Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT AS AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER.

To ensure that animal control officers are morally capable of adhering to a strict standard of care for animals in their possession.

Environment Committee

AN ACT LIMITING THE LENGTH OF TIME SEIZED ANIMALS MAY BE HELD IN AN ANIMAL SHELTER OR MUNICIPAL POUND.

To ensure animals seized as a result of a court order are offered reasonable care, a safe temporary foster home by an accredited rescue organization and allow volunteers to help care for animals while they are awaiting legal disposition.

Environment Committee

AN ACT EXEMPTING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF AN INDIVIDUAL REPORTING AN ALLEGATION INVOLVING BIGOTRY OR BIAS AND OF THE ALLEGED OFFENDER FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

To establish an exemption for the name and address of an individual reporting certain allegations involving bigotry or bias and of the alleged offender from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CAT DECLAWING.

To prohibit cat declawing.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND NURSING HOME OWNERSHIP BY PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANIES AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

To prohibit private equity companies and real estate investment trusts from acquiring or increasing (1) any direct or indirect ownership interest in a nursing home, and (2) any operational or financial control in a nursing home.

Aging Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CONCERNING THE NONDISCLOSURE OF THE ADDRESSES OF CERTAIN PUBLIC AGENCY EMPLOYEES.

To amend the prohibition against disclosing the residential address of certain persons contained in personnel, medical or similar files by deleting reference to the employing public agency and expanding the prohibition to other public agency employees for which residency is not a requirement for employment.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT PREVENTING OVERTIME PAYMENTS FROM BEING USED TO CALCULATE THE RETIREMENT INCOME OF STATE EMPLOYEES.

To prohibit the calculation of a state employee's pension from including overtime pay.

Rob SampsonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR MUNICIPALITIES FOR EARLY VOTING COSTS.

To make municipalities whole for the increased cost of administering early voting.

Jeff GordonRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING AN EVALUATION OF THE UPDATING OF STATE FORMS AND APPLICATIONS TO INCLUDE A NONBINARY GENDER OPTION.

To require state agencies to evaluate what revisions or resources are necessary for state forms and applications to include a nonbinary gender option.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES OF THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS IN THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

To include employees of the Connecticut Association of Schools in the Teachers' Retirement System.

Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN THE TIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM BY TIRE RETAILERS.

To require tire retailers to participate in the tire stewardship program.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION ON THE CAMPUSES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

To provide a one-time grant to institutions of higher education to install a vending machine that offers emergency contraceptives on campus based on a plan developed by students, administrators and any on-campus medical providers.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE FOR CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION RECORDS PERTAINING TO TEACHING OR RESEARCH UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

To amend the Freedom of Information Act to exempt certain proprietary records held by a public institution of higher education pertaining to teaching or research from disclosure.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING TO EQUIP EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS WITH INTRANASAL GLUCAGON.

To provide funding to municipalities to supply emergency medical technicians with intranasal glucagon.

Stephen G. HardingRepublican

RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES PERMITTING CONGRESS TO REGULATE CHILD LABOR.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT PERMITTING RETIRED TEACHERS TO BE REEMPLOYED FULL-TIME IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL.

To address the teacher shortage by permitting retired teachers to be reemployed full-time in a public school.

Heather S. SomersRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY REGARDING FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

To require the Department of Banking to conduct a study and submit a report concerning financial institutions in the state.

Banking Committee

RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT CONCERNING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX UNDER THE EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NONPARTISANSHIP OF STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION EMPLOYEES.

To require employees of the State Elections Enforcement Commission to adhere to the same policies regarding nonpartisanship as nonpartisan employees of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF STATE TAXATION.

To require the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Revenue Services to study certain taxes imposed by this state.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL RECORDS PERTAINING TO PRENATAL CARE AND MANDATED REPORTS.

To specify that a mandated reporter shall not include medical records pertaining to prenatal care in a report to the Commissioner of Children and Families.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE STATE.

To require the Department of Banking to conduct a study and submit a report concerning financial transactions in the state.

Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF NEW REVENUE STREAMS.

To require the chairpersons and ranking members of the legislative Finance Committee to study possible new revenue streams.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A FIRE SUPPRESSION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM.

To require the Department of Administrative Services to establish a grant program to reimburse certain municipalities for the cost of fire suppression infrastructure.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE HEALTH CARE CABINET.

To revise the membership and certain duties of the Health Care Cabinet.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

To require the Division of State Police to expand the CRISIS Initiative pilot program throughout the state.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FAMILIES WITH SERVICE NEEDS.

To reestablish services for families with service needs, including those that include a child who is truant or habitually truant, and to permit a juvenile probation supervisor to refer the matter of alleged delinquency of a child to the court in the case of a child assigned to nonjudicial supervision following a nonjudicial disposition who violates the terms of such supervision.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF FREDRIK HOLMGREN.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF D'YANNA WALLACE.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF LOFTS OWNER, LLC C/O YVONNE SUN.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF KATHERINE CIOLKOSZ ON BEHALF OF THE DECEDENT DAVID CIOLKOSZ.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF HECTOR LOPEZ.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF JEFFREY YEAW.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION GRANTING THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO DISPOSE OF THE CLAIM OF RAIKES DELACRUZ.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF ESTEBAN HERNAIZ.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF RANDALL LICARI.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF ATTORNEY PETER C. BOWMAN, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF JAYAN BRYAN.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF DAVID DANTINO.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDS.

To update the allocation of the Connecticut Youth Employment Program funds.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF FREDRIK HOLMGREN.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF RAYMOND O.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND MINORS.

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.

Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING DEFINITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MONEY TRANSMISSION STATUTES AND SOLICITATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS BY MONEY TRANSMISSION LICENSEES.

To (1) define "digital wallet" and redefine "money transmission" and "stored value" for the purposes of the money transmission statutes, and (2) provide that no solicitation or advertisement by a money transmission licensee shall include any statement or claim that funds deposited with such licensee are eligible for Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation protections.

Banking Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF TIFFANY ALAGO.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF GORDON CLARK.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIM AGAINST THE STATE OF EDWIN DAILEY.

Judiciary Committee