State Rep. Steve Weir (R-55) — Connecticut House floor votes

RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE HOUSE RULES. Introduced by: Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Rep. Vincent J. Candelora, 86th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE AUDEN C. GROGINS OF BRIDGEPORT TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD C. GRAZIANI OF ELLINGTON TO BE A STATE REFEREE. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE UNION (NP-1 BARGAINING UNIT). Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE ANTHONY P. FUSCO OF BROOKFIELD TO BE A FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF MICHELLE H. GILMAN OF COLCHESTER TO BE REAPPOINTED COMMISSIONER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES. Introduced by: Rep. Julio A. Concepcion, 4th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES AND A CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING, CERTAIN BOTTLE DEPOSITS, CERTAIN STATE POSITIONS AND THE POSTING OF STATE JOB OPENINGS AND BOND COVENANT RESTRICTIONS AND THE BUDGET RESERVE FUND. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.Rep. Vincent J. Candelora, 86th Dist.Sen. Kevin C. Kelly, 21st Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF KATHERINE SCHARF DYKES OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE REAPPOINTED COMMISSIONER OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Introduced by: Rep. Julio A. Concepcion, 4th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF MICHAEL E. POHL OF MANCHESTER TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF DEBORAH SMITH PALMIERI OF GUILFORD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JENNIFER M. ZACCAGNINI OF OAKVILLE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE JODI MURRAY GREGG OF STAMFORD TO BE A WORKERS' COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JOY CHANCE OF BLOOMFIELD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF CARLETON J. GILES OF MILFORD TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN HARVESTING OF HORSESHOE CRABS. To prohibit the hand-harvesting of horseshoe crabs. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE IN REFERENCES TO THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. To include the United States Space Force in the definition of "armed forces". Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS CERTAIN CHILD CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY. To exempt from licensing requirements certain child care services administered by the federal government, on federal property or for the benefit of military families. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING FOR THE DEBT-FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROGRAM. To postpone the fall semester reporting deadline required under the debt-free community college program from October first to November first annually. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GREEN JOBS CORPS PROGRAM. To establish a green jobs corps program to outline a talent development strategy, help communities respond to climate change and reduce carbon emissions. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PLAN OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION CONCERNING THE NUMBER OF CHILD CARE CENTERS NEAR CAMPUSES. To extend the deadline by which the Board of Regent's for Higher Education is required to submit a plan to increase the number and improve the quality of child care centers near campuses and to include additional requirements for such plan. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE COORDINATING COUNCIL. To (1) redefine "open educational resource", (2) require the development of a model policy to adopt common definitions and data collection methods, (3) require a biennial, rather than annual, report concerning use of open educational resources, and (4) add a part-time staff position. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF KAREN L. DEMEOLA, ESQUIRE, OF TOLLAND TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF LYNN ALVEY DAWSON, ESQUIRE, OF CHESHIRE TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF GREGORY C. DAVIS, ESQUIRE, OF BLOOMFIELD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. To make minor and technical revisions to statutes concerning planning and development. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MANDATORY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIODS AT PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS. To require public comment periods at all public agency meetings. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF TAX LIENS. To (1) reduce the interest rate for certain municipal tax liens, and (2) provide that certain attorney's fees (A) may not be received, claimed or collected until commencement of a foreclosure action or a suit on the debt, and (B) shall not be more than fifteen per cent of the amount of any judgment. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP ACT. To specify that the provision of a notice required under the Common Interest Ownership Act shall not be deemed to constitute a violation of, or give rise to liability under, certain debt collection statutes. Introduced by: Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AFFORDABLE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. To allow the Commissioner of Housing to consider affordable homeownership opportunities as an exemption from the prohibition against selling, demolishing or otherwise disposing of housing authority projects. Introduced by: Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RETRIEVAL BY TOWN CLERKS OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS IN DROP BOXES. To allow town clerks to retrieve absentee ballots from drop boxes beginning the first day absentee voting sets are issued. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LACTATION CONSULTANTS. To define lactation consultants and require the Department of Public Health to publish a list of certified lactation consultants on its Internet web site. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND COUNCILS. To (1) include persons with lived experience with a behavioral health disorder on (A) advisory boards for state-operated facilities for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, and (B) the Connecticut Valley Hospital Advisory Council, and (2) eliminate the Connecticut Mental Health Center Advisory Board. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE RESILIENCY FUNDS AND PROJECTS. To authorize the Treasurer to invest funds on behalf of municipalities that establish Coastal Resiliency Reserve Funds and to require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to maximize the state's receipt of federal funds for climate resiliency projects undertaken by the state and municipalities. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP ON THE RESTORATION OF EEL GRASS. To establish a working group to identify ways to restore eel grass along the state's shoreline. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO REVISE MUNICIPAL ANIMAL SHELTER REGULATIONS. To adhere to best practices relating to animal shelter operations by requiring municipal regulations to comport with state-mandated regulations for private shelters. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SAFETY CAPACITY OF SQUANTZ POND STATE PARK. To protect the public safety of state parks and the transit areas surrounding the entrance to our state parks. Introduced by: Environment Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JENNIFER J. TUNNARD, ESQUIRE, OF RIDGEFIELD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JASON WELCH, ESQUIRE, OF BRISTOL TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF RICHARD J. RUBINO, ESQUIRE, OF WEST HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF PAUL R. DOYLE, ESQUIRE, OF WETHERSFIELD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTENTIONAL RELEASE OF CERTAIN BALLOONS. To prohibt the release of helium and lighter-than-air balloons. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM RECEIVING MONEY FOR SOLICITING STUDENTS TO GAMBLE ONLINE. To prohibit public institutions of higher education from receiving money or profiting from directly soliciting students to gamble online. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM AGE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO MARRY. To require that a person be not less than eighteen years of age to be eligible to marry. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ENSURING TIMELY SCHEDULING OF TEMPORARY FINANCIAL SUPPORT HEARINGS IN DIVORCE AND CUSTODY PROCEEDINGS. To ensure timely scheduling of temporary financial support hearings in divorce and custody proceedings. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE DECISION OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DENY OR DISMISS CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION VACATING THE DECISIONS OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER TO DISMISS THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE STATE OF JUSTIN LUND AND SHAWN SAUNDERS AND AUTHORIZING THE CLAIMANTS TO SUE THE STATE. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PLANS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WORKPLACE INJURIES AND ILLNESSES AND ESTABLISHING WORKING GROUPS TO REVIEW ACCESS TO MEDICAL RECORDS AND PARTIAL DISABILITY PAYMENTS UNDER THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT. To enhance the ability of injured employees to receive benefits and timely access to medical records under the Workers' Compensation Act. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MORTGAGES, THE RESIDENTIAL HEATING EQUIPMENT FINANCING PROGRAM, THE CONNECTICUT HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITY AND MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOMES. To require the Department of Banking to study issues concerning financial transactions. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DIGITAL ASSETS. To: (1) Authorize the Banking Commissioner to adopt, amend and rescind regulations, forms and orders governing the business use of digital assets; (2) define "virtual currency address", "virtual currency kiosk" and "virtual currency wallet"; and (3) establish certain requirements applicable to owners or operators of virtual currency kiosks. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT MAKING TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO PUBLIC SAFETY STATUTES AND REPEALING AN OBSOLETE STATUTE. To make technical corrections and repeal an obsolete statute. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS AND REQUESTS FOR AID. To revise provisions related to police assistance agreements and requests for aid. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE WAIVER OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS CHECK FEES FOR AN INDIGENT PERSON SEEKING A PARDON. To allow (1) the result of a background check related to an application for a permit, license or other credential to be used when applying for another permit, license or other credential within five years, and (2) the waiver of certain criminal history records check fees for an indigent person who is seeking a pardon. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE A MODEL POLICY REQUIRING THE USE OF A SEAT SAFETY BELT FOR ANY PERSON WHO IS BEING TRANSPORTED IN A MUNICIPAL POLICE VEHICLE. To require the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to develop and promulgate a model policy requiring the use of a seat safety belt for any person who is being transported in a municipal police vehicle and create a process for addressing an alleged violation of such policy. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULANCE COMPANIES AND THE DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER UNDER THE STATE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT. To ensure volunteer fire departments and ambulance companies are considered under CONN-OSHA jurisdiction. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MODIFICATION OF AND REPEALING OBSOLETE PROVISIONS AND STATUTES RELEVANT TO THE LABOR DEPARTMENT. To implement the recommendations of the Labor Department by modifying and repealing obsolete provisions and statutes relevant to the Labor Department. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF STATE MARSHALS' HEALTH BENEFITS. To require the State Marshal Commission to study state marshals' health benefits. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTING OF STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. To require state-owned and leased buildings to turn off nonessential outdoor lighting during peak avian migration periods in order to assist in preventing birds from flying into the sides of such buildings. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE OVERRIDE OF STEP THERAPY FOR CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY DATA COLLECTION EFFORTS REGARDING STEP THERAPY. To (1) allow providers to override step therapy for certain mental health conditions, and (2) establish a task force to study data collection efforts regarding step therapy. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING EARLY VOTING. To (1) establish early voting beginning in 2023 for certain elections and beginning in 2024 for certain primaries, special elections and referenda, (2) establish the number of days and hours of, and implement procedures for the conduct of, such early voting, (3) provide for same-day election and same-day primary registrations during periods of early voting, (4) make conforming changes to deadlines for the performance of certain duties prior to an election or primary, and (5) require the Secretary of the State to undertake efforts to educate the public about early voting and train registrars of voters regarding the administration of early voting. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS REGULATION. To: (1) Define "edible cannabis product"; (2) establish off-site event permits for retailers and hybrid retailers of adult-use cannabis; (3) redefine "bona fide labor organization"; (4) transfer certain duties concerning labor peace agreements to the Labor Department; (5) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt certain regulations concerning cannabis labeling and packaging; (6) expand the permitted activities of product packagers; (7) provide that a delivery service that employs twelve or more individuals to deliver cannabis may only use individuals employed on a full-time basis to deliver cannabis; (8) establish an Office of the Cannabis Ombudsman; and (9) establish a task force to study the potential impact of authorizing individuals who are authorized to cultivate cannabis in their residences to sell, at retail, such cannabis at events organized, at least in part, to facilitate such sales. