Bills & Legislation

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR TIPS OR GRATUITIES.

To establish a personal income tax deduction of up to twenty-five thousand dollars for the amount of tips or gratuities declared by a taxpayer employed in certain occupations.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS AT SCHOOLS.

To provide funding to schools for the purchase of automatic external defibrillators.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE HIGHWAY USE TAX.

To eliminate the highway use tax.

Eric C. BerthelRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR STIPENDS PAID TO CERTAIN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS OR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for any stipend paid to certain volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance members by a municipality, volunteer fire department or volunteer ambulance association.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT EXCHANGE RATE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.

To increase the research and development tax credit exchange rate under section 12-217ee of the general statutes to one hundred per cent for biotechnology companies.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE PLAINFIELD VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 5446.

To provide funding for renovations in compliance with physical accessibility guidelines under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act at the Plainfield Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5466.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GARDEN AT YORK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.

To provide funding for a garden at York Correctional Institution to grow fresh produce for the inmates.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR COLLEGE TUITION PAYMENTS MADE BY A TAXPAYER.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for college tuition payments made by the taxpayer.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT DEDICATING THE ADDITIONAL SALES TAX ON MEALS TO CERTAIN PURPOSES.

To dedicate the revenue generated from the additional one per cent of sales tax on meals as follows: (1) Fifty per cent of the amount collected to be deposited in the Tourism Fund; (2) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be paid to the municipalities to which the purchases of the meals are sourced; and (3) twenty-five per cent of the amount collected to be deposited in the General Fund and dedicated to funding free school lunches.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARGES PAID BY TAXPAYERS ON THEIR UTILITY BILLS.

To establish a personal income tax deduction for the total amount of public benefit charges paid for a taxable year by a taxpayer on their utility bills.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES PRICE THRESHOLD OF MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO A HIGHER SALES AND USE TAXES RATE.

To (1) increase to more than sixty-five thousand dollars the sales price threshold for a motor vehicle subject to the seven and three-fourths per cent sales and use taxes rate, and (2) index the sales price to reflect the rate of inflation.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT RESTORING THE CAP ON A COMBINED GROUP'S TAX LIABILITY ON A UNITARY BASIS.

To restore the cap of two million five hundred thousand dollars on a combined group's tax liability on a unitary basis.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CANNABIS TOTAL THC TAX.

To replace the cannabis tax based on total THC with a flat excise tax.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES RATE.

To (1) decrease the sales and use taxes rate to six per cent, and (2) eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VOLUNTARY EMPLOYER PAYROLL TAX AND A PERSONAL INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

To establish a voluntary employer payroll tax and a personal income tax credit for certain employees of an employer that elects to pay such tax.

Paul HonigDemocrat

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE ENHANCEMENT AND EXTENSION OF HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.

To provide funding to improve access to quality Internet and cellular telephone service in rural communities.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE REMEDIATION OF FILL PILE WASTE CONTAMINATION IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD.

To provide funding for the remediation of waste contamination associated with the fill pile in the town of Fairfield.

Tony HwangRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE CONNECTICUT AIR AND SPACE CENTER IN THE TOWN OF STRATFORD.

To provide funding for renovations to the Connecticut Air and Space Center in the town of Stratford to expand the educational and community use of said center.

Jason PerilloRepublican

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TOWN HALL IN THE TOWN OF STAFFORD.

To provide funding for improvements to the town hall in the town of Stafford that comply with the physical accessibility guidelines under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR TIPS OR GRATUITIES.

To establish a temporary personal income tax deduction of up to twenty-five thousand dollars for the amount of tips or gratuities declared by certain taxpayers for the taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2029.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAP ON THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX REVENUE THE STATE MAY COLLECT.

To establish a cap on the amount of aggregate personal income tax revenue that the state may collect, with any amount collected in excess of such cap to be refunded to taxpayers on a pro rata basis.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITING COUNCIL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING CERTAIN UTILITY EXPENDITURES.

To modify provisions concerning the Connecticut Siting Council, including by modifying its membership, establishing the Consumer Counsel as a party in proceedings and modifying submission and notification requirements for council applications.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR STATE CONTRACTS CONCERNING AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER INFORMATION.

To impose requirements for contracts entered into by a public agency with an entity that concern automated license plate reader information to govern how the entity may store or use such information, require such information be kept confidential and concerning jurisdiction and choice of law in the event of a dispute.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR AND TECHNICAL CHANGES TO AN ABSENTEE VOTING STATUTE.

