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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
May 8, 2024 CT HB 5211 Amends Virtual Currency and Money Transmission Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 8, 2024 CT SB 191 Prohibits Redemption of Out-of-State Beverage Containers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 7, 2024 CT SB 121 Establishes Guidelines for the Attorney General to Enforce the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (130 - 13)
May 7, 2024 CT HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
May 7, 2024 CT HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
May 7, 2024 CT HB 5507 Amends Certain Proceedings Relating to Electric Transmission Lines Bill Passed - House (115 - 29)
May 6, 2024 CT SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - House (112 - 37)
May 6, 2024 CT HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
May 6, 2024 CT HB 5046 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Placing New Residents in Rooms with More than 2 Beds Beginning July 1, 2027 Bill Passed - House (143 - 7)
May 4, 2024 CT SB 299 Requires Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to Evaluate Impact of Large Data Centers on Grid Reliability Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
May 4, 2024 CT SB 3 Require Certain Broadband Internet access Service Providers to Provide Affordable Broadband Internet Access Service and Other Changes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - House (99 - 51)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 328 Prohibits Municipal or Special Taxing District Pension Systems from Diminishing or Eliminating Certain Retirement Rights and Benefits due to the Receipt of Permanent Partial Disability Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 201 Prohibits Real Estate Listing Providers from Entering and Creating Unfair Agreements for Individuals Interested in Real Estate Property Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 3, 2024 CT SB 409 Prohibits Wage Theft from Contracted Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 5503 Requires the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Study Workforce Shortages Bill Passed - House (148 - 2)
May 2, 2024 CT SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - House (108 - 41)
May 2, 2024 CT SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
May 2, 2024 CT HB 5437 Establishes New Professional Development Programs for Teachers Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
May 2, 2024 CT HB 5330 Expands Permanently a State Work Zone Camera Program Bill Passed - House (136 - 13)
May 1, 2024 CT HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 203 Prohibits Legacy Admissions in Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 24, 2024 CT SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
April 24, 2024 CT SB 2 Establishes Several Artificial Intelligence Regulations and Prohibitions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 24, 2024 CT HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
April 18, 2024 CT SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
April 17, 2024 CT SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
Feb. 14, 2024 CT SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
June 7, 2023 CT SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
June 7, 2023 CT SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - House (104 - 47)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 6942 Appropriates Funds