Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SPENDING CAP.

To redefine the state "spending cap" in order to limit growth on all state spending, including on and off-budget items, and to eliminate inflation as a factor and only tie the spending cap to growth in personal income.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUSPENSION OF DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN PROBLEM GAMBLING PROGRAMS.

To establish that if a debtor notifies a creditor that the debtor is engaged in a problem gambling program, the creditor shall suspend collection activities for a period of thirty calendar days.

Banking Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FEE AND TAX RELATED TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

To (1) establish a registration fee for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and a per-kilowatt-hour tax on electricity purchased at public electric vehicle charging stations, and (2) require the revenue generated from such tax and fee to be deposited in the Special Transportation Fund.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN THE STATE.

To study workforce development initiatives in the state.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT INNOVATIONS, INCORPORATED.

To require Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated to study private equity investment in the state.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT RESTORING THE RATE OF THE CREDIT AGAINST THE AFFECTED BUSINESS ENTITY TAX.

To restore the rate of the credit against the affected business entity tax to ninety-three and one-hundredths per cent.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX DATA INCLUDED IN THE TAX INCIDENCE REPORT.

To require the tax incidence report to include, with respect to the personal income tax, the amount of any state and federal assistance or program benefits received by taxpayers.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT EXEMPTING ALL AIRCRAFT FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To provide a uniform sales and use taxes exemption to all aircraft.

Joseph P. GreskoDemocrat

AN ACT REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF DOGS EVERY THREE YEARS.

To require each owner or keeper of a dog to obtain a license for such dog every three years rather than annually.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS RECEIVED FROM AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for the portion of any payment from an insurance company received by a taxpayer (1) in exchange for a buyout or cancellation of a long-term care insurance policy, and (2) that is properly includable in gross income for federal income tax purposes.

Gary A. TurcoDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE FOR A MUNICIPALITY THAT CONTAINS AN AQUIFER PROTECTION AREA.

To include municipalities containing aquifer protection areas in the exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES AND DEDICATING THE REVENUE GENERATED TO FUND SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAMS.

To impose a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages and dedicate the revenue generated from such tax to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students, regardless of family income.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR NEWS ORGANIZATIONS THAT COVER LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE STATE.

To establish a refundable tax credit to news organizations that cover local communities in the state.

Kate FarrarDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FACULTY AND STAFF HOUSING AT PRIVATE SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

To eliminate any property tax exemption applicable to faculty or staff housing at private secondary educational institutions.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN CHILDREN'S CLOTHING FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt articles of clothing for children ten years of age and under from the sales and use taxes.

Vincent J. CandeloraRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STATE.

To study postsecondary education opportunities in the state.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ALLOWING THE CONSTITUENT UNITS OF THE STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ENTER INTO ENERGY-SAVINGS PERFORMANCE CONTRACTS.

To allow the constituent units of the state system of higher education to solicit and enter into an energy-savings performance contract under the energy-savings performance contract program established by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRIORITY OF CLAIMS TO FINANCIAL ASSETS OF SECURITIES INTERMEDIARIES.

To eliminate a statutory provision setting forth that a claim of a creditor of a securities intermediary who has a security interest in a financial asset held by a securities intermediary has priority over claims of the securities intermediary's entitlement holders who have security entitlements with respect to that financial asset if the creditor has control over the financial asset.

Banking Committee

AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN SALES TO MILITARY AND VETERANS-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt from the sales and use taxes the sale of and the storage, use or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property or services to certain military and veterans-related organizations described in Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Tami ZawistowskiRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE SALES AND USE TAXES IMPOSED ON MEALS SOLD BY AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT, CATERER OR GROCERY STORE.

To provide that the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store be distributed to the municipalities in which the revenue was generated.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING HOSPITAL BEDS FOR HOME HEALTH CARE USE FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt from the sales and use taxes the sale of and the storage, use or other consumption in this state of hospital beds for home health care use.

Steve WeirRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX.

To establish a refundable child tax credit.

Antonio FelipeDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION.

To establish a property tax exemption of fifty thousand dollars of the assessed value of owner-occupied single-family dwellings.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A STATE-WIDE PROPERTY TAX ON CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY.

To establish a state-wide property tax on residential real property with assessed values of more than three million dollars and to dedicate such revenue to fully fund the equalization aid grants under section 10-262h of the general statutes.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY ENDOWMENT FUND AND TAX CREDIT PROGRAM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAID FUND.

To establish a Community Endowment Fund and a tax credit program for contributions to said fund, which contributions shall be used to support nonprofit infrastructure and to meet local needs.

Kai J. BeltonDemocrat

AN ACT EXEMPTING MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT USED IN THE PROCESS OF COLORING OR MIXING PAINT FROM THE SALES AND USE TAXES.

To exempt machinery and equipment used in the process of coloring or mixing paint and used by retailers that offer paint for sale from the sales and use taxes.

Tracy MarraRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL GAINS SURCHARGE.

To establish a capital gains surcharge on certain taxpayers.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFUNDABLE CHILD TAX CREDIT.

To establish a refundable child tax credit.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL DATA IN THE TAX INCIDENCE REPORT.

To require the Department of Revenue Services to include in the tax incidence report a deidentified sampling of taxpayers from each income class and their corresponding property tax burdens.

Henri MartinRepublican

AN ACT PROHIBITING PAY-IF-PAID CLAUSES IN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND ENSURING TIMELY PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS.

To prohibit pay-if-paid clauses in construction contracts and ensure timely payment of construction subcontractors and suppliers.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REFUNDS FOR UNUSED HEATING FUEL.

To provide that a consumer shall be entitled to a refund for unused heating fuel in an amount that is equal to the lesser of (1) the price at which the consumer purchased such heating fuel, or (2) the market price of such heating fuel upon (A) termination a tank rental or loan contract, or (B) cancellation of the consumer's relationship with a heating fuel dealer.

General Law Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GRANT PROGRAM TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS WITH CERTAIN DEED RESTRICTIONS.

To establish a grant program to create affordable housing developments in which sixty per cent of dwelling units are deed restricted to individuals or families with a maximum income of thirty-five thousand dollars.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AT-RISK YOUTH.

To create a pilot program that offers programming to re-engage students who have fallen behind and are at-risk of dropping out of school or not graduating.

Education Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM.

To establish a construction employment and affordable housing pilot program.

Housing Committee

AN ACT EXCLUDING EXCUSED ABSENCES FOR STUDENT OBSERVANCE OF RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS FROM TRUANCY DETERMINATIONS.

To exclude excused absences for student observance of religious holidays from truancy determinations.

Education Committee

AN ACT PERMITTING NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS TO PRESCRIBE AND ADMINISTER VITAMIN B12.

To permit naturopathic physicians to prescribe and administer vitamin B12.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT REDUCING BLOOD ALCOHOL LIMITS FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING AND BOATING, CONCERNING INFORMATION REGARDING POLICE PHLEBOTOMY TRAINING AND STUDYING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC WARRANT TECHNOLOGY.

To (1) lower the blood alcohol content for driving and boating under the influence from eight-hundredths to five-hundredths of one per cent of alcohol, by weight, (2) coordinate an interagency exchange of information concerning police phlebotomy training, and (3) study the feasibility of implementing electronic warrant technology.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGERS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG REBATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

To: (1) Prohibit certain provisions in pharmacy services contracts between pharmacy benefits managers and health carriers; (2) establish a duty of care for pharmacy benefits managers in this state; and (3) impose additional reporting requirements on the Insurance Department concerning prescription drug rebates.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN MORTGAGE BORROWERS WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT.

To establish a program, administered by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, to permit certain eligible borrowers to receive a reduction of their mortgage interest rate.

Housing Committee

AN ACT PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY.

To (1) amend certain energy and water efficiency standards, (2) require a study of certain energy and water efficiency standards, (3) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to initiate a docket to examine the future of natural gas in the state, (4) establish programs to incentivize the development of thermal energy networks, (5) increase electric and gas grid reliability and reduce electric and gas demand, and (6) incentivize the adoption of heat pumps and solar canopies.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL CHOICE.

To require the Commissioner of Education to develop a program for the expansion of school choice in the state.

Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THIRD-PARTY ENERGY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC GRID MODERNIZATION GRANT PROGRAM.

To allow third-party developers of energy capital improvements in the state and to establish a municipal electric grid modernization grant program.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT INCREASING THE REIMBURSEMENT PERCENTAGE FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECT GRANTS FOR MUNICIPALITIES THAT MEET CERTAIN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THRESHOLDS.

To increase the reimbursement percentage for school building project grants for municipalities that meet certain affordable housing thresholds to encourage the creation of affordable housing.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION FIRMS TO PERFORM STATE BUILDING CODE INSPECTIONS.

To establish a program to certify independent inspectors and inspection firms to perform inspections under the State Building Code.

Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING UPDATING THE STAFFING METHODOLOGY FOR TEACHERS OF VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHILDREN.

To update the staffing methodology for teachers of visually impaired children.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT INCLUDING WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THE CALCULATION OF THE THRESHOLD FOR EXEMPTION FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPEALS PROCEDURE.

To include workforce housing in the calculation of the threshold for exemption from the affordable housing appeals procedure.

Housing Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FAIR RENT COMMISSIONS.

To require that every municipality create a fair rent commission or establish a joint or regional fair rent commission.

Housing Committee