Bills & Legislation

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE STATE-WIDE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE.

To provide funding to combat the illegal manufacturing and sale of fentanyl in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury.

Paul CicarellaRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR ELDERLY NUTRITION.

To increase funding for elderly nutrition.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE EASY BREATHING ASTHMA PROGRAM.

To provide funding for the Easy Breathing asthma program.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PFAS FROM FIRE APPARATUS.

To provide funding to municipalities, fire companies and state entities to remove PFAS from fire apparatus.

John A. KisselRepublican

AN ACT EXPANDING PERMISSIBLE USES FOR TOWN AID ROAD GRANT FUNDS.

To expand the permissible uses for town aid road grant funds by municipalities.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON CERTAIN LOTS ZONED FOR INDUSTRIAL USE OR PREVIOUSLY ZONED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.

To allow the development of certain middle housing or mixed-use developments on certain lots zoned for industrial use or previously zoned for residential use subject only to summary review.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING MUNICIPALITIES TO REPORT EXCESS WASTEWATER CAPACITY.

To require the water pollution control authority of a municipality to submit an annual report to the Secretary of Policy and Management detailing the municipality's current wastewater capacity and any projected excess wastewater capacity.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CORNFIELD POINT ASSOCIATION.

To amend section 13 of the charter of the Cornfield Point Association.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSES FOR THE HOUSING OR SHELTER OF PERSONS.

To require municipal approval before using a commercial warehouse for the housing or shelter of persons.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF EMPLOYEES OF TRANSIT DISTRICTS FOR BENEFITS UNDER THE STATE FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT.

To specify that employees of transit districts are municipal employees exempt from certain provisions of the state family and medical leave act.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.

To (1) change statutory references to "accessory apartments" to "accessory dwelling units", (2) repeal a provision allowing municipalities to opt out of allowing accessory dwelling units on residential lots, (3) prohibit the enforcement of certain residential land use restrictions, and (4) require the Commissioner of Housing to establish a program concerning preapproved accessory dwelling units.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

To make various changes to statutes concerning historic district commissions and historic preservation.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

To (1) require the Secretary of the State to publish a manual concerning the duties of justices of the peace, (2) prohibit misconduct by justices of the peace, (3) specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election, (4) require a forty-eight hour waiting period before the issuance of a marriage license, and (5) establish a working group concerning justices of the peace.

Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING UNLICENSED INSTITUTIONS AND PRACTICES.

To establish penalties for the unlicensed operation of a health care institution and the unlicensed practice of certain medical professions.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONSENT ORDERS.

To allow the Commissioner of Public Health to (1) impose conditions on the issuance or renewal of any permit, approval, registration, certificate or license, and (2) resolve enforcement actions with an agreed settlement or consent order without need for a formal hearing.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP.

To amend the change of ownership approval process for health care facilities to include the real property owner.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.

To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the public health statutes.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES.

To make various revisions to the public health statutes.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATION AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES.

To remove barriers to access opioid antagonists.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REPRODUCTIVE AND GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

To prohibit adverse actions against health care providers for providing certain health care services.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RECOVERY-FRIENDLY LANGUAGE AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION STATUTES.

To implement the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' recommendations regarding recovery-friendly language and various revisions to mental health and addiction statutes.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING SUBSURFACE SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WATER OPERATOR APPRENTICES AND VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND DRINKING WATER STATUTES.

To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations regarding various revisions to the environmental health and drinking water statutes, including statutes relating to bottled water, environmental laboratories and asbestos abatement.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ON-SITE WASTEWATER SPECIALISTS AND WATER OPERATOR APPRENTICES.

To establish certification and training requirements for on-site wastewater specialists.

Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FISH PASSAGES.

To provide additional means by which fish passages may be provided for on dams and reservoirs and establish standards for such fish passages.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING STERILE CULTIVARS, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS AS FILL AND THE REVISION OF CERTAIN HOUSING-RELATED STATUTES.

To authorize the sale and distribution of sterile cultivars of certain plant species and provide for the review of certain energy-related facilities regardless of their use for sterile cultivar propagation.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SEWAGE RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT AND REQUIRING A REPORT CONCERNING WELL CONTAMINATION PROTOCOLS.

To provide for certain implementation and public availability of the requirements of the sewage right-to-know act.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A TRIBAL WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES ADVISORY COUNCIL.

To establish a cooperative framework between the state and Native American tribes for the shared stewardship of wildlife and fisheries resources and expand conservation participation for tribal members, while supporting tribal food sovereignty and resource management infrastructure.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S MATERIALS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

To expand the number of entities required to source-separate organic materials from the solid waste stream, prohibit the use of polystyrene containers by restaurants, prohibit the provision of single-use food service items unless requested by a consumer, prohibit the distribution of single-use straws that contain PFAS at restaurants, require certain entities to prioritize surplus food donation over other means of disposal and establish eligible costs for material management grants issued by the state.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES.

To establish a rapid response program and protocol for the elimination and containment of hydrilla and other aquatic invasive species in the state.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RECIPROCITY FOR CERTAIN INLAND WATERS FISHING LICENSES.

To provide for reciprocity of fishing licenses from neighboring states on inland waters of the state.

Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN LEGAL NOTICES.

To permit the posting of advertisements of legal notices on municipal Internet web sites along with a posted printed copy in public locations in lieu of in a newspaper.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC AGENCY EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TRAINING.

To require public agency employees to attend Freedom of Information Commission trainings on the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING POLL BOOKS FOR THE CHECKING OF ELECTORS AT ELECTIONS, PRIMARIES AND REFERENDA.

To require registrars of voters to provide to certain committees notice of at least fourteen days prior to any election, primary or referendum of whether electors on the official checklist to be used at such election, primary or referendum will be checked manually on paper or electronically.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF ABSENTEE BALLOT ACCESS IN UNCONSOLIDATED CITIES AND BOROUGHS WITHIN A TOWN.

To study obstacles to allowing a voter in an unconsolidated city or borough within a town to be able to apply for an absentee ballot through the Secretary of the State's online application system for an election, primary or referendum held for such unconsolidated city or borough.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHFUL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.

To (1) require candidates for presidential electors, as part of their candidacy filings or registrations, to execute pledges to vote for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates associated with such filings or registrations, and (2) modify the process by which meetings of presidential electors are conducted in order to ensure votes are cast consistent with such pledges.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS FOR REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS, REDEFINING "GIFT" FOR PURPOSES OF SAID CODES AND INCREASING VARIOUS MONETARY THRESHOLDS IN SAID CODES.

To (1) amend the quorum requirements of the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board, (2) prohibit nepotism by public officials or state employees, (3) permit the filing of the name of certain tax-sheltered annuity retirement plans in lieu of naming specific securities within such statements, (4) apply substantial conflict of interest provisions in the state code of ethics for public officials and state employees to conflicts involving the public official's or state employee's nonstate employer or spouse's nonstate employer, and (5) increase various monetary thresholds in the state codes of ethics.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTION OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES, ELECTIONS SITES, ELECTION WORKERS AND ELECTORS.

To (1) establish prohibitions on certain conduct, including the possession of a firearm or deadly weapon, at or near certain elections-related locations, (2) impose criminal penalties for harassment of election workers and tampering with or unauthorized sharing of election equipment, and (3) allow for Attorney General involvement in matters relating to subpoenas, warrants, other requests and alleged interference with elections.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AS THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT, THE STATE AMPHIBIAN AND THE STATE ROCK.

To designate the state as the birthplace of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the spring peeper as the state amphibian, the town of Enfield as the gateway to Connecticut and Housatonic marble as the state rock.

Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVIEW OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION AWARDS BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

To (1) permit the Office of the Claims Commissioner to hear and decide certain claims for money damages not in excess of fifteen thousand dollars, and (2) extend the time period for review of wrongful incarceration awards by the General Assembly.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRY.

To establish a state short-term rental registry, authorize an optional municipal supplemental tax on short-term rentals and require short-term rental return filings to include disaggregated sales tax information.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY WAYS TO FUND A UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAM.

To impose a tax on certain sweetened beverages, syrups and powders and dedicate the revenue generated to a universal free school meals program to reimburse local and regional boards of education for the provision of free school breakfasts and lunches to all public school students.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF STATE FINANCE POLICIES.

To require the Commissioners of Economic and Community Development and Revenue Services to study the finance policies of this state and surrounding states.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR AND PENALTIES ON HOLDERS OF DEALER REGISTRATIONS REGARDING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS.

To (1) require applicants for cigarette and tobacco products distributor and dealer licenses and renewals to provide certain information with such applications, and (2) establish additional penalties for violations of state law regarding the sale, offer for sale or marketing of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products.

Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MITIGATION OF BENEFITS CLIFFS.

To mitigate the loss of temporary family assistance benefits due to certain increases in household income.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

To require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce a status report on community action agencies.

Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CRIMINAL AND SIMPLE TRESPASS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS OR IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS.

To clarify provisions concerning trespassing on school grounds or in school buildings.

Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO AGGREGATE AND INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS UNDER THE CITIZENS' ELECTION PROGRAM.

To (1) (A) set aggregate contribution amounts under the Citizens' Election Program at their 2022 election cycle levels, and (B) eliminate any inflationary adjustment of such amounts after the conclusion of the 2026 election cycle, and (2) provide that by December fifteenth immediately following the conclusion of a four-year state officer election cycle, or a two-year state legislative election cycle, inflationary adjustments to the individual contribution limits under the Citizens' Election Program shall be made for the next such election cycle.

Government Administration and Elections Committee