASE.

To require Medicaid coverage for gene therapies approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to treat sickle cell disease.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC ADJUSTERS.

To provide that any public adjuster fee charged to an insured shall be (1) based on the insurer's settlement amount paid on the account of a loss, and (2) collected by such public adjuster after such insurer has paid such settlement proceeds.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LIENS FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE HOUSING CODE.

To specify that any unpaid penalty for a housing code violation or violation of public place ordinance shall constitute a lien upon the real estate against which the penalty was imposed from the date of such penalty.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT MAKING CHANGES TO THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY PROGRAM.

To implement the recommendations of the Comptroller concerning the administration of the Connecticut Retirement Security Program.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE HIGHER EDUCATION STATUTES.

To make technical revisions to the higher education statutes.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES.

To prohibit foreclosure, assignment and other enforcement actions for unpaid sewer assessments and other fees and charges in the case of owner-occupied real property for which the principal of such unpaid assessments, fees and charges is less than three thousand dollars unless three years have elapsed from the date any lien was filed and such lien remains unpaid.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE MUNICIPAL AND STATE PLANNING, AND THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS AND SECOND-GENERATION ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES.

To provide municipalities certain authorities concerning climate resiliency efforts and restrict the use of neonicotinoids and second-generation rodenticides.

Environment Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING GRANT PROGRAMS, STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS REVISING AND IMPLEMENTING THE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027.

Matthew RitterDemocrat

AN ACT INCREASING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.

To improve the quality of education for the state's children.

Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO REVENUE AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET.

Matthew RitterDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ENERGY AFFORDABILITY, ACCESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

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

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES AND THE DUTIES OF JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL.

To: (1) Establish the Office of Information Privacy within the Judicial Branch, (2) revise statutes addressing the sharing of information between the Department of Children and Families and the Court Support Services Division, (3) eliminate obsolete statutory references to "STA-FED, ADR, Inc.", (4) revise venue provisions for certain municipalities, (5) make statutory changes needed to conform with the passage of prior public acts, (6) require the Judicial Branch to review and report on habeas corpus proceedings in other states, and (7) make statutory changes concerning the duties of certain Judicial Branch personnel.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PATIENT PROTECTION.

To: (1) Establish (A) certain reporting requirements and enforcement provisions concerning compliance with mental health and substance use disorder benefit laws, and (B) the parity advancement account; (2) require health carriers to bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary; (3) establish certain prohibitions on the use of step therapy for prescription drugs; (4) require health carriers to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits; (5) establish certain requirements concerning stop loss insurance policies for health care or medical benefits under any self-funded employee health benefit plan; (6) establish certain health insurance rate filing requirements and require that the Insurance Commissioner adopt regulations concerning affordability in rate filing; (7) prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to make an adverse determination based on medical necessity; and (8) prohibit any individual or group health insurance policy from imposing (A) arbitrary time limits on reimbursement for general anesthesia services, or (B) unilateral arbitrary limitations on reimbursement for medically necessary ancillary services.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION AND SAFETY.

To (1) require fee disclosures for consumer goods and services, (2) impose various requirements concerning connected devices, (3) impose various requirements concerning repairs of electronic or appliance products, (4) require each municipality to establish and maintain a ".gov" Internet top-level domain, (5) provide that no supplier shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any eligible food unless such supplier (A) reduces the price charged for such eligible food by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such supplier has made such downsizing or reduction, (6) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnormal economic disruptions, (7) prohibit persons from charging unconscionably excessive prices following precipitating events, and (8) modify the procedures applicable to persons who fail to adhere to provisions concerning precipitating events.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.

To amend the membership of the trafficking in persons council, add victims of sexual assault and victims of trafficking in persons as protected classes for purposes of certain anti-discrimination statutes, create an affirmative defense for misdemeanor offenses for young victims of trafficking in persons and eliminate the requirement that training in identification and reporting of trafficking in persons be presented in a video format.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.

