Bills & Legislation

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM ACCEPTING CERTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS RELATED TO CANNABIS GROWN ON PRIVATE LAND.

To prohibit the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and all municipal police departments from accepting federal grants to conduct any program related to the surveillance of, search for or destruction of cannabis grown on private land.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE VOLUNTARY RELINQUISHMENT OF FIREARMS.

To allow any individual, at any time, to relinquish any firearm owned by such individual to a police department or to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CONNECTICUT PORT AUTHORITY TO ELIMINATE THE FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MARINE PILOT LICENSE.

To eliminate the licensing and renewal fees associated with the marine pilot license.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NOISE POLLUTION.

To (1) establish a solar photovoltaic noise barrier pilot program, and (2) increase the fine associated with the operation of a motor vehicle that creates unnecessary or unusual noise and other mechanical equipment requirement.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY SAFETY.

To (1) specify a video or moving image that is visible to a driver while seated in the normal operating position constitutes distracted driving, and (2) make distracted driving in a highway work zone a reckless driving violation.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TOWING AND STORAGE OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

To implement various provisions concerning towing and storing motor vehicles, including an electronic portal to locate towed vehicles, addendums to the rates and charges, the Police-Ordered Towing Council, the sale of towed motor vehicles, traffic incident management training, the Towing Advisory Council and the consumer bill of rights.

Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ANGEL INVESTOR TAX CREDIT PROGRAM.

To establish a working group to study the angel investor tax credit program established pursuant to section 12-704d of the general statutes.

Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COLOCATED ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS AND LARGE ELECTRIC LOAD CUSTOMERS.

To require that large electric load customers in the state provide a sufficient source of electricity generation to meet the demands of such customers.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HYBRID SCHOOL BUSES.

To allow school districts to utilize hybrid school buses to meet certain fuel and emissions requirements.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY RENEWABLE GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

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, (3) require any electric distribution company to provide billing credits to any end user who enters into such a subscription, (4) establish a working group to study the impacts of the community renewable energy generating system program, and (5) allow electric suppliers to offer guaranteed savings plans.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF ENERGY GENERATION SOURCES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.

To require (1) the reporting of major and minor incidents at certain electric generating or storage facilities, (2) the designation of emergency contact persons for such facilities, and (3) the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to convene a working group to assess the resumption of electric generation at such facilities after an extended shutoff period.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SATISFACTION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS AND SETTLEMENTS IN CONTESTED PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

To (1) require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to adopt and enforce quality of service standards concerning telecommunications service, (2) modify requirements concerning settlement agreements approved by the authority in contested proceedings, and (3) modify requirements for the approval of changes in control of utility companies.

Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF MEDICAL CARE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION.

To (1) require the Department of Correction to update its plan for medical care for persons who are incarcerated and report various information concerning medical care organized by correctional institution in an annual report, and (2) establish the position of Correction Medical Deputy Ombuds to oversee efforts to obtain Medicaid for eligible persons who are incarcerated prior to discharge from a correctional institution.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF PERMITTING PROCESSES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct an assessment of the general and individual permitting processes and whether certain modifications are feasible or recommended.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WELL-BEING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION AND PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

To institute various measures in correctional institutions concerning the reporting and investigation of sexual abuse incidents, including establishing a hotline for the reporting of such incidents, requiring additional training for correctional officers, modifying the crimes of sexual assault in the second and fourth degree, requiring the Department of Correction to submit additional legislative reports and penalizing Department of Correction employee failure to intervene or report sexual abuse, sexual assault or sexual contact.

Government Oversight Committee

AN ACT SUPPORTING "LEARN AND EARN" INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

To (1) require support for paid internship programs at small businesses, (2) provide grants to students who receive federal Pell grants to assist such students in obtaining internships, (3) require institutions of higher education to report about internship opportunities offered through such institutions, (4) establish a state quality seal for quality internships, (5) extend the human capital investment tax credit for salaries paid to interns, and (6) establish a grant program for nonprofit organizations to offset the cost of salaries paid to interns.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT'S PLAN TO BECOME A MEMBER OF AN ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES.

To require The University of Connecticut to hire not fewer than ten top-tier research faculty within the next three years.

Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PEER SUPPORT SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

To require Medicaid reimbursement for peer support services.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TWELVE-MONTH COVERAGE FOR CONTRACEPTION AND HORMONE THERAPY.

To require public and private insurance coverage of twelve-month contraception and hormone therapy prescriptions.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FERTILITY CARE UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

To provide Medicaid coverage consistent with federal law for fertility care.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS FOR HOME CARE CLIENTS.

To provide reimbursement under the Medicaid program for home care providers who provide nonemergency medical transportation for home care clients who are Medicaid beneficiaries.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM.

To provide state funding to support an initiative that provides diapers to needy families.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION WORKING GROUP AND INCREASING STATE ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED AND DEAF.

To establish an American Sign Language career pipeline program and increase annual amounts spent on specialized services for persons who are blind or visually impaired and deaf.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY EXPANDING THE 2-1-1 INFOLINE PROGRAM.

