Bills & Legislation

AN ACT FUNDING SMALL HARBOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

To provide funding for small harbor improvement projects and permit such funds to be used for the reimbursement of dredging projects at small harbors.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING NURSING HOMES TO SPEND NOT LESS THAN EIGHTY PER CENT OF REVENUES ON DIRECT PATIENT CARE.

To improve the quality of care in nursing homes.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.

To require development of a sign-up service for the public's receipt of certain sewage spill notifications by phone, electronic mail or text.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A COVERED CONNECTICUT TRUST FUND.

To establish a separate, nonlapsing account to promote sustainability of health care services in the state.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE.

To establish a cybersecurity task force.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE ASSIGNMENT OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

To require the Commissioners of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study on how to improve the assignment of conservation officers throughout the state.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TWICE ANNUAL REPORTING BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES ON MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SERVICES.

To require the Department of Social Services to report twice annually on compliance with a law requiring Medicaid reimbursement for community health workers.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE HARBOR MANAGEMENT ACT.

To clarify provisions of the harbor management act concerning commission authority to review and make binding recommendations concerning applications for local and state permits and licenses, including registrations, that affect the harbor area.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE BLACK BEAR POPULATION IN THE STATE.

To require the Commissioners of Energy and Environmental Protection and Emergency Services and Public Protection to develop a black bear management plan to ensure public safety and the protection of property and maintain a sustainable black bear population in the state.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INSURANCE ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

To: (1) Prohibit any health care contract from including a revenue neutrality clause in such contract; and (2) allow the Insurance Commissioner to engage the services of a third party to conduct an audit of the payer reporting data provided to the Commissioner of Health Strategy for the purpose of reporting on the health care cost growth benchmark and primary care spending target.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PRIVATE EQUITY AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST OWNERSHIP OF HOSPITALS AND NURSING HOMES.

To require hospitals and nursing homes in the state to be free of new private equity or real estate investment trust ownership interests recorded on and after October 1, 2025, to receive Medicaid reimbursement.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT WING CIVIL AIR PATROL YOUTH CAMPS.

To provide that the Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection may establish, conduct or maintain a youth camp without a license.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY TREATMENT TO AND TRANSPORTATION OF AN ANIMAL THAT IS INJURED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PEACE OFFICER.

To establish a task force to study the provision of emergency treatment and transportation to an animal that is injured in the performance of its duties under the supervision of a peace officer.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR OPTIMAL USE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES' REGIONAL CENTERS.

To require the Department of Developmental Services to reopen applications for Medicaid-funded services at regional centers by January 1, 2026.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE NEEDS OF SENIOR CITIZENS.

To study the needs of senior citizens to ensure state services address their needs.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE TO STREAMLINE MUNICIPAL MEDICAID BILLING.

To establish an interagency task force to streamline municipal billing for Medicaid-funded school-based health services.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING WITHHOLDING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO REQUIRE MANDATORY ARBITRATION IN BILLING DISPUTES.

To prohibit health care providers from receiving Medicaid reimbursement if they require consumers to use mandatory arbitration for billing disputes.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH BENCHMARK PROGRAM.

To: (1) Establish a process for employers of self-funded employee health plans to opt in to providing payers with such employer's self-funded data required for the health care cost growth benchmark; and (2) require that the Commissioner of Health Strategy conduct a study of performance improvement plans as a tool to slow health care cost growth in this state.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HOMELESSNESS AND THE CHESS PROGRAM.

To ensure adequate services for homeless persons.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FORENSIC AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.

To clarify the definition of a forensic audit, the circumstances under which such an audit will be conducted by the Department of Social Services and costs and penalties for a facility associated with such an audit.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY-BASED MEMORY CARE PROGRAM.

To establish a pilot program to provide subsidized memory care services for low-income senior citizens in the city of Hartford.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME-PLUS PROGRAM.

To require the Department of Social Services to provide overdue incentive payments to federally qualified health centers under the Patient-Centered Medical Home-Plus program.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION.