To implement recommendations of the bipartisan drug task force.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING BLEEDING CONTROL TRAINING AND KITS.

To require (1) the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to administer a bleeding control training program, (2) police officers and probationary candidates who receive certification through such program be given credit toward basic or review training, (3) firefighters who receive certification through such program be given credit toward fire service training and education program standards, (4) bleeding control kits be installed in each building owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof, and (5) amendments to the State Building Code concerning the installation of bleeding control kits.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.

To protect patients' access to reproductive health care.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND CONCERNING PENALTIES FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND VESSEL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR ANY DRUG, TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES, VIDEO PRESENTATION UPON LICENSE RENEWAL, THE HIGHWAY WORK ZONE AND ROADSIDE VEHICLE SAFETY AWARENESS PROGRAM, YELLOW AND BLUE ENVELOPES, ELECTRIC SCOOTERS, ELECTRIC BICYCLES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES, INSTALLMENT PAYMENT PLANS, LOW-SPEED VEHICLE DEALERS AND FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF "MOVE OVER" LAW AND AGGRAVATED ENDANGERMENT OF A HIGHWAY WORKER.

To (1) implement the recommendations of the Department of Motor Vehicles, (2) revise the penalties for operating a motor vehicle and vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, (3) require notice of casual car sales to the department, (4) charge a registration fee for a pontoon boat based on its overall length, and (5) make technical revisions to the motor vehicle statutes.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORT EASTSIDE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF EAST HARTFORD AND THE PARK CITY LANDING INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IN THE CITY OF BRIDGEPORT.

To allow for the establishment of the Port Eastside Infrastructure Improvement District.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO, CANNABIS, HEMP AND RELATED PRODUCTS, CONDUCT AND ESTABLISHMENTS.

To (1) establish a state-wide cannabis and hemp enforcement task force, (2) require a municipality to submit a copy of an application for a court order to the Attorney General, (3) authorize seizures of additional merchandise, (4) redirect funds derived from certain civil penalties to municipalities, (5) prohibit conduct concerning the shipment and transportation of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, (6) establish penalties concerning the unlawful shipment and transportation of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, and (7) provide that a cannabis establishment licensee, or any servant or agent thereof, shall be guilty of a class E felony if such person sells or delivers (A) any cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia to any person younger than twenty-one years of age, or (B) any synthetic cannabinoid to any person.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO CERTAIN COMMERCE AND TAX CREDIT STATUTES.

To (1) expand the definition of taxpayer as provided in section 12-217n, (2) clarify that administrative fees under sections 12-217jj and 12-217kk are nonrefundable, (3) make the adoption of regulations under sections 12-217jj and 12-217kk permissive, (4) modify the time frame for applying for the Film Production Tax Credit voucher, and (5) modify the definition of Interactive web site as provided in section 12-217jj.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT REFORMING THE MOTOR VEHICLE TOWING STATUTES.

To reform motor vehicle towing statutes, provide protections for motor vehicle owners whose vehicles are towed and establish a consumer bill of rights regarding towing.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF STATE MARSHALS AND THE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY THE STATE MARSHAL COMMISSION AND THE STATE MARSHALS ADVISORY BOARD.

To make various revisions to statutes (1) prescribing the manner in which state marshals carry out their duties, including, but not limited to, permitting state marshals receive electronically transmitted documents for service, and (2) setting forth the responsibilities of the State Marshal Commission and the State Marshals Advisory Board.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SCHOOL PERSONNEL AND IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES, THE PURCHASE AND OPERATION OF CERTAIN DRONES, GRANTS TO CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND STUDENT ATHLETE COMPENSATION THROUGH ENDORSEMENT CONTRACTS AND REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENTS.

Matthew RitterDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.

To make various revisions to the public health statutes.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE KATIE BECKETT WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS.

To increase access to the Katie Beckett Medicaid waiver program for children with complex, severe illnesses or conditions.

Human Services Committee