To establish a task force to study expanding services offered by the 2-1-1 Infoline program.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT.

To establish a working group to study the provisions of chapter 568 of the general statutes.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR SOBER LIVING HOMES OPERATING IN THE STATE.

To update reporting requirements with respect to sober living homes operating in the state.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITATIONS ON THE USE ON NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS.

To prohibit the use of noncompete agreements and exclusivity agreements unless they meet certain criteria.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION.

To require the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study of youth employment classification.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVIEW OF DECISIONS BY THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT COMMISSION BY THE SUPERIOR COURT AND AUTHORIZING APPEALS OF DECISIONS OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARD.

To (1) require the medical examining board to hold hearings to determine eligibility for disability retirement allowances, (2) authorize appeals from adverse decisions of the medical examining board concerning eligibility for disability retirement allowances, and (3) require that any review of a decision of the Connecticut State Employees Retirement Commission by the Superior Court be de novo.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PROTECTIONS FOR UTILITY AND PUBLIC WORKS EMPLOYEES.

To implement requirements to protect the safety of certain utility and public works employees.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE TRADES INDUSTRY.

To establish a task force to study the effects of the use of artificial intelligence on the trades industry and require the Commissioner of Public Health to study the feasibility of establishing a certified nursing assistant training program.

Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO MUNICIPAL TAX COLLECTION.

To make revisions to statutes relating to municipal tax collection.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WORTHINGTON FIRE DISTRICT AND THE KENSINGTON FIRE DISTRICT IN THE TOWN OF BERLIN.

To repeal two special acts related to the Worthington Fire District and the Kensington Fire District in the town of Berlin.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ABATEMENT OR REFUND OF INTEREST ON DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL PROPERTY TAXES OR SEWERAGE SYSTEM USE CHARGES OWED BY CERTAIN COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES.

To waive interest on certain delinquent property taxes owed by a housing cooperative known as Success Village located in the city of Bridgeport, in part, and the town of Stratford, in part.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A TECHNICAL REVISION TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY STATUTES.

To make a technical revision to the public safety statutes.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SURVIVORS OF UNPAID VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND STATE MARSHALS.

To provide health insurance coverage for survivors of unpaid volunteer firefighters, correction officers and state marshals.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PART-TIME FIRE SERVICE INSTRUCTORS.

To establish a job classification for part-time fire service instructors.

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING OWNERS, OPERATORS AND LESSEES OF CRANES AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT.

To (1) modify the membership of the Examining Board for Crane Operators, (2) establish that crane owners, crane operators and hoisting equipment operators may be required to produce such owners' and operators' licenses or registrations for verification, (3) establish a procedure regarding the issuance of stop work orders to such owners and operators, (4) modify and establish certain penalty provisions applicable to such owners and operators, and (5) establish the "investigations and inspections account".

Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE REIMBURSEMENT TO MUNICIPALITIES FOR REVENUE LOST DUE TO THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR VETERANS WITH A ONE HUNDRED PER CENT PERMANENT AND TOTAL DISABILITY RATING.

To provide a mechanism for municipalities to submit claims to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management for reimbursement of the revenue lost due to the property tax exemption for veterans who have been determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to be permanently and totally disabled based on a service-connected disability rating of one hundred per cent.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING FOR VETERANS' SERVICE OFFICERS AND MUNICIPAL PROVIDERS OF VETERANS' ASSISTANCE.

To provide for expanded training to (1) Office of Advocacy and Assistance veterans' services officers, and (2) municipal veterans representatives and other municipal providers of veterans' assistance.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TROOPS-TO-TRADES INITIATIVES.

To support veterans and members of the armed forces in the transition from military life to the civilian workforce through information sharing of available resources relating to educational and employment opportunities.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT PROVIDING HOUSING FOR CERTAIN IMPOVERISHED VETERANS.

To establish a program for the provision of prefabricated homes to certain impoverished veterans.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR EXPANDED TRAINING TO MUNICIPAL PROVIDERS OF VETERANS' ASSISTANCE.

To appropriate funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs for expanded training to municipal providers of veterans' assistance.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACCOUNT.

To (1) establish the Military Department emergency response account, and (2) transfer moneys from the department's Military Relief Fund to said account.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VETERANS DENTAL CARE ACCESS PROGRAM.

To establish a program, administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, for the purpose of assisting eligible veterans in receiving certain dental services.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MILITARY FAMILIES AND ENROLLMENT IN THE BIRTH-TO-THREE PROGRAM.

To facilitate the transition for children of military families who require access to early intervention services when moving to the state due to servicemembers' relocation orders.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VETERANS' AND MILITARY HEALTHCARE OMBUDSMAN FOR THE COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT OF STATE AND LOCAL RESOURCES IN NAVIGATING FEDERAL HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS, MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

To establish a Veterans' Health Care Ombudsman for the coordination and oversight of state and local resources in navigating the health care system administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee