Bills & Legislation

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE BRIAN T. FISCHER OF MADISON TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE RICHARD N. PALMER OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

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

To establish a child and dependent tax credit against the personal income tax of one thousand dollars per child or dependent.

Christie M. CarpinoRepublican

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE JOINT RULES OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

Martin M. LooneyDemocrat

AN ACT ELIMINATING CIVIL ASSET FORFEITURE.

To eliminate civil asset forfeiture.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT REQUIRING STATE AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN GUN BUY-BACK PROGRAMS TO HAVE A VALID PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.

To require all state and municipal employees involved in gun buy-back programs to have a valid permit to carry a pistol or revolver.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING LATER SCHOOL START TIMES.

To improve student health, academic performance and well-being by establishing later start times for schools that are aligned with research on adolescent sleep patterns.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS.

To authorize municipalities to abate up to five hundred dollars per assessment year of property taxes for certain first-time homebuyers who obtain a loan from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.

Joseph H. ZulloRepublican

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH P. FLYNN OF ANSONIA TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE NINA F. ELGO OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE BETHANY J. ALVORD OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE APPELLATE COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE GREGORY T. D'AURIA OF AMSTON TO BE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT AND A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE FLEMMING L. NORCOTT, JR. OF NEW HAVEN TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE HOLLY ABERY-WETSTONE OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE GERARD I. ADELMAN OF MERIDEN TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE SUSAN S. REYNOLDS OF RIDGEFIELD TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT AND REGULATION OF MOBILE HOME PARK RENTS, FEES AND CHARGES.

To permit municipalities to establish committees to oversee and regulate mobile home park rents, fees and related charges.

Christine CohenDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A UNIFORM STATE-WIDE PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

To replace the municipal property tax on motor vehicles with a state-wide property tax on motor vehicles at a fixed rate and distribute the revenue generated proportionally to municipalities based on what they currently collect for motor vehicle property tax.

Brandon ChafeeDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE CORINNE L. KLATT OF MERIDEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE ERNEST GREEN, JR., OF NORWICH TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE MATTHEW D. GORDON OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE MATTHEW J. BUDZIK OF WEST SIMSBURY TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH A. BOZZUTO OF WATERTOWN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE PATTY JENKINS PITTMAN OF EAST HARTFORD TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE BRUCE P. HUDOCK OF OLD GREENWICH TO BE A STATE REFEREE.

Gary A. WinfieldDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS J. WELCH OF SHELTON TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE ELIZABETH J. STEWART OF HAMDEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE WALTER M. SPADER, JR., OF NORTH HAVEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE W. GLEN PIERSON OF HAMDEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE TAMMY T. NGUYEN-O'DOWD OF BLOOMFIELD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE SHARI A. MURPHY OF NORTH BRANFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE KIMBERLY A. KNOX OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT.

Steven J. StafstromDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING UNIFORM APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEMPORARY STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.

To specify uniform criteria for an application for a temporary state permit to carry a pistol or revolver so that each town and city will have the same criteria, standards and procedures for the application process.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FULL AND EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDING.

To ensure equitable and adequate funding for all Connecticut public school students by fully funding their educational needs and eliminating financial barriers.

Mae FlexerDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING TEST BED TECHNOLOGIES.

To establish a test bed technologies advisory board and require that each state agency create and administer a pilot program concerning the use of technologies, products or processes that promote operational cost reduction within such agency.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER REFORM.

That title 38a of the general statutes be amended to (1) place limitations on pharmacy benefits manager contracts to reduce out-of-pocket expenses for consumers, and (2) improve transparency in pharmacy benefits manager practices.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT ADJUSTING THE BUDGET RESERVE FUND CAP AND DEPOSITING CERTAIN AMOUNTS IN A MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE RENOVATION FUND DEDICATED TO CERTAIN PURPOSES.

That the cap on the amount in the Budget Reserve Fund be adjusted to fifteen per cent and the amount between fifteen per cent and eighteen per cent that would otherwise be deposited in said fund be deposited in a Municipal Infrastructure Renovation Fund, to be used for municipal capital expenditures and for certain one-time non-reoccurring expenditures.

David DeFronzoDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SHARED CLEAN ENERGY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

To (1) allow shared clean energy subscriber organizations to build, own and operate electrical generation or storage facilities that generate or store electricity from renewable sources, (2) allow any end user of an electric distribution company to enter into a subscription with a shared clean energy subscriber organization, and (3) require any electric distribution company to provide billing credits to any end user who enters into such a subscription.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY DELIVERY METHODS.

To allow for alternative energy delivery methods, including direct-bill remote energy generation and municipal or regional energy aggregators.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES TO GOVERN EDIBLE RIPARIAN BUFFERS ALONG WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES.

To establish guidelines that govern edible riparian buffers along wetlands and watercourses, and to promote environmental health, agricultural sustainability and food security.

Nicholas MenapaceDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF BOND FUNDS FOR FARMERS WHO LOST CROPS DUE TO HAILSTORMS OR OTHER CLIMATE CHANGE RELATED EVENTS.

To assist farmers who lost crops due to hailstorms and other climate change related events.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF VEGETATIVE BUFFERS FOR WETLANDS AND WATERCOURSES.

To ensure that inland wetlands and watercourses remain resilient and continue to provide critical benefits to the community.

Mary M. MushinskyDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLID WASTE REDUCTION.

To reduce the amount of municipal solid waste that is currently being trucked out-of-state and incinerated or landfilled.

Jonathan SteinbergDemocrat

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