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBIT CARDS AND CASH DISCOUNTS FOR GASOLINE PURCHASES. To: (1) Provide that no gasoline retailer may offer a discount to induce a buyer to purchase gasoline with cash unless such gasoline retailer also offers such discount to a buyer who purchases gasoline with a debit card; and (2) require certain gasoline retailers to publicly display and maintain any signs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection requires to inform the public that, if a discount is offered to a buyer who purchases gasoline with cash, any payment for gasoline by debit card shall be processed at the cash price per gallon. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBIT CARDS AND CASH DISCOUNTS FOR GASOLINE PURCHASES. To: (1) Provide that no gasoline retailer may offer a discount to induce a buyer to purchase gasoline with cash unless such gasoline retailer also offers such discount to a buyer who purchases gasoline with a debit card; and (2) require certain gasoline retailers to publicly display and maintain any signs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection requires to inform the public that, if a discount is offered to a buyer who purchases gasoline with cash, any payment for gasoline by debit card shall be processed at the cash price per gallon. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBIT CARDS AND CASH DISCOUNTS FOR GASOLINE PURCHASES. To: (1) Provide that no gasoline retailer may offer a discount to induce a buyer to purchase gasoline with cash unless such gasoline retailer also offers such discount to a buyer who purchases gasoline with a debit card; and (2) require certain gasoline retailers to publicly display and maintain any signs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection requires to inform the public that, if a discount is offered to a buyer who purchases gasoline with cash, any payment for gasoline by debit card shall be processed at the cash price per gallon. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DEBIT CARDS AND CASH DISCOUNTS FOR GASOLINE PURCHASES. To: (1) Provide that no gasoline retailer may offer a discount to induce a buyer to purchase gasoline with cash unless such gasoline retailer also offers such discount to a buyer who purchases gasoline with a debit card; and (2) require certain gasoline retailers to publicly display and maintain any signs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection requires to inform the public that, if a discount is offered to a buyer who purchases gasoline with cash, any payment for gasoline by debit card shall be processed at the cash price per gallon. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RISK PROTECTION ORDERS OR WARRANTS AND DISQUALIFIERS FOR FIREARM PERMITS AND ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATES BASED ON TEMPORARY COMMITMENT UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION. To allow a single police officer to apply for an application for a risk protection order if such order does not include a search and seizure warrant, and add temporary commitments under physicians' emergency certifications to any registry of admissions for patients with psychiatric disabilities that is maintained by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and reviewed for purposes of determining the suitability of a person to purchase or possess a firearm. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. To (1) redefine the crime of sexual contact with an animal, (2) require that veterinarians report suspected incidents of animal cruelty, and (3) prohibit persons convicted of animal cruelty or having sexual contact with an animal from possessing or working with animals for a period of five years from the date of conviction or release from imprisonment for the offense, whichever is later. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A TITLE IX COMPLIANCE TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. To identify or develop a federal Title IX compliance toolkit to assist school districts in properly implementing state and federal laws regarding the prevention, identification and response to adult sexual misconduct. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING A TITLE IX COMPLIANCE TOOLKIT FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS. To identify or develop a federal Title IX compliance toolkit to assist school districts in properly implementing state and federal laws regarding the prevention, identification and response to adult sexual misconduct. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING HOME VISITS AND EVALUATIONS BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. To prohibit home visits and evaluations by the Commissioner of Children and Families by telephonic, video or other conferencing platform in certain circumstances. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS RESPONSE DRILLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR EFFECT ON CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH. To reduce the number and revise the manner in which crisis response drills are conducted in public schools in the state. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS RESPONSE DRILLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR EFFECT ON CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH. To reduce the number and revise the manner in which crisis response drills are conducted in public schools in the state. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING LIABILITY FOR FALSE AND FRAUDULENT CLAIMS. To expand the scope of the state's false claim statutes by removing the requirement that false claims be relative to a state-administered health or human services program. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OF AND CASTING OF BALLOTS BY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, THE APPEARANCE OF UNFILLED VACANCIES IN CANDIDACIES ON THE BALLOT AND THE TERMS OF MUNICIPAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. To (1) specify that the Secretary of the State is the state executive for purposes of certifying presidential electors under the federal Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022, and (2) move later by one day the required meeting of the presidential electors. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE POLICIES. To exclude the signed statement requirement for a licensee who renews a policy with an unauthorized insurer. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICES OF TERMINATION OF HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS. To require notification to health carriers, participating providers and insureds regarding the termination of health care contracts between health carriers and health care providers. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE ONLINE RECORDING, INDEXING AND SEARCHING OF MUNICIPAL LAND RECORDS AND MAPS. To require the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to (1) establish a commission for the online recording, indexing and searching of municipal land records and maps, and (2) create and maintain an online database for the recording, indexing and searching of municipal land records and maps. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ELECTRONIC PAYMENT OF MUNICIPAL TAXES. To allow municipalities to accept property tax payments by electronic payment services. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

RESOLUTION CONCERNING CERTAIN WITCHCRAFT CONVICTIONS IN COLONIAL CONNECTICUT. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF PSILOCYBIN. To decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS, THE SHARING OF JUDICIAL BRANCH RECORDS AND THE AWARD OF DAMAGES IN CERTAIN CIVIL MATTERS.

RESOLUTION APPROVING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO ALLOW NO-EXCUSE ABSENTEE VOTING. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR REGULATION.

AN ACT STUDYING THE CONSOLIDATION OF METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING ENDOMETRIOSIS. To require school nurses to receive training regarding endometriosis and establish an endometriosis data and biorepository program. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN PROTECTIONS FOR GROUP AND FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES. To (1) clarify and enforce protections for licensed group child care homes and licensed family child care homes, (2) prevent landlords from placing restrictions on the operation of licensed group child care homes and licensed family child care homes, and (3) provide certain protections to landlords when their property is utilized by operators of licensed group child care homes and licensed family child care homes. Introduced by: Housing Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY A HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES TAX CREDIT, A TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS AND A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RENTAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. To establish a task force to study a housing opportunities tax credit program for landlords that provides housing opportunities to formerly incarcerated individuals. Introduced by: Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY TO PROMOTE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT USING THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM AS A MODEL. To establish a working group to conduct a study and make recommendations regarding the feasibility of leveraging the H1-B visa cap exemption process to fill high-value job openings and promote workforce development, using the Global Entrepreneur In Residence program as a model. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUBMISSION OF INCOME AND EXPENSE INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ASSESSMENT OF INCOME-PRODUCING REAL PROPERTY. To (1) clarify the process for imposition of a penalty on owners of certain real property for failure to file certain information requested by the assessor, (2) allow for certain filings postmarked within the applicable filing period to be deemed timely, and (3) apply existing billing practices to tax bills issued such owners. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF LOCAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT GRANTS. To eliminate certain application and approval requirements concerning the issuance of local capital improvement project grants. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BLIGHT ORDINANCES AND THE FINE FOR LITTERING. To (1) remove the municipal population threshold for certain parties to petition the Superior Court for the appointment of a receiver for a blighted and abandoned property, (2) allow municipalities to enact blight ordinances concerning both residential and commercial real property, (3) increase the permissible fines for blight ordinance violations, (4) increase the fine for littering to five hundred dollars, (5) reduce notice requirements to lienors when a municipality remediates certain code violations, and (6) remove certain blight violations from the infractions list. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BLIGHT ORDINANCES AND THE FINE FOR LITTERING. To (1) remove the municipal population threshold for certain parties to petition the Superior Court for the appointment of a receiver for a blighted and abandoned property, (2) allow municipalities to enact blight ordinances concerning both residential and commercial real property, (3) increase the permissible fines for blight ordinance violations, (4) increase the fine for littering to five hundred dollars, (5) reduce notice requirements to lienors when a municipality remediates certain code violations, and (6) remove certain blight violations from the infractions list. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BLIGHT ORDINANCES AND THE FINE FOR LITTERING. To (1) remove the municipal population threshold for certain parties to petition the Superior Court for the appointment of a receiver for a blighted and abandoned property, (2) allow municipalities to enact blight ordinances concerning both residential and commercial real property, (3) increase the permissible fines for blight ordinance violations, (4) increase the fine for littering to five hundred dollars, (5) reduce notice requirements to lienors when a municipality remediates certain code violations, and (6) remove certain blight violations from the infractions list. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MANDATED REPORTERS. To add additional mandated reporters of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect or exploitation of elderly persons and make a technical statutory change. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHLESS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND AUTHORIZING MANDAMUS ACTIONS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OR DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS. To (1) nullify the vote of, remove, replace and impose certain penalties upon faithless presidential electors, and (2) allow for mandamus actions to be brought in the Supreme Court to compel certain officers to comply with laws relating to certification or declaration of election results. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FAITHLESS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS AND AUTHORIZING MANDAMUS ACTIONS RELATED TO THE CERTIFICATION OR DECLARATION OF ELECTION RESULTS. To (1) nullify the vote of, remove, replace and impose certain penalties upon faithless presidential electors, and (2) allow for mandamus actions to be brought in the Supreme Court to compel certain officers to comply with laws relating to certification or declaration of election results. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT DESIGNATING VARIOUS DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS. To designate various days, weeks and months and make technical revisions to existing designations. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SERVICE OF BANK EXECUTIONS, WAGE EXECUTIONS AND TAX WARRANTS BY STATE MARSHALS AND AUTHORIZED SERVICE OF PROCESS BY INDIFFERENT PERSONS. To revise statutory provisions relating to (1) service of executions on financial institutions, (2) service of wage executions on employers, (3) authorized service of process by indifferent persons, and (4) the fees for service of tax warrants. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ERASURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS. To update and make technical and clarifying changes to the criminal history records erasure statutes and clarify liability issues concerning failure to erase criminal history records. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE STATUTES. To make various revisions to the criminal law and criminal justice statutes. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION PROFESSIONS (P-3B) CONCERNING ACCRETION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL SUPERVISOR. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION PROFESSIONS (P-3B) CONCERNING ACCRETION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFICATIONS OF STATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 1 AND STATE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL 2. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER AGREEMENTS, CONSUMER BILLS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TICKETING. To: (1) Require any business that enters into a consumer agreement that contains an automatic renewal or continuous services provision to provide various consumer notices, and enable any consumer who enters into such an agreement online to terminate such agreement online; (2) require certain persons doing business in this state to provide bills to certain consumers in paper form; and (3) provide that certain persons doing business in this state shall not impose any charge or fee for providing bills to consumers in paper form. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RETIREE MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD. To increase the number of retired teachers on the Teachers' Retirement Board from two to four. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING WRONG-WAY DRIVING DETECTION AND PREVENTION. To require (1) the Department of Transportation to expand efforts to implement wrong-way driving countermeasures, and (2) driver's education programs to include instruction concerning ways to reduce wrong-way driving incidents and actions to take when an operator encounters a motor vehicle being operated in the wrong direction. Introduced by: Transportation Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS IN RESTAURANTS. To develop guidelines for restaurants, customers and health departments on the best practices of managing food allergens. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS IN RESTAURANTS. To develop guidelines for restaurants, customers and health departments on the best practices of managing food allergens. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING PARENTAL NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN EVENTS BY FACILITIES PROVIDING INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES TO CHILDREN. To require inpatient psychiatric and behavioral health treatment facilities licensed by the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Public Health to notify parents and guardians of children receiving treatment in such facilities of certain circumstances and events in and concerning such facilities. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE FOR THE PROTECTION OF YOUTH AND INTRAMURAL AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETES. To establish a task force to study injury prevention practices and safety protocols in youth sports leagues and intramural and interscholastic athletics. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE ADDITION OF STATUES TO THE STATE CAPITOL BUILDING, A PLAN FOR SIGNAGE AROUND SAID BUILDING AND A STATE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. To develop a process for identifying and commissioning additional statues for the exterior of the State Capitol building that reflect the diversity of the state and to establish the State Historical Commission. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING OVERSIGHT OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS OF THE CONNECTICUT PORT AUTHORITY. To prohibit construction managers on a quasi-public agency project from self-performing work on such project and to prohibit quasi-public agencies from entering into contracts or agreements for success fees. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTION RECANVASS PROCEDURES. To (1) require that at least one voting tabulator be used in each voting district, (2) require the Secretary of the State to develop and distribute an instructional training video on recanvass procedures, (3) allow recanvasses to be conducted five business days after moderators submit duplicate lists to the Secretary, (4) prohibit recanvasses from commencing later than twelve o'clock noon on any such day, and (5) provide that party representatives present at recanvasses have a right to view each recanvassed ballot so as to be able to discern the markings on such ballot. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE OPIOID AND TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS RECEIVED BY THE STATE AS PART OF ANY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH A MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND VAPOR PRODUCTS. To make various revisions to the statutes concerning the use of funds in the opioid and tobacco settlement funds and funds received by the state as part of any settlement agreement with a manufacturer of electronic nicotine delivery system and vapor products. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND PORTAL-TO-PORTAL COVERAGE FOR TELECOMMUNICATORS. To provide emergency dispatchers with portal-to-portal workers' compensation coverage. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY PROGRAM. To implement the recommendations of the Comptroller concerning the administration of the Connecticut Retirement Security Program. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY PROGRAM. To implement the recommendations of the Comptroller concerning the administration of the Connecticut Retirement Security Program. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT RETIREMENT SECURITY PROGRAM. To implement the recommendations of the Comptroller concerning the administration of the Connecticut Retirement Security Program. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OF STONE WALLS IN THE STATE. To preserve stone walls throughout the state. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR CERTAIN STREAMSIDE BUFFERS AND TRAINING FOR INLAND WETLAND COMMISSION MEMBERS. To incentivize the retention of vegetation along the state's rivers and streams for water quality and pollution control purposes. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY-TECHNICAL COLLEGES. To allow the establishment of a foundation for a campus of the Connecticut State Community College. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS EXAMINATIONS. To authorize Medicaid reimbursement for suicide risk assessments and other mental health evaluations and services conducted at school-based health centers and public schools, and to eliminate the requirement that a mental health wellness examination be conducted by a primary care provider for purposes of insurance coverage. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES TO ESTABLISH TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES. To authorize certain municipalities to establish traffic authorities. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL. To (1) expand membership of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, (2) revise the process to appeal a suspension, cancellation or revocation of certification by the council, (3) require guidelines on police interactions with the public without the use of body-worn recording equipment, and (4) require a report regarding police officer conduct that undermines public confidence in law enforcement. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FARM WINERY PERMITTEES. To provide that not less than twenty-five per cent of a farm winery permittee's total annual wine and brandy ingredients shall be grown in this state. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, ILLEGAL DRUGS AND CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS. To require the (1) printing of statements directing consumers to information concerning the safe storage and disposal of prescription drugs, cannabis and cannabis products on containers, packaging or receipts for such items, and (2) Department of Consumer Protection to develop and administer a public awareness campaign concerning the safe storage and disposal of such items. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING ADULT DAY CENTERS. To (1) require the Commissioner of Social Services to develop a plan to increase the number of persons eligible to receive adult day services under the Connecticut home-care program for the elderly, (2) increase the fee schedule effective July 1, 2023, for adult day care services by ten per cent over the fee schedule for adult day care services for the previous fiscal year, and (3) authorize the Commissioner of Social Services to amend the Medicaid state plan to add the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Introduced by: Aging Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER'S ROLE IN ADMINISTERING CERTAIN HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEW PROCESSES. To establish a procedure for appeals of determinations made by the State Historic Preservation Officer. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FROM THE JUUL LABS SETTLEMENT. To require the Attorney General to report on the expenditure of funds from the Juul Labs settlement. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS BY THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS TO CERTAIN EDUCATION DATA. To allow the legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis to access certain education data. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT PREVENTING AN ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUE TO AN ADVERSE ACTION TAKEN BY ANOTHER STATE AS A RESULT OF SUCH PROVIDER'S INVOLVEMENT IN PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. To prevent (1) the Commissioners of Public Health and Consumer Protection, (2) health care institutions, and (3) medical malpractice insurers from taking any adverse action against a health care provider due to an adverse action taken by another state as a result of such provider's provision of reproductive health care services. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT PREVENTING AN ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER DUE TO AN ADVERSE ACTION TAKEN BY ANOTHER STATE AS A RESULT OF SUCH PROVIDER'S INVOLVEMENT IN PROVIDING REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. To prevent (1) the Commissioners of Public Health and Consumer Protection, (2) health care institutions, and (3) medical malpractice insurers from taking any adverse action against a health care provider due to an adverse action taken by another state as a result of such provider's provision of reproductive health care services. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING STATE AGENCY COMMUNICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE LATIN AMERICAN COMMUNITY. To require state agencies to solicit feedback from members of a community before using terminology to describe such community. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTIFICATION OR ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENT DEADLINES FOR A LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT THAT SERVES A MUNICIPALITY AND CONSISTS SOLELY OF CONSTABLES OR RESIDENT STATE TROOPERS. To delay, by one year, certification or accreditation requirements for a law enforcement unit that serves a municipality and consists solely of constables or resident state troopers. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CLINICAL PLACEMENTS FOR NURSING STUDENTS, REPORTING BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY, PROMOTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY AND CONNECTICUT HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL LOAN AUTHORITY STUDENT LOAN SUBSIDY PROGRAMS FOR VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. To (1) establish a working group to develop a plan to establish clinical placements at state facilities for nursing students at public institutions of higher education, (2) allow a tax credit for nursing preceptors, (3) require the development of a plan for establishing a registered apprenticeship program for teachers, (4) require the Insurance Commissioner to promote development of the insurance industry, and (5) require the establishment of Student Loan Subsidy Program for high-demand professions. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EDUCATION CENTER WORKING GROUP. To establish an advanced manufacturing technology center advisory group. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE VISION ZERO COUNCIL. To implement the recommendations of the Vision Zero Council. Introduced by: Transportation Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE VISION ZERO COUNCIL. To implement the recommendations of the Vision Zero Council. Introduced by: Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TEACHERS AND PARAEDUCATORS. To (1) require boards of education to post online curriculum materials and the nutrition value of school meals, (2) allow all minor parents to request enrollment in adult education, (3) allow public schools to serve whole milk, (4) study the implementation of a state-wide virtual school for children with medical conditions or who are unvaccinated, (5) study the fiscal impact of school voucher programs, (6) increase lunch time for students from twenty minutes to thirty minutes, (7) require the posting of a meeting agenda and any associated documents on the board of education's web site, and (8) require the Commissioner of Education to appoint a parent advisory group and a teacher advisory group. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING REAL ESTATE LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT. To implement the Department of Consumer Protection's recommendations concerning real estate licensees and enforcement. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT. To implement the Department of Consumer Protection's recommendations concerning licensing and enforcement. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS CULTIVATION, DISPENSARY FACILITY AND HYBRID RETAILER RELOCATION AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES. To establish a task force to study consumer protection in this state. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS CULTIVATION, DISPENSARY FACILITY AND HYBRID RETAILER RELOCATION AND EQUITY JOINT VENTURES. To establish a task force to study consumer protection in this state. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF PRINT AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING BY THE STATE. To require the Department of Administrative Services to award more state contracts for print and digital advertising to nonprofit entities and Connecticut-owned media outlet entities. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF PRINT AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING BY THE STATE. To require the Department of Administrative Services to award more state contracts for print and digital advertising to nonprofit entities and Connecticut-owned media outlet entities. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIRES. To establish extended producer responsibility for tires. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIRES. To establish extended producer responsibility for tires. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR TIRES. To establish extended producer responsibility for tires. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE STATE'S HYDROPOWER ASSETS. To study hydropower assets in the state and their benefits. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG REGULATION. To implement the Department of Consumer Protection's recommendations concerning prescription drug regulation. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PRESCRIPTION DRUG REGULATION. To implement the Department of Consumer Protection's recommendations concerning prescription drug regulation. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ISSUANCE OF AN IDENTITY CARD OR MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATOR'S LICENSE TO A PERSON BEING DISCHARGED FROM A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. To ensure that a person being discharged from a correctional facility has the ability to obtain a state identification card or a motor vehicle operator's license at the time of discharge from such facility. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATIONS TO INSUREDS AND NOTICES OF TERMINATION OF HEALTH CARE CONTRACTS. To require that health insurers that deliver, issue for delivery, renew, amend or continue certain health insurance policies in this state to allow insureds to elect to receive any insurance coverage documents by electronic means. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN BUSINESS REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. To eliminate certain business reporting requirements. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT PERMITTING EMAIL NOTICES OF THE EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN FIREARM PERMITS AND CERTIFICATES AND SECURITY OFFICER LICENSES. To permit the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to provide email notice to the holder of a permit to carry a pistol or revolver, an eligibility certificate for a pistol or revolver, an eligibility certificate for a long gun or a security officer license about the expiration of such permit, certificate or license. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE STATE'S AUTHORITY TO REGULATE CERTAIN NUCLEAR MATERIALS. To make minor revisions to the statutes concerning sources of ionizing radiation and provide enforcement authority to impound violating radioactive sources. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEABIRD AND SHOREBIRD PROTECTION PROGRAM. To grant authority for the designation and marking of seabird and shorebird protection areas along the state's coast. Introduced by: Environment 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. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE TRANSFER OF PERSONS WHO ARE INCARCERATED BETWEEN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE USE OF STRIP SEARCHES. To require (1) notification to a crime victim when the person who committed the crime involving the victim is transferred to a lower level correctional facility, and (2) a correctional officer to document such officer's probable cause belief that a person who is incarcerated is concealing contraband prior to such person being subject to a strip search. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS AND EXPANDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS COUNCIL. To (1) include victims of sexual assault and trafficking as protected persons under the state's employment discrimination provisions, (2) revise the definition of stalking as relates to an application for a civil protection order, (3) prohibit a hotel, motel and similar lodging from offering an hourly rate for any sleeping accommodation and require such entities to establish a person's identity by means of a photo identification prior to providing such person any sleeping accommodation, and (4) expand the membership of the Trafficking in Persons Council. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP ACT. To make revisions to the Common Interest Ownership Act with respect to (1) access to records containing personally identifiable information, (2) the fee for a resale certificate, (3) a permitted variance in insurance requirements for a building in a common interest community if all of the units within the building are restricted to nonresidential use, and (4) voting processes. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE ON THE SHORTAGE OF FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL IN THE STATE. To establish a task force to examine and make recommendations to address the shortage of firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the state. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CASH REFUNDS FOR GIFT CARD BALANCES. To (1) increase the minimum balance amount for which consumers using gift cards may request cash refunds, and (2) eliminate the requirement that proof of purchase or a receipt be provided by consumers to receive cash refunds for the balance on certain gift cards. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CASH REFUNDS FOR GIFT CARD BALANCES. To (1) increase the minimum balance amount for which consumers using gift cards may request cash refunds, and (2) eliminate the requirement that proof of purchase or a receipt be provided by consumers to receive cash refunds for the balance on certain gift cards. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. To (1) evaluate and implement best practices for expanding employment and transportation opportunities for persons with an intellectual or developmental disability, (2) ameliorate waiting lists for Medicaid waiver program services for such persons, (3) establish an emergency services alert system to help locate such persons when they are reported missing, (4) provide funding for a voluntary registration system for such persons for public safety purposes, (5) increase income and asset limits for medical assistance for such persons, (6) evaluate changing a statutory definition associated with such persons and Intelligence Quotient criteria for such persons, (7) establish a career pipeline for behavioral health and human services positions to ensure an adequate number of providers to serve such persons, and (8) establish a bill of rights for such persons. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PHARMACIES AND PHARMACISTS. To: (1) Authorize (A) pharmacists to administer additional vaccines, tests and drugs, and (B) pharmacies to operate mobile pharmacies; and (2) provide that an institutional pharmacy located in a licensed health care facility may compound sterile pharmaceuticals. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT PROHIBITING AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM WITHHOLDING TRANSCRIPTS. To prohibit institutions of higher education from withholding student transcripts from employers, prospective employers or any branch of the military service of the United States as a means to collect a student debt. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR MICROGRIDS, RESILIENCE AND STATE AGENCY BUILDING DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS. To (1) expand eligibility for the microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program, (2) permit available bond funds to be used for all program activities, and (3) permit up to four per cent of available bond funds to be used to cover the program's administrative costs. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING RACIAL PROFILING. To redefine racial profiling for purposes of the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CRIME OF HARMFUL COMMUNICATION WITH A MINOR. To establish the crime of harmful communication with a minor. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE PLAN OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. To amend certain requirements concerning the state plan of conservation and development. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS. To authorize municipalities to abate up to five hundred dollars per assessment year of property taxes for certain first-time homebuyers who obtain a loan from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING AND PERSONAL DATA PRIVACY. To: (1) Establish an Office of Artificial Intelligence; (2) exempt air carriers from certain provisions concerning data privacy; (3) provide that a controller shall not process the personal data of a consumer for purposes of targeted advertising, or sell the consumer's personal data without the consumer's consent, under circumstances where a controller has actual knowledge, or wilfully disregards, that the consumer is at least thirteen years of age but younger than sixteen years of age; and (4) establish a task force to (A) study artificial intelligence, and (B) develop an artificial intelligence bill of rights. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE OF A PROPOSED INVOLUNTARY TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF A NURSING FACILITY RESIDENT, FAMILY COUNCILS IN MANAGED RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES, COORDINATION OF DEMENTIA SERVICES, NURSING HOME TRANSPARENCY AND HOMEMAKER-COMPANION AGENCIES. To study the needs of senior citizens in the state in order to ensure the allocation of adequate resources. Introduced by: Aging Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CAPTIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES. To: (1) Allow protected cells of captive insurance companies to establish and maintain separate accounts, and transfer risk to such accounts; and (2) exempt dormant captive insurance companies from paying minimum premium tax. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTION STATUTES. To make minor and technical revisions to the government administration and election statutes. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES RELATING TO CHILDREN. To make technical changes to certain statutes relating to children. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT REQUIRING REPORTING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDENTS FIRST PLAN. To require the Board of Regents for Higher Education to report on the implementation of the Students First plan. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR MILITARY FUNERAL HONOR GUARD DETAIL COMPENSATION. To establish a personal income tax deduction for compensation received as a result of participation in military funeral honor guard details. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY. To expand the types of projects for which the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority can issue bonds to include programs and services and to remove references to obsolete programs. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE IMPACT OF UNCLAIMED OR ABANDONED REAL PROPERTY ON MUNICIPALITIES. To require the Office of Policy and Management to establish a working group to study the consequences of unclaimed or abandoned real property on the municipalities in which such property is located. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REMOTE NOTARIAL ACTS. To permit a notary public to remotely notarize certain documents under certain specified circumstances. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROSECUTORIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. To shorten the term of state's attorneys from eight to five years and require each state's attorney appear annually before the Criminal Justice Commission for testimony concerning certain case level data pertaining to defendants who are eighteen years of age or older at the time of the commission of an alleged offense. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROSECUTORIAL ACCOUNTABILITY. To shorten the term of state's attorneys from eight to five years and require each state's attorney appear annually before the Criminal Justice Commission for testimony concerning certain case level data pertaining to defendants who are eighteen years of age or older at the time of the commission of an alleged offense. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE CLAIMS COMMISSIONER. To improve efficiencies in the administration of the Office of the Claims Commissioner. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT EXTENDING THE DEADLINES APPLICABLE TO THE TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORT FORM USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. To extend the deadlines for the appointment of members to, first meeting of and report of, the task force to examine the motor vehicle accident report form used by law enforcement officers. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DECEPTIVE OR COERCIVE INTERROGATION TACTICS. To limit the use as evidence of any admission, confession or statement made by a person during a custodial interrogation by a law enforcement agency official, if the law enforcement agency official engaged in deception or coercive tactics during such interrogation. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DECEPTIVE OR COERCIVE INTERROGATION TACTICS. To limit the use as evidence of any admission, confession or statement made by a person during a custodial interrogation by a law enforcement agency official, if the law enforcement agency official engaged in deception or coercive tactics during such interrogation. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DECEPTIVE OR COERCIVE INTERROGATION TACTICS. To limit the use as evidence of any admission, confession or statement made by a person during a custodial interrogation by a law enforcement agency official, if the law enforcement agency official engaged in deception or coercive tactics during such interrogation. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A DOMESTIC TERRORISM PREVENTION PLAN ANNEX IN LOCAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLANS. To require a domestic terrorism prevention plan annex in local emergency operations plans. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING ACCESS TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY RECORDS TO EVALUATE A PROPOSED TRANSFER OF A FIREARM TO A PERSON UNDER AGE TWENTY-ONE. To allow access to juvenile delinquency records to evaluate a proposed transfer of a firearm to a person under the age of twenty-one pursuant to federal law. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. To combat intimate partner violence and other domestic violence. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING DISCHARGE STANDARDS REGARDING FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS FOR PATIENTS BEING DISCHARGED FROM A HOSPITAL OR NURSING HOME FACILITY. To require discharge standards regarding follow-up appointments and prescription medications for patients being discharged from a hospital or nursing home facility. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. To establish a loan reimbursement pilot program for Connecticut residents in certain professions who graduated from a state college or university. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, STUDYING AN EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION DATABASE OR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS AND CONCERNING THE SAFETY DRIVING COURSE, MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS AND REPAIRERS, MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY RECALLS, THE KNOWLEDGE TEST FOR AN OPERATOR'S LICENSE, RECIPROCAL RECOGNITION OF DRIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, TRESPASS ON WATERSHED LAND, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, REMOVABLE WINDSHIELD PLACARDS, SCHOOL BUSES, REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES AND MINOR REVISIONS TO MOTOR VEHICLE STATUTES. To implement the recommendations of the Department of Motor Vehicles regarding the application for a commercial driver's license or commercial driver's instruction permit, the elimination of the limited repairer's license, the renewal of a license to conduct a drivers' school, child restraint systems and the improper use of a number plate or operator's license. Introduced by: Transportation Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AN AUDIT OF THE STATE-WIDE MASTERY EXAMINATION, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONNECTICUT CIVICS EDUCATION AND MEDIA LITERACY TASK FORCE, THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION, AND A BILL OF RIGHTS FOR MULTILINGUAL LEARNER STUDENTS. To require the Department of Education to study schools. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE BY STUDENTS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. To require public institutions of higher education that have residential campuses to establish a plan for access to reproductive health care services by students. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVISOR'S TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE GENERAL STATUTES. To make various technical changes concerning grammar, clarity and accuracy of internal references and consistency in the general statutes. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONFIRMING AND ADOPTING VOLUMES 1 TO 13, INCLUSIVE, OF THE GENERAL STATUTES REVISED TO JANUARY 1, 2023. To adopt and confirm the general statutes, revised to January 1, 2023. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. To require certain third-party vendors and contractors to maintain specifications that have been established and implemented by the Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECRUITMENT OF LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR APPRENTICE PROSECUTOR POSITIONS. To allow the Division of Criminal Justice to appoint third-year, second semester law school students as apprentice prosecutors who shall advance to the position of deputy assistant state's attorney upon gaining admission to the Connecticut bar within one year of the date of such student's graduation from law school. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL VETERANS SERVICES. To implement several changes designed to improve the provision of municipal veterans services. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MOLD IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. To establish protections for residents of residential property from mold infestation. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF ETHICS. To redefine "quasi-public agency" and "public official" for purposes of the codes of ethics and to require registrants to provide the name, title and contact information for individuals who are authorized filers on its registration statement. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TUITION WAIVERS FOR GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. To ensure that tuition waivers at public institutions of higher education include graduate degree programs. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARD ACCESS TO HOME EQUITY LINES OF CREDIT. To allow credit card access to home equity lines of credit. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN MINORS AS YOUTH CAMP STAFF MEMBERS AND LIFEGUARDS. To provide that persons between fifteen and eighteen years of age may be employed by certain employers. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TEST BED TECHNOLOGIES. To facilitate the consideration of cost-saving technology by evaluating and testing the technologies at state agencies. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS TO COMBAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS AND A TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE LAWS RELATED TO CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. To (1) authorize agreements with other states to establish a regional approach to combating catalytic converter thefts, (2) require new and used car dealers to mark the catalytic converters of motor vehicles they sell that are valued at more than ten thousand dollars, and (3) establish a task force to evaluate laws relating to catalytic converters. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TEMPORARY STATE PERMITS TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER ISSUED BY TRIBAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. To clarify a provision related to the ability of tribal police departments to issue temporary state permits to carry a pistol or revolver. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARM INCIDENT REPORTS AND A TASK FORCE ON RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF POLICE OFFICERS. To require police officers to provide firearm incident reports and the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to annually report on such incident reports. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REVISING VARIOUS GAMING STATUTES. To make revisions to statutes concerning gaming, including (1) establishing a live game employee license and revising certain licensing requirements, (2) requiring a person using a credit or debit card to fund an online gaming account to only use a card if the person is the sole account holder of such card, (3) prohibiting advertisements offering or advertising financial enticement to participate in online gaming or online or retail sports wagering, (4) allowing special officers to investigate offenses arising out of retail sports wagering, and (5) clarifying the prohibition on using animals as prizes. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ADDITIONAL CAREER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY. To require the Office of Workforce Strategy to: (1) Identify additional career training opportunities to expand the program established pursuant to section 4-124mm of the general statutes; (2) identify training providers to use for such additional career training opportunities; and (3) submit a report regarding the identification of such additional career training opportunities and training providers. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING DAMAGES TO PERSON OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY THE NEGLIGENT OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE. To provide that governmental immunity is not a defense in a civil action for damages to person or property caused by the negligent operation of a motor vehicle owned by a political subdivision of the state. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS. To equalize access to physical, mental and behavioral health care in the state and to strengthen the state's response to the fentanyl and opioid epidemic. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ACQUISITION AND CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES BY CONNECTICUT BROWNFIELD LAND BANKS. To: (1) Authorize Connecticut brownfield land banks to acquire and convey certain properties to enhance the aquatic life and environmental quality of rivers; and (2) authorize Connecticut brownfield land banks to enter into land banking agreements with regional councils of governments. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEFERRAL OF A PROPERTY REVALUATION. To allow the town of Wethersfield to delay the revaluation of real property in such town by one year. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT VALIDATING THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. To specify that a newly created office of justice of the peace may be filled by appointment prior to the next regular election. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE VESSEL REGISTRATION AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES FEE. To conform the application of the aquatic invasive species fee for vessels to the requirements of federal law and provide for a vessel Aquatic Invasive Species Decal. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT REPEALING THE NEW HARTFORD FIRE ASSOCIATION AND VALIDATING THE ACTIONS OF THE NEW HARTFORD VILLAGE FIRE DISTRICT AND PINE MEADOW FIRE DISTRICT CONCERNING THE CONSOLIDATION OF SAID DISTRICTS. To consolidate the Pine Meadow Fire District into the New Hartford Fire Association. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF FAIRFIELD. To amend a prior authorization for a conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of Fairfield to allow a new use for said parcel. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN KILLING OF BLACK BEAR AND PROHIBITING INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS. To establish permits for the taking of bear that damage crops, livestock or bees, authorize the killing of bears that cause harm to a person or pet or that enter an occupied building, provide for an annual bear hunt season in Litchfield County by lottery and prohibit the intentional and unintentional feeding of potentially dangerous animals. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN KILLING OF BLACK BEAR AND PROHIBITING INTENTIONAL FEEDING OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS. To establish permits for the taking of bear that damage crops, livestock or bees, authorize the killing of bears that cause harm to a person or pet or that enter an occupied building, provide for an annual bear hunt season in Litchfield County by lottery and prohibit the intentional and unintentional feeding of potentially dangerous animals. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ZERO-CARBON EMISSIONS. To create policies and accountability for reaching the state's carbon-reduction goals. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK. To provide enhanced procedures concerning the regulation of livestock by the Department of Agriculture for the prevention and containment of contagious and infectious diseases and to authorize the regulation and inspection of rabbit producing and processing facilities that produce and process rabbits for consumption by household consumers, hotels and restaurants. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF LIVESTOCK. To provide enhanced procedures concerning the regulation of livestock by the Department of Agriculture for the prevention and containment of contagious and infectious diseases and to authorize the regulation and inspection of rabbit producing and processing facilities that produce and process rabbits for consumption by household consumers, hotels and restaurants. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC AGENCIES. To expand the list of public agency employees whose residential addresses are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and require employee notification of mass requests prior to disclosure under said act. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONVEYING PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE NEW HAVEN PORT AUTHORITY. To convey parcels of state land in the city of New Haven to the New Haven Port Authority. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS IN AGRICULTURAL LABOR. To amend the definition of employment for individuals working in agricultural labor. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ACCOUNT IN THE GENERAL FUND TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO TOWNS THAT NEED PFAS TESTING AND REMEDIATION. To provide municipalities with needed resources to test for and remediate PFAS contamination on town-owned properties and to assist residential homeowners impacted by such contamination. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LABELING OF CERTAIN BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, THE REVIEW OF MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS FUNDED BY NIP PAYMENTS AND THE RETURN OF BEVERAGE CONTAINERS FOR THE REDEMPTION VALUE. To clarify the definition of carbonated beverage, enable the sale of certain labeled beverage containers after January 1, 2024, and authorize temporary reserves in deposit initiator accounts for future increased refund values. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PAROLE ELIGIBILITY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL SERVING A LENGTHY SENTENCE FOR A CRIME COMMITTED BEFORE THE INDIVIDUAL REACHED THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE AND CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS ERASURE. To broaden eligibility for parole to include those individuals serving long sentences for crimes committed before the individual was twenty-five years of age, under certain circumstances. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A SOLAR UNIFORM CAPACITY TAX AND MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS. To (1) study the ramifications of directing electric distribution companies to recover the costs of transmission upgrades related to residential solar installations from all customers, (2) replace the property tax regime for solar installations above a certain size with a uniform capacity tax, (3) expand the zero-emissions, nonresidential renewable program and allow unused annual capacity in other programs to be allocated to this program, (4) redefine "low-income" in the shared clean energy facility program to align with the federal Inflation Reduction Act, and (5) study sites in the state suitable for new solar construction. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES AND DEADLINES FOR MINOR PARTY NOMINATIONS. To move up (1) the date of the presidential preference primary in years when the President of the United States is to be elected, and (2) the deadline for minor parties to certify their nominations. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MANDATED HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT REVIEW. To revise the manner in which mandated health insurance benefit reviews are performed and the content of such reviews prior to passage. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC FACILITIES LOCATED ON PRIME FARMLAND, FARMLAND OF STATE-WIDE IMPORTANCE OR CORE FOREST LANDS. To enable the restoration of farmlands that host certain solar projects to production agricultural condition. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND ADDRESSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE STATE. To authorize municipalities to exempt from real property taxes any portion of land that (1) qualifies as a greenway, (2) is a terrestrial recreational trail that does not exceed one hundred feet in width, (3) is the subject of a conservation easement conveyed by the owner of the land to a municipality, the state or a nonprofit land conservation organization, and (4) to specify that a greenway trail corridor may be deemed open space land. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TAX ABATEMENT FOR CERTAIN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS AND ADDRESSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE STATE. To authorize municipalities to exempt from real property taxes any portion of land that (1) qualifies as a greenway, (2) is a terrestrial recreational trail that does not exceed one hundred feet in width, (3) is the subject of a conservation easement conveyed by the owner of the land to a municipality, the state or a nonprofit land conservation organization, and (4) to specify that a greenway trail corridor may be deemed open space land. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE PRIVACY, DATA AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS. To (1) Establish standards concerning the provision of access to, and sharing of, consumer health data; (2) prohibit geofencing of certain health data; (3) establish additional requirements concerning minors' personal data and social media platform accounts; (4) revise disclosure requirements relating to warrants directed to providers of electronic communication services and remote computing services; (5) establish a duty of care owed by online dating operators to users relating to potential criminal activity of other users; (6) codify in statute the existence and prescribed duties of the Connecticut Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force; and (7) require employers to disclose known instances of sexual harassment and assault when making employment recommendations relating to former employees. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TIMELY REPAIR OF COMPLEX REHABILITATION TECHNOLOGY. To study the efficacy of state Medicaid-funded programs and the need for expansion of such programs. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR SURGERY AND MEDICAL SERVICES RELATED TO TREATMENT OF OBESITY. To expand medical assistance for treatment of obesity. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ONLINE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS. To allow municipalities to accept online building permit applications. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE ELDERLY NUTRITION PROGRAM. To establish a task force to study and make recommendations concerning the elderly nutrition program administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR CONNECTICUT'S CONSUMERS OF ENERGY. To promote a more equitable and transparent energy market that works in the best interest of Connecticut's consumers of energy. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT STRENGTHENING PROTECTIONS FOR CONNECTICUT'S CONSUMERS OF ENERGY. To promote a more equitable and transparent energy market that works in the best interest of Connecticut's consumers of energy. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING POLICE OFFICERS TO INFORM DRIVERS OF THE PURPOSE OF A TRAFFIC STOP. To require police officers to inform drivers of the reason for a traffic stop and encourage additional police officer training on de-escalation, use of force, customer service, diversity and bias. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE COMMISSIONER OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION AND CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY FOR POLICE DETECTIVE AND OTHER TRAINING. To require a memorandum of understanding between the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Central Connecticut State University regarding the development of a forensic science laboratory and training programs aimed at detectives and other police officers. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN POLICE OFFICERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS. To require police officer training on strategies including crisis intervention, and to develop recommendations on how police officers and social workers may collaborate. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING COMMUNITY ROUNDTABLES. To require law enforcement units to hold community roundtables and establish a pilot program to fund community policing programs in certain municipalities, to reduce gun violence and improve relationships between law enforcement units and the communities they serve. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE AND ESTABLISHING THE MIRA DISSOLUTION AUTHORITY. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS OF CHILDREN. To improve access to mental, physical and emotional health services for children and provide a continuum of care in the delivery of such services. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS OF CHILDREN. To improve access to mental, physical and emotional health services for children and provide a continuum of care in the delivery of such services. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING A REDUCTION IN DUPLICATIVE HEALTH INSPECTIONS. To reduce duplicative health inspections. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT REVISING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AFFIDAVIT RELATED TO SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. To revise requirements of the smoke and carbon monoxide detector affidavit. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT REVISING CERTAIN FARMING AND AQUACULTURE PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. To (1) fund the development of climate resiliency plans for farmers, (2) support small-scale aquaculture operations for shellfish, (3) reconstitute the Apple Marketing Board, (4) require direct-to-consumer egg producers to meet certain requirements for their eggs, (5) authorize alternate State Veterinarians, (6) revise the CT-Grown program, and (7) make other minor revisions to farming-related programs. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE FEES FOR VETERANS' SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. To provide certain veterans' specialty license plates to veterans for no cost. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN MEMBERS TO THE GOVERNOR'S WORKFORCE COUNCIL. To add a residential construction expert to the Governor's Workforce Council. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO REVENUE AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO REVENUE AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CSEA-SEIU LOCAL 2001). Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CONSUMER PROTECTION. To: (1) Implement the Attorney General's recommendations concerning (A) price gouging, (B) disclosure of certain records during the pendency of an investigation, (C) erasure, in lieu of return, of certain electronic materials upon completion of an investigation, (D) disclosure of precise geolocation data, (E) the privacy protection guaranty and enforcement account, (F) identity theft, (G) personal data privacy, (H) ticketing for entertainment events, (I) telemarketing, and (J) charitable solicitation campaigns; and (2) enable certain charitable organizations to include with their annual financial statements a review report in lieu of an audit report. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS. To establish procedures to protect the elderly from financial exploitation. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE BANKING STATUTES. To (1) redefine "APR" and "small loan", (2) define "finance charge", (3) require additional persons to obtain small loan licenses, (4) provide that certain small loan requirements apply to loans that are between five thousand and fifty thousand dollars, (5) provide that certain small loans shall not provide for an advance exceeding unpaid principal of fifty thousand dollars, (6) redefine "goods" and "sales finance company", (7) establish that guaranteed asset protection waivers are cancellable, (8) provide that certain qualified public depository reports shall be certified under oath unless such reports are filed electronically, (9) provide that certain persons shall not engage the services of certain lead generators, and (10) eliminate a requirement that certain persons demonstrate an ability to supervise mortgage servicing offices in person. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PURCHASE OF A MOBILE MANUFACTURED HOME PARK BY ITS RESIDENTS. To allow residents of a mobile manufactured home park that is being sold to buy such park by matching the sales price for such park. Introduced by: Housing Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF PATHWAYS TO STATE EMPLOYMENT. To require the Commissioner of Administrative Services to conduct a study regarding the hiring practices for state service. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING STOP WORK ORDERS. To (1) expand the applicability of the issuance of a stop work order to include violations of the prevailing wage, and (2) increase fines for violations of stop work orders. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING STOP WORK ORDERS. To (1) expand the applicability of the issuance of a stop work order to include violations of the prevailing wage, and (2) increase fines for violations of stop work orders. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING AUTOMATED KIOSKS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. To: (1) Establish requirements concerning automated kiosks for consumer electronics operating in this state; (2) provide that any person who operates an automated kiosk for consumer electronics in this state in a manner that does not satisfy such requirements shall be guilty of a class D misdemeanor; (3) specify that automated kiosks for consumer electronics are not junk yards, recycling facilities or recycling centers; and (4) specify that persons operating automated kiosks for consumer electronics are not junk dealers, pawnbrokers or secondhand dealers. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF UTILITY SERVICE TERMINATIONS AT CERTAIN RENTAL PROPERTIES. To enable property owners to protect their leased property from damage caused by a utility disconnection. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS. To improve the safety of health care providers, hospital staff and patients in the state. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION. To make minor and technical revisions to statutes concerning consumer protection. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING JUVENILE JUSTICE. To implement various juvenile justice policy changes, including (1) expansion of the community-based diversion system, (2) expansion of the use of automatic prearrest diversion of children, (3) expansion of the membership of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee to include new members and funding for stipends for such members for childcare and transportation costs incurred due to their service on the committee, (4) development, implementation and funding for a comprehensive commissary implementation plan, (5) development of a reentry success plan, (6) full implementation of the plan to transition any person under eighteen years of age from the care and custody of the Department of Correction to the care and custody of the Judicial Branch, and (7) expansion of the Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act to address pedestrian stops. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT PROTECTING PATIENTS AND PROHIBITING UNNECESSARY HEALTH CARE COSTS. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A POLICY REGARDING FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION ON CAMPUS. To require public institutions of higher education to establish a policy regarding freedom of expression on campus. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS AND THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE. To exempt veterans from payment of the Passport to the Parks motor vehicle registration fee. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VETERANS AND THE PASSPORT TO THE PARKS MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE. To exempt veterans from payment of the Passport to the Parks motor vehicle registration fee. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CONCERNING STATE PARKWAYS, THE CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY, A TRANSPORTATION CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION TARGET, A TREE AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN, MOTOR VEHICLE NOISE, THE ZERO-EMISSION TRUCK VOUCHER PROGRAM, STREET RACING, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND THE NAMING OF CERTAIN ROADS AND BRIDGES. To (1) establish a penalty for a municipality that fails to comply with an order issued by the Office of the State Traffic Administration, (2) permit the use of symbols on pedestrian control signals, (3) require operators to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, (4) prohibit local building officials from issuing a certificate of occupancy for certain developments until conditions of a certificate issued by the office have been completed, (5) require annual training for traffic authorities, and (6) permit speed limits up to sixty-five miles per hour on suitable multiple lane, limited access highways. Introduced by: Transportation Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GREATER HARTFORD REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROADWAY TRAFFIC ACTIVITY. To establish a Greater Hartford Regional Law Enforcement Task Force to Combat Illegal Roadway Traffic Activity. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING VARIOUS REVISIONS TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH STATUTES. To make various revisions to the public health statutes. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. To provide greater protections for and enhanced responses to individuals involved in domestic and intimate partner violence. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROTECTIONS AGAINST AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. To provide greater protections for and enhanced responses to individuals involved in domestic and intimate partner violence. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT PROTECTING MATERNAL HEALTH. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT ESTABLISHING LOCAL REPRESENTATION ON THE CONNECTICUT SITING COUNCIL FOR LOCAL PROJECTS. To require local representation on the Connecticut Siting Council. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING VARIOUS TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES STATUTES. To make various technical revisions to developmental services statutes. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE MODEL POLICY GOVERNING COUNCIL AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER PROGRAM STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL. To establish the Domestic Violence Criminal Justice Response and Enhancement Advisory Council. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND DATA BREACHES. To require the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study on data breaches and false unemployment claims suffered by the Labor Department. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL TITLE IX PROTECTIONS FOR ALL MUNICIPAL RECREATION AREAS AND SCHOOL SPORTS FACILITIES. To establish a working group to study the feasibility of a federal Title IX assessment of all municipal recreation areas and facilities used for the organized playing of sports and public school sports facilities. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR RENEWAL OF A SECURITY OFFICER LICENSE. To require an applicant for renewal of a security officer license to submit to a state and national criminal history records check. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE CONNECTICUT INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT. To codify the provisions of the federal Indian Child Welfare Act into state law and apply its provisions to children of an Indian tribe recognized by the state of Connecticut and children of a federally recognized Indian tribe. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FINANCIAL REGULATION, LIFE INSURANCE AND INSURANCE LICENSING REQUIREMENTS AND TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND REVISIONS TO THE LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE STATUTES. To: (1) Update the financial regulation fee structure for certified reinsurers and reciprocal jurisdiction applications and to allow for the payment of fees electronically; (2) update the insurance licensing requirements; and (3) make technical corrections to the life and health insurance statutes and to conform infertility statutes with federal law. Introduced by: Insurance and Real Estate Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION. To provide equal and comprehensive access to education and academic opportunities for all children in Connecticut. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY IN EDUCATION. To provide equal and comprehensive access to education and academic opportunities for all children in Connecticut. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NONPROFIT PROVIDER RETENTION OF CONTRACT SAVINGS, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT AND STUDIES OF MEDICAID RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT, NURSING HOME TRANSPORTATION AND NURSING HOME WAITING LISTS. To (1) require air conditioning in each room at a nursing home, (2) require notification of the State Ombudsman when a nursing home plans to involuntarily transfer or discharge a patient, (3) establish a grant program for transportation of nonambulatory nursing home residents to homes of family members, (4) make changes in waiting list requirements for nursing homes, (5) require transparent cost reporting by nursing homes, (6) establish minimum nursing home staffing levels, and (7) impose stricter penalties for violations. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN FINANCING DISCLOSURES. To (1) require certain providers of commercial financing to make various commercial financing disclosures, (2) authorize the Banking Commissioner to adopt regulations concerning such disclosures, and (3) establish civil penalties for violations of such commercial financing disclosure requirements. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TREE REMOVAL ON PROPERTIES UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. To improve transparency and establish standards for the removal of trees that constitute an immediate public hazard at state parks and campgrounds. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. To enhance the environmental and public health considerations made under the state's environmental justice statute and provide the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council with the ability to deny certain permits for a new affecting facility and apply conditions to the expansion of an existing facility. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HEMP, THE ADULT-USE CANNABIS MARKET AND WEATHER DISASTER RELIEF. To: (1) Enable a licensed hemp producer to seek a cultivator or micro-cultivator license from the Department of Consumer Protection and, if the hemp producer receives a cultivator or micro-cultivator license, participate in the state's adult-use cannabis market; and (2) authorize sales of manufacturer hemp products in additional licensed facilities. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS TO GROSS ASSESSMENTS OF TAXABLE REAL PROPERTY. To establish a task force to study the development of vacant lots depicted on subdivision or resubdivision plans filed with municipalities. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARMS AND STREET TAKEOVERS. To require a study of the criminal laws of this state. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CIRCUMSTANCES PRESENTING A SUBSTANTIAL RISK TO A CHILD'S HEALTH OR SAFETY. To limit the finding of neglect or risk of injury to a child if the allegation of neglect is based on a child's participation in certain independent activities and the child is considered by the parent, guardian or caregiver of the child to be of sufficient maturity, physical condition and mental ability to avoid engaging in conduct that carries a substantial risk of physical harm. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES. To make revisions to how public education is funded in the state. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO THE EDUCATION STATUTES. To make revisions to how public education is funded in the state. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT ACCELERATING THE STATE HIRING PROCESS. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER AGREEMENTS, CONSUMER BILLS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TICKETING. To: (1) Require any business that enters into a consumer agreement that contains an automatic renewal or continuous services provision to provide various consumer notices, and enable any consumer who enters into such an agreement online to terminate such agreement online; (2) require certain persons doing business in this state to provide bills to certain consumers in paper form; and (3) provide that certain persons doing business in this state shall not impose any charge or fee for providing bills to consumers in paper form. Introduced by: General Law Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN FUND. To change the requirements for the distribution of funds deposited into the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE. To provide dignity to hospice care patients by allowing them to pass away comfortably in their home. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING FOR THE REMOVAL OF HAZARDOUS OR DEAD TREES BY MUNICIPALITIES. To provide additional funding to municipalities for the removal of dead or hazardous trees in public areas and along town roads. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH OR IN THE CUSTODY OR CONTROL OF A PEACE OFFICER. To require the provision of emergency medical services to an individual who experiences an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct contact with, or in the custody or control of, a peace officer. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE UPKEEP OF VETERANS' GRAVES. To expand existing procedures regarding credit for military training and experience, presently applied to certain trades regulated by the Department of Consumer Protection, to subsurface sewage disposal system work regulated by the Department of Public Health. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING EMPLOYEES' LOSS OF HEALTH CARE COVERAGE AS A RESULT OF A LABOR DISPUTE. To protect employees' health by ensuring employees have access to health care coverage after losing coverage due to a labor dispute. Introduced by: Labor and Public Employees Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEADLINE FOR FILING NOMINATING PETITIONS WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE. To require that the deadline for filing nominating petitions with the Secretary of the State be seven days earlier than the deadline for filing such petitions with town clerks. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN EMPLOYEES WORKING IN INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES. To require a report on small hospitals. Introduced by: Appropriations Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN PRODUCERS OF CONCRETE AGGREGATE. To make a technical change in a statute concerning the joint performance of municipal functions. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE PROPERTY TAX. To eliminate the property tax on motor vehicles and replace resulting lost municipal revenue through the imposition of a tax on insurers on total direct net premiums from certain insurance policies. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATION. To change the date by which zoning enforcement officers must obtain certification to January 1, 2024. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE. To require approval of revisions to the state's solid waste management plan and the Comprehensive Material's Management Strategy by the legislature's Environment Committee, prescribe certain signs concerning reverse vending machine outages and require the issuance of an RFI relating to the management of the state's solid waste stream. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. To revise training standard requirements for conservation officers, change notice publication requirements for certain fishing regulations, authorize the transfer of certain commercial fishing licenses, alter the location for the publication of notice for numerous permit applications submitted to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, authorize state open space grants for certain lands that are the subject of other federally funded, municipally funded or privately funded conservation easements or restrictions and repeal the Cricket Valley Energy Center air monitoring equipment technical assistance and support obligation of the department. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING CERTAIN GRANT AND FINANCING PROGRAMS, STATE CONSTRUCTION RELATED THRESHOLDS, SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, THE FAILURE TO FILE FOR CERTAIN GRAND LIST EXEMPTIONS, THE VALIDATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES, CAPITAL CITY PROJECTS, CERTAIN CONSUMER AGREEMENTS, CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO MUNICIPAL CHARTERS AND PETITIONS FOR CERTAIN TOWN REFERENDA, ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE, CERTAIN CASES BEFORE THE COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES AND OTHER ITEMS IMPLEMENTING THE STATE BUDGET. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING VERIFICATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. To permit a registered sex offender to respond to an address verification request by facsimile or electronic mail. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. To implement the recommendations of the Auditors of Public Accounts contained in their 2022 annual report, including to exempt the disclosure of whistleblower complaints received by the auditors, authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles to conduct periodic background checks of school bus and student transportation vehicle drivers, require the local legislative body or regional board of education to hold a public meeting before submitting a corrective action plan regarding certain audits and replace references to "comprehensive annual financial reports" with "annual comprehensive financial reports". Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING FIREARMS AND STREET TAKEOVERS. To require a study of the criminal laws of this state. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CRISIS RESPONSE DRILLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEIR EFFECT ON CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH. To reduce the number and revise the manner in which crisis response drills are conducted in public schools in the state. Introduced by: Education Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION OF UTILITY SERVICE TERMINATIONS AT CERTAIN RENTAL PROPERTIES. To enable property owners to protect their leased property from damage caused by a utility disconnection. Introduced by: Energy and Technology Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT FOR A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT CERTIFICATE. To study postsecondary education in the state. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING PROBATE COURT OPERATIONS. To: (1) Update language specifying the provision of suitable court facilities, (2) establish a new time period by which the Council on Probate Judicial Conduct must publish its findings following the close of a public hearing, (3) make conforming changes to the Connecticut Parentage Act, (4) modify the service of process time period on a petition for parentage claim, (5) clarify Probate Court authority to order or deny genetic testing when parentage is at issue, and (6) require that a conservator of the person execute a written document in advance of the conserved person's death that directs disposition of such person's body upon death. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONVEYING A PARCEL OF STATE LAND IN THE TOWN OF EAST HADDAM. To convey a parcel of state land in the town of East Haddam to the town of East Haddam for purposes of establishing a farmers' market. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE. To establish a cybersecurity task force. Introduced by: Public Safety and Security Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO ELECTIONS. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO ELECTIONS. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, JR. OF EASTON TO BE A STATE REFEREE. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD T. KRUMEICH, II, OF GREENWICH TO BE A STATE REFEREE. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE MARK T. GOULD OF NORTH HAVEN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF THE HONORABLE EDWARD S. DOMNARSKI OF ESSEX TO BE A STATE REFEREE. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE. Introduced by: Sen. Martin M. Looney, 11th Dist.Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PCA WORKFORCE COUNCIL AND THE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES UNION, DISTRICT 1199, SEIU. Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF KOMLA G. MATREVI OF TORRINGTON TO BE A HUMAN RIGHTS REFEREE. Introduced by: Rep. Julio A. Concepcion, 4th Dist.Sen. Bob Duff, 25th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF NICOLE ANKER, ESQUIRE, OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF COLLEEN ZINGARO, ESQUIRE, OF NEWTOWN TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF TAMAR R. BIRCKHEAD, ESQUIRE, OF HARTFORD TO BE A JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Introduced by: Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.

RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE NOMINATION OF JESSICA W. SIMPSON, ESQUIRE, OF WINDSOR TO BE A FAMILY SUPPORT MAGISTRATE. Introduced by: Rep. Steven J. Stafstrom, 129th Dist.Sen. Gary A. Winfield, 10th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE AUTHORITY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INITIATE LEGAL ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO ALLEGED DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES. To permit the Attorney General to bring legal actions in response to alleged discriminatory housing practices. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL USE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES AND STREET TAKEOVERS. To (1) revise provisions regarding forfeiture of certain illegally used vehicles, (2) authorize municipalities to adopt an ordinance related to street takeovers, (3) establish penalties for driving while a person's license is suspended or revoked due to a violation related to a street takeover, and (4) establish a grant program to provide funds to municipalities to enforce laws related to street takeovers and the illegal use of certain vehicles. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL USE OF CERTAIN VEHICLES AND STREET TAKEOVERS. To (1) revise provisions regarding forfeiture of certain illegally used vehicles, (2) authorize municipalities to adopt an ordinance related to street takeovers, (3) establish penalties for driving while a person's license is suspended or revoked due to a violation related to a street takeover, and (4) establish a grant program to provide funds to municipalities to enforce laws related to street takeovers and the illegal use of certain vehicles. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING IDENTIFICATION AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS INFORMATION REQUESTED IN OBTAINING A MARRIAGE LICENSE. To reconcile the statute and regulation concerning the request of a Social Security number for identification for purposes of issuing a marriage license and prohibiting enquiries about citizenship status as part of such process. Introduced by: Judiciary Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS. To prohibit the issuance of a building permit for the construction or substantial alteration of a swimming pool unless certain barriers are included in the construction plan. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT TO INSTALL SWIMMING POOL BARRIERS. To prohibit the issuance of a building permit for the construction or substantial alteration of a swimming pool unless certain barriers are included in the construction plan. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING FOR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES OF INLAND WETLANDS AGENCIES. To require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to develop an online training program for members and staff of inland wetlands agencies and specify that extensions of time for certain decisions of municipal commissions, boards and agencies may be requested by petitioners and applicants or such commissions, boards and agencies. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT REVISING THE CHARTER OF THE SECRET LAKE ASSOCIATION. To revise provisions of the charter of the Secret Lake Association concerning annual and special meetings, the assessment and collection of taxes, and the approval of certain contracts. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL CONNECTICUT WATER AUTHORITY. To amend the charter of the South Central Connecticut Water Authority to (1) allow the authority to conduct noncore business outside the state, (2) increase the compensation to members, (3) increase the membership from five to seven, (4) adjust meeting and quorum requirements, (5) allow for the reduction of late charges to users, (6) increase the ability of the authority to conduct certain repairs without a vote of the members, (7) require the public posting of annual financial statements, and (8) alter the terms concerning the issue or acquisition of certain bonds of the authority. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN CERTAIN COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES. To permit the installation of certain solar power generating systems that serve single-family detached units in common interest ownership communities. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN CERTAIN COMMON INTEREST OWNERSHIP COMMUNITIES. To permit the installation of certain solar power generating systems that serve single-family detached units in common interest ownership communities. Introduced by: Planning and Development Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SHARK FINNING. To prohibit the unauthorized practice of shark finning. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE INVASIVE PLANTS COUNCIL. To implement the recent recommendations of the Invasive Plants Council by prohibiting the sale and cultivation of certain plants determined to be invasive or potentially invasive. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EELGRASS WORKING GROUP. To implement certain of the recommendations of the eelgrass working group that are intended to assist in the preservation and restoration of eelgrass in the state. Introduced by: Environment Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING NURSING HOME WAITING LISTS. To implement working group recommendations regarding waiting list requirements for nursing homes. Introduced by: Human Services Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL WORKERS. To adopt the social work licensure compact. Introduced by: Public Health Committee

AN ACT ADOPTING THE NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT. To implement the Governor's budget recommendations. Introduced by: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9

AN ACT CONCERNING THE HISTORIC HOMES REHABILITATION TAX CREDIT. To allow the historic homes rehabilitation tax credit to be applied against additional taxes. Introduced by: Commerce Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE. To require the Child Advocate to review the statutes, policies and procedures of the Department of Children and Families. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. To include a sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention survey as part of the state-wide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program implemented by school districts. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. To include a sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention survey as part of the state-wide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program implemented by school districts. Introduced by: Committee on Children

AN ACT CONCERNING CAFE AND PACKAGE STORE PERMITTEES. To allow (1) beer manufacturer permittees to sell and deliver kegs of beer at locations in this state that are within a five-mile radius of their permit premises, (2) package store permittees to provide fee-based spirits tastings, and (3) Connecticut craft cafe permittees to sell additional alcoholic beverages manufactured in this state. Introduced by: General Law Committee

RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC). Introduced by: Rep. Matthew Ritter, 1st Dist.Rep. Jason Rojas, 9th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS OF NURSING HOMES. To allow an absentee ballot applicant, who is a patient in a nursing home within six days immediately preceding the close of the polls at an election, primary or referendum, to designate someone to deliver an absentee ballot to such applicant. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING ABSENTEE VOTING FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS OF NURSING HOMES. To allow an absentee ballot applicant, who is a patient in a nursing home within six days immediately preceding the close of the polls at an election, primary or referendum, to designate someone to deliver an absentee ballot to such applicant. Introduced by: Government Administration and Elections Committee

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A PREPAID COLLEGE TUITION PROGRAM. To establish a Connecticut prepaid college tuition program, procedures related to such program and a related account. Introduced by: Banking Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING STUDENT SURVEYS DURING EVALUATION OF A PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOL TO RENEW A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORIZATION. To require student surveys as part of the evaluation of private career schools during the process for renewal of a certificate of authorization. Introduced by: Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee

AN ACT ALIGNING STATE LAW WITH FEDERAL LAW CONCERNING SERVICE ANIMALS. To (1) align state law with federal law concerning service animals, and (2) within available appropriations, make available through the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities educational materials concerning service animals, emotional support animals and therapy animals. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT ALIGNING STATE LAW WITH FEDERAL LAW CONCERNING SERVICE ANIMALS. To (1) align state law with federal law concerning service animals, and (2) within available appropriations, make available through the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities educational materials concerning service animals, emotional support animals and therapy animals. Introduced by: Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING THE FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM AND A REPORT CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM. To require a study concerning the funding for and effectiveness of the community gun violence intervention and prevention program. Introduced by: Public Health Committee