To make minor and technical changes to an absentee voting statute.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE REGULATION REVIEW COMMITTEE AND AGENCY REPORTS CONCERNING A REVIEW OF REGULATIONS.

To modify the membership and leadership of the legislative regulation review committee, and to require agencies to submit a status report concerning their progress on reviewing their regulations annually.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM OF THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE.

To expand the address confidentiality program to include applicants who are engaged in the provision, facilitation or promotion of reproductive health care services and gender-affirming health care services and have safety concerns, to expand such program to require persons as well as state agencies to use a program address and to create a process for the shielding of real property records of program participants.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLEX CARE SERVICE DELIVERY FOR YOUNG PERSONS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY OR AUTISM DIAGNOSES.

To implement recommendations from a study concerning complex care for young adults with co-occurring diagnoses.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A BASIC HEALTH PROGRAM.

To expand affordable care options by establishing a basic health program under the Affordable Care Act.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COSTS AND RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

To establish payment parity for nonprofit organizations providing the same services to the Departments of Developmental and Social Services.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VICTIM STATEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR VICTIM NOTIFICATION.

To better align provisions concerning victim statements and victim notification and update an obsolete provision.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAWS OF THIS STATE.

To study the civil and criminal laws of this state.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION IN THE CASE OF ANIMAL CRUELTY.

To restrict the availability of accelerated rehabilitation for certain crimes involving animal cruelty.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT INCREASING THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

To increase the motor vehicle registration fee for battery electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, range-extended battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A SMALL BUSINESS TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED LOCAL MEDIA ADVERTISING EXPENSES.

To establish a five-year tax credit for small businesses for qualified local media advertising expenses.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A TAX CREDIT FOR MILK PRODUCERS.

To establish a refundable credit for milk producers against the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes for the months when the federal pay price for milk is below the minimum sustainable monthly cost of production.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED OPERATORS AND A WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE MARKET-BASED SOURCING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENT ASSETS INCOME AND CONCERNING THE ANGEL INVESTOR TAX CREDIT AND THE DEFINITIONS FOR CERTAIN TAX CREDITS.

To (1) establish a tax credit for qualified operators that have entered into certain agreements, (2) establish a working group to examine the state's application of market-based sourcing to income from investment assets for financial institutions, (3) revise certain requirements for the angel investor tax credit, (4) update the definition of "research and experimental expenditures" in section 12-217j of the general statutes to account for changes made at the federal level, and (5) revise the definition of "eligible farmer" for purposes of the tax credit for farm investment property.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.

To amend a prior conveyance of parcels of state land to the city of New Haven to delete a requirement for a memorandum of understanding between the city and APT Foundation, Inc.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE TO CONVEY AN ADDITIONAL PORTION OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD.

To amend a prior conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of Stratford to require that a portion of said parcel that was retained by the state be conveyed to the town of Stratford, subject to an agreement with the town that the parcel continue to be used by the state.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT SUPPORTING LOCAL COMMERCE.

To (1) exempt from the sales and use taxes gas and electricity used by certain commercial and industrial businesses, (2) dedicate fifty per cent of the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by eating establishments, caterers or grocery stores to the Tourism Fund and fifty per cent to the municipality in which such revenue was generated, and (3) establish a Connecticut-India Trade Commission.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY.

To support affordable health care in the state and mitigate the effects of federal cuts to health care premium subsidies.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPORTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

To improve the well-being of children and families.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATIONAL EQUITY.

To increase funding for public schools.

Education Committee

AN ACT SUPPORTING GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE STATE.

To establish the Supplemental Graduate Student Loan Program, allow up to ten million dollars in state bonds for said program, allocate not less than sixty million dollars in annual private activity bonds for the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan Authority and increase the authority's bonding authorization cap.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PROBATE COURTS.

To fund an increase in court-appointed conservator compensation to align with the increase in minimum wage in accordance with the recommendations of the working group convened under section 7 of public act 25-48.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE PREAPPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.

To provide funding for the high school preapprenticeship grant program.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

To provide funding to increase the Shore Line East rail service between the city of New Haven and the town of Mystic in order to ease traffic congestion on Interstate Route 95 and promote tourism along the Connecticut shoreline during the summer.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CALCULATION OF STATE FOREST LAND IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES FOR PURPOSES OF GRANTS IN LIEU OF TAXES PAYMENTS.

To calculate the value of state forest land, for purposes of grants in lieu of taxes payments by the state to municipalities, as real property for any municipality in which over fifty per cent of the land within such municipality's boundaries is state forest.

Heather S. SomersRepublican