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study issues related to the remediation and development of brownfields in the state.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AUDITS CONDUCTED BY THE STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION.

To require (1) the selection process for State Elections Enforcement Commission audits be open to the public, (2) the commission to complete and issue findings concerning a post-primary or post-election audit of a campaign not later than twelve months after receiving all necessary information, and (3) the commission to submit an annual report concerning all audits that were not completed within such twelve-month period.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ETHICS.

To require the Office of State Ethics to conduct a study concerning amendments to the State Codes of Ethics.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN ORDINANCES CONCERNING STREET TAKEOVERS.

To permit a municipality, by ordinance, to prohibit the organization of, participation in or observation of a street takeover, and provide for the seizure and forfeiture to the municipality of any motor vehicle involved in a street takeover.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A REVIEW OF THE COSTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY ALL PROVIDERS IN THIS STATE.

To require the Commissioner of Education to conduct a review of the costs of special education services provided by private providers and submit a report with the results of such review.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM PLAN IN THE GREATER MYSTIC AREA.

To establish a working group to develop a plan regarding economic development and tourism in the greater Mystic area.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING PAYCHECK TRANSPARENCY.

To require employers to create a guide to help employees understand the pay codes used by an employer on employee records of hours worked.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.

To require the Office of Policy and Management to conduct a study of state agency response times to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN BROWNFIELD PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study the feasibility and potential benefits of expanding the eligibility requirements for participation in brownfield programs to certain municipalities.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DISCLOSURES OF SALARY RANGES ON PUBLIC AND INTERNAL JOB POSTINGS.

To amend current law on salary transparency by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges on public and internal job postings.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCLOSURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DISCLOSURE EXEMPTIONS UNDER SAID ACT.

To prohibit disclosure of the residential address of public school teachers under the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE ELECTRONIC BUSINESS PORTAL.

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study the central Internet web site maintained by the Department of Economic and Community Development that consolidates and provides information on state resources available to small businesses.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ARTS, CULTURE AND TOURISM.

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study arts, culture and tourism issues in the state.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE REPORTING OF THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CREATES PROJECT REPORT CONCERNING DIGITIZATION AND OTHER UPGRADES AND REPORTS CONCERNING OVERTIME AND FINGERPRINTING.

To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to report on the status of implementation of the CREATES project report recommendations concerning digitization of agency programs and to report annually concerning overtime worked within agencies.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SELECTION OF CONTRACTORS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

To generate job growth and economic development by requiring the state and its agents to give preference to in-state manufacturers, fabricators and erectors.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM.

To require the Workers' Compensation Commission to study the workers' compensation system in the state.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING SAFETY STANDARDS TO PREVENT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESS IN WORKPLACES.

To create safety standards to prevent employee exposure to the risk of heat-related illness.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM.

To provide recommendations to improve the workers' compensation program in the state.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA CENTERS.

To require (1) an owner or operator of an artificial intelligence data center to submit quarterly reports to the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, and (2) the commissioner to adopt regulations concerning water and energy efficiency standards for such data centers.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' RIGHTS.

To require the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study of the rights of employees in the state.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND THE PROVISION OF STANDARD SERVICE TO ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS.

To revise a statute concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS OF INDIVIDUALS APPOINTED TO SERVE AS MODERATORS AT ELECTIONS AND PRIMARIES.

To require that all persons appointed to serve as moderators, including as head moderators, at an election or primary be certified by the Secretary of the State and meet the qualifications for such certification.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING MERGERS OF CERTAIN UTILITY COMPANIES.

To prohibit mergers of certain utility companies.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE POLITICAL FUNDRAISING PLATFORMS AND RESTRICTING AUTOMATICALLY RECURRING CONTRIBUTIONS.

To prohibit online political fundraising platforms from allowing for automatically recurring contributions without the affirmative consent of contributors.

Government Administration and Elections Committee