| SB01094 | Intro
Sine Die | To address the danger posed by blunt force trauma to the head by increasing the penalty for hitting or kicking a person in the head who is lying down and to include animal control officers and all public railroad personnel who work with the public in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB01014 | Intro
Sine Die | To reduce the amount of money that towns must pay resident state troopers for overtime and fringe benefits from one hundred per cent to seventy per cent.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations |
| SB01093 | Intro
Sine Die | To increase the penalties for hit-and-run drivers in the case of serious injury or death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB00915 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide relief to Medicaid applicants who are unable to immediately liquidate assets to remain within eligibility guidelines.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations |
| SB01065 | Intro
Sine Die | To protect the right of an individual to photograph or video record peace officers in the performance of their duties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-16
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB00886 | Intro
Sine Die | To repeal a duplicate provision in the general statutes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Judiciary |
| SB00994 | Intro
Sine Die | To minimize the impact on consumers during contract disputes between insurers and hospitals or health systems.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB01040 | Intro
Sine Die | To implement the Department of Public Health's recommendations concerning reporting of radon test results.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB01074 | Intro
Sine Die | To authorize municipalities to grant tax abatements to natural gas local distribution companies and pipeline companies to reduce the cost of, and enable natural gas expansion projects to the municipalities' residents and businesses alike.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
To Joint Energy and Technology Committee |
| SB01084 | Intro
Sine Die | To require a compilation of data about each sub-baccalaureate program in the state and enable students and prospective students to make an informed decision about whether to enroll in a particular program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
To Joint Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee |
| SB01079 | Intro
Sine Die | To promote energy efficiency and reduce costs by authorizing water companies to utilize virtual net metering.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-13
To Joint Energy and Technology Committee |
| SB00394 | Intro
Sine Die | To require independent institutions of higher education to reimburse a municipality or the state for the cost incurred by the municipality or the state for holding a college level class at a public school owned by the municipality or the state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Vote to Hold Until Next Meeting |
| SB01086 | Intro
Sine Die | To allow residents of other states to perform marriages in this state if certain requirements are met.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB00323 | Intro
Sine Die | To increase the total amount of all tax credits allowed under the Neighborhood Assistance Act in any fiscal year from five million dollars to ten million dollars.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| SB00960 | Intro
Sine Die | To eliminate two tax credit programs that have never been utilized.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-12
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| SB00128 | Intro
Sine Die | To implement the constitutional spending cap and prohibit any emergency or other expenditures that exceed the cap from being included in the calculation of the cap for future years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Joint Appropriations Committee |
| SB00589 | Intro
Sine Die | To require insurance companies, banks and other entities to implement security technology that encrypts the personal information of consumers that is compiled or maintained by such insurance companies, banks and entities, to require the Insurance Com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Joint General Law Committee |
| SB00294 | Intro
Sine Die | To increase the cap on the Rainy Day Fund from the current maximum of ten per cent of General Fund appropriations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Joint Appropriations Committee |
| SB00968 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide funding for a regional wastewater treatment facility serving the towns of Bozrah, Franklin, Ledyard, Preston, Sprague and Lisbon.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| SB00969 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide funding for traffic improvements on and around the RHAM middle and high school campus.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding |
| SB00388 | Intro
Sine Die | To allow the sale, dispensing and consumption of alcoholic liquor throughout bowling establishment permit premises.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-11
To Joint General Law Committee |
| SB00391 | Intro
Sine Die | To allow persons who are sixteen and seventeen years of age to work in alcoholic liquor permit establishments, provided such persons do not serve or sell alcoholic liquor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-10
To Joint General Law Committee |
| SB01066 | Intro
Sine Die | To study the feasibility of creating a special population within prisons to help inmates suffering from drug abuse, to encourage the Department of Correction to work with the municipality on a parolee's offender accountability plan before the parolee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-09
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB00992 | Intro
Sine Die | To require the Commissioner of Public Health to conduct a study concerning the provision of emergency veterinary care and make recommendations on establishing a program to provide funds for emergency veterinary care.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-09
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00828 | Intro
Sine Die | To protect the public by requiring the legislative body of high population density municipalities to make certain determinations prior to the Department of Consumer Protection issuing or renewing a permit for the sale of alcoholic liquor.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-09
To Joint General Law Committee |
| SB01001 | Intro
Sine Die | To establish a task force on standardization of emergency code calls in hospitals and a task force on value-based pricing of prescription drugs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-09
