Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE RESIDENTIAL ENERGY PREPARATION SERVICES PROGRAM.

To provide funding for the Residential Energy Preparation Services program.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING LIABILITY UNDER THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT FOR ENTITIES WITH AN OWNERSHIP INTEREST AND PROHIBITING THE LICENSING OF HOSPITALS WITH CERTAIN LEASE BACK ARRANGEMENTS.

To impose liability on entities that have an ownership interest for violations of the False Claims Act and to prohibit granting a new license or certain renewal of a hospital license with a lease back arrangement for its main campus and require notification to the Attorney General of any such arrangement.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION STATUTES RELATED TO FILINGS WITH THE SUPERIOR COURT.

To (1) require that certain election-related filings be made in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial district of Bridgeport, and (2) bring into compliance with federal case law certain state statutes relating to the circulation of nominating and primary petitions.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME AND RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME ABANDONMENT.

To make abandonment of nursing home or residential care home residents a class A violation.

Aging Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENTS OF UTILITY COMMISSIONERS TO THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND SUBSTANTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF SUCH UTILITY COMMISSIONERS.

To make technical changes to statutes concerning the regulation of state ethics.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF INSURER REPORTS CONCERNING TREATMENT LIMITATIONS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND OTHER BENEFITS AS A PUBLIC RECORD.

To make reports submitted by insurers to the Insurance Department concerning how the insurers assess the medical necessity of mental health and other benefits a public record for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING HOUSING MATTERS AND THE IMPERMISSIBLE USE OF PRICING ALGORITHMS AND COMPETITORS' SENSITIVE DATA TO SET RENTAL PRICES.

To provide additional legal protections to persons who are negatively impacted by housing discrimination, improper denials of affordable housing applications and the use of unfair business practices when calculating rental prices for residential dwelling units.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY CONCERNING DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS OR PSILOCYBIN.

To develop recommendations for implementation of a per se blood level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for when a person is driving under the influence of cannabis, permit a stop of a motor vehicle if an officer observes cannabis consumption and detects the odor of burnt cannabis and provide that the observation by a law enforcement official of the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis and active cannabis consumption may serve to constitute in part or in whole probable cause or reasonable suspicion in support of a stop or search of a person or motor vehicle.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SELF-DEFENSE.

To (1) clarify provisions concerning the discharge of firearms in the case of self-defense or in lawful defense of another person, including for purposes of regulations concerning hunting, and (2) allow the legal transfer of large capacity magazines possessed under a declaration of possession and assault weapons possessed under a certificate of possession between persons who are legally permitted to possess such magazine or weapon.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COURT-ORDERED ACCOUNTINGS OF COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITY FINANCIAL RECORDS AND REVISING THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.

To allow any unit owner of a common interest community to petition the Superior Court for an accounting of such association's financial records.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SENTENCE REDUCTION OR RELIEF FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING OR HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

To permit survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or trafficking in persons for whom violence or abuse suffered by such survivors was a contributing factor influencing such survivor to commit an offense to be eligible for a sentence reduction or relief.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE-WIDE FIREARMS CRIMES AND TRACING TASK FORCE.

To adopt measures concerning public safety, prosecution of crimes and protection of victims.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE INVESTMENT BOARD AND CONCERNING INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE'S PENSION FUNDS.

To (1) establish the Investment Board and sunset the Investment Advisory Council, and (2) require the Office of Legislative Management to issue a request for proposals for an advisory firm to conduct an independent review of the investment performance of the state's pension funds relative to peer states' investment performances and submit a report of such review on an annual basis.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE LAWS IN THIS STATE.

To establish a working group to study the civil procedure laws in this state.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS.

To provide protections to health care providers who provide reproductive and gender-affirming health care services to patients.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND.

To require funding of tobacco control programs to prevent and reduce tobacco use at the amount recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES AND UNDISCHARGED MORTGAGES.

To: (1) Establish a limitation period applicable to an action to foreclose a mortgage on residential real property; and (2) shorten the period after which an undischarged mortgage is deemed invalid as a lien against the real property encumbered by such mortgage.

Banking Committee

AN ACT INCENTIVIZING EDUCATIONAL AND WORKFORCE ACHIEVEMENT AS A MEANS OF REDUCING A PROBATIONER'S TERM OF SUPERVISION.

To incentivize a probationer to complete educational and workforce achievements as a means of reducing the probationer's term of supervision.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE CIVIL LAWS OF THIS STATE.

To establish a working group to study the civil laws of this state.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AGRITOURISM.

To implement measures designed to assist farmers financially and enable the state's agricultural industry to sustain.

Environment Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF DEVAUGHN L. WARD OF HARTFORD TO BE CORRECTION OMBUDS.

Bob DuffDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING PURPLE PROPERTY BORDERS AS WARNING TO TRESPASSERS.

To provide that purple painted property borders serve as a warning to trespassers.

Public Safety and Security Committee

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

To study the criminal procedure laws of this state.

Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF HOWARD SOVRONSKY OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVOCATE.

Bob DuffDemocrat

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF CRIMINAL LAWS OF THIS STATE.

To study the criminal laws of this state.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REFERENDA ON THE SALE OF MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES, DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES OR ASSETS THEREOF OR THE PRIVATIZATION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES OR FUNCTIONS.

To provide that a municipality's decision to sell an authority or other asset, or privatize a department's services or functions, shall, upon the petition of ten per cent of the electors of such municipality, be put to a referendum and voted upon by the electors of such municipality.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT, INCLUDING A REVIEW OF STATE PURCHASE OF SERVICE CONTRACTS WITH NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATE AGENCY CONTRACTS FOR CONSULTING SERVICES, MUNICIPAL GRANTS AND CERTAIN NONRESIDENT BIDDER CONTRACT AWARDS.

To require (1) a study of reestablishing the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, (2) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to conduct reviews of the level of services and reporting requirements of nonprofit human services providers, (3) reporting of state agency implementation of certain consultant reports, (4) audits and reporting of certain municipal grants, and (5) annual reporting of nonresident bidder contracts of the Departments of Administrative Services and Transportation.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PUBLIC FINANCING OF MUNICIPAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CAMPAIGNS IN CERTAIN DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES FOR THE 2027 MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

To establish a pilot program for the public financing of municipal chief executive officer campaigns in certain distressed municipalities for the 2027 municipal election.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAUSE OF ACTION FOR TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH THE RIGHT OF AN INHERITANCE.

To establish a statutory cause of action for tortious interference with the right of an inheritance.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A DEADLINE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESSES AT CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES.

To (1) require certain state agencies to implement automatic voter registration processes by not later than March 31, 2027, and (2) impose a penalty of five thousand dollars per day for noncompliance with such requirement.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

To implement the recommendations of a report on employment assistance programs for individuals with disabilities.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW THE COSTS OF PROVIDING CERTAIN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES.

To require the Auditors of Public Accounts and Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to review the costs of providing public versus private services to individuals with intellectual disabilities.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS AND POLYSTYRENE WASTE.

To reduce the production of single-use plastics and polystyrene waste in the state.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL, A DEPUTY STATE FIRE MARSHAL, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIRE MARSHAL TRAINING COUNCIL AND A FIRE AND CATASTROPHIC RESTORATION BUSINESS LICENSE.

To (1) establish that the State Fire Marshal shall (A) not be dismissed unless the Commissioner of Administrative Services notifies the State Fire Marshal and gives the State Fire Marshal an opportunity to be heard at a public hearing; and (B) appoint a Deputy State Fire Marshal; (2) modify the membership of the Fire Marshal Training Council; and (3) establish that no person shall engage in the business of a fire and catastrophic restoration business unless such person holds a license.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AN EQUITABLE MEDICAID AUDIT, BILLING AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICY FOR PHARMACIES.

To ensure a fair process for pharmacies regarding Medicaid billing and reimbursements.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ADVERTISEMENTS.

To prohibit direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertisements directed at consumers in this state.

General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ACCESSIBLE SEATING FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS AT VENUES THAT RECEIVE STATE FUNDING.

To require a study of requiring venues that receive state funding to have dedicated accessible seating for the visually impaired close to performance areas.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE COACHES AND MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS UNDER A PEER SUPPORT TREATMENT MODEL.

To provide Medicaid coverage for peer support services.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO EXPAND PAID WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

To require the Office of Workforce Strategy to establish a working group to develop a plan for a grant program to increase the availability of and student participation in paid internships and work-based learning opportunities.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS OF RESIDENTIAL CARE HOMES AND NURSING HOMES.

To (1) require nursing homes and residential care homes to consider resident proximity to family and other support networks when transferring or discharging a resident, (2) require the Commissioner of Public Health to study nursing home and residential care home evacuation procedures relating to transportation, (3) require nursing homes and residential care homes to maintain insurance for residents' personal property lost or damaged as a result of an evacuation, (4) establish a database that provides real-time tracking of nursing home and residential care home bed availability, (5) establish an automated benefits transfer system to facilitate the transfer of benefits and payments when a nursing home or residential care home resident is transferred to a new facility on an emergency basis, and (6) require the Commissioner of Public Health to study methods to employ alternative housing solutions to provide living arrangements to residential care home residents impacted by mandated bed reductions.

Aging Committee

AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.

To reestablish the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS.

To (1) prohibit certain recreational or educational children's programs from using the term "camp" in advertising materials, (2) require certain employees of municipal recreational or educational children's programs to submit to comprehensive background checks, (3) require municipal recreational or educational children's programs to maintain certain staffing ratios and employ staff persons trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, and (4) require certain employees of municipal recreational or educational children's programs to serve as mandated reporters and complete related training.

Committee on Children

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMMISSION TO STUDY A HUSKY FOR ALL SINGLE-PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM.

To establish a commission to conduct an economic analysis of establishing a universal health care program open to all in the state.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF HEALTH CARRIER COVERAGE GUIDELINES, UTILIZATION REVIEW AND COVERAGE FOR LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL TREATMENT OR SERVICES.

To require that the Insurance Commissioner conduct a study of: (1) Health carrier coverage guidelines in this state as compared to such coverage guidelines in other states; (2) utilization review transparency measures and time limits concerning utilization review of nonurgent and urgent care requests; and (3) mandated health insurance coverage for life-saving medical treatment or services.

Insurance and Real Estate Committee

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 establishing the Consumer Counsel as a party in proceedings, requiring disclosure of utility retention of lobbyists and excluding lobbying and certain other costs from being considered operating costs for ratemaking purposes and modifying submission and notification requirements for council applications.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF PLYMOUTH.

To convey a parcel of state land in the town of Plymouth to Gentile's Campground for open space, recreational or lodging purposes.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.

To require (1) the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a study of any changes necessary to conform the uniform investigation of accident report to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and (2) a peace officer to prepare a report when such officer requests emergency medical services for a person who experiences an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct audio or visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, such officer.

Public Safety and Security Committee