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00440 | Intro
Sine Die | To require the Labor Department to study the feasibility of allowing a state employee's retirement benefits to be transferred to such employee's beneficiary immediately upon such employee's death.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-09
To Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee |
| SB01060 | Intro
Sine Die | To protect students by preventing the use of physical restraint or seclusion for anything other than emergency situations and to include the topics of restraint, seclusion and other deescalation techniques as a part of in-service training for teacher...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint Education Committee |
| SB01073 | Intro
Sine Die | To (1) extend the period of time that a breath, blood or urine test for driving under the influence may be administered if evidence establishes the reliability of such test, and (2) require a police officer to take possession of a motor vehicle opera...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint Public Safety and Security Committee |
| SB01043 | Intro
Sine Die | To change reporting requirements for continuing-care retirement communities and require such communities to allow residents to form a council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint Human Services Committee |
| SB01072 | Intro
Sine Die | To require the court to order restitution to a pawnbroker, secondhand dealer and precious metals and stones dealer under certain circumstances and allow previously licensed secondhand dealers and precious metals and stones dealers to pay cash for any...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint Public Safety and Security Committee |
| SB01046 | Intro
Sine Die | To prevent persons recently convicted of felonies from overseeing public assistance funds.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint Human Services Committee |
| SB01077 | Intro
Sine Die | To increase the number of authorized alcoholic beverage retail permits from three to six.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-06
To Joint General Law Committee |
| SB00772 | Intro
Sine Die | To honor aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead, the first man to make a manned, powered, controlled flight.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-05
Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Government Administration and Elections |
| SB00345 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide funding for the water taxi at the Thames River Heritage Park and enable such taxi to operate on a more permanent and regular basis.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-05
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations |
| SB01041 | Intro
Sine Die | To (1) enhance the coverage, accuracy and transparency of post-election audits while reducing cost and effort required for local election officials, (2) provide for timely notification of public events and filing of mandatory reports, (3) provide suf...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-05
To Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee |
| SB00835 | Intro
Sine Die | To encourage the growth of a cybersecurity sector in Connecticut.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-05
Vote to Draft |
| SB00687 | Intro
Sine Die | To require health care providers to post standard and customary prices for routine services in order for health care insurance policyholders to better manage health care expenses, make informed decisions, compare prices and calculate their total copa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00895 | Intro
Sine Die | To improve outcomes for needy families receiving assistance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations |
| SB00768 | Intro
Sine Die | To adopt the recommendations of the School Nurse Advisory Council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00809 | Intro
Sine Die | To protect consumers from exorbitant "facility fees" by prohibiting certain facility fees, capping any allowable fees and requiring insurance coverage of such fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00916 | Intro
Sine Die | To establish and amend requirements relating to hospital sales and to require that certain information be reported by all hospitals to the Office of Health Care Access.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00810 | Intro
Sine Die | To study the extent of price variation between providers of health care services, identify the causes of such price variation and recommend policy changes to reduce such variation and ensure that prices fairly relate to actual cost and quality.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-04
To Joint Public Health Committee |
| SB00457 | Intro
Sine Die | To assist the disabled in avoiding municipal tax foreclosures.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-02
To Joint Planning and Development Committee |
| SB00980 | Intro
Sine Die | To clarify that the population of a prison should not be included as part of the population of the legislative district in which the prison is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-02
To Joint Judiciary Committee |
| SB00679 | Intro
Sine Die | To eliminate confusion regarding tax exemption of group homes owned by private nonprofit corporations.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-02
To Joint Planning and Development Committee |
| SB00187 | Intro
Sine Die | To provide property tax relief for Connecticut residents.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-03-02
To Joint Planning and Development Committee |
| SB01012 | Intro
Sine Die | To require the Fire Safety Code to be revised to require that installed battery-operated smoke and detection warning equipment be powered by a nonreplaceable and nonremovable battery that can power the equipment for at least ten years.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-27
To Joint Public Safety and Security Committee |
| SB01018 | Intro
Sine Die | To require the inclusion of a plain-language explanation of why proposed regulations differ from the applicable federal standard when any such regulations are submitted to the legislative regulations review committee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-27
To Joint Commerce Committee |
| SB00990 | Intro
Sine Die | To prevent consumers who receive certain services from an individual provided by a homemaker-companion agency, homemaker-home health aide agency or registry from being responsible for unemployment compensation, workers' compensation and wages as they...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2015-02-27
To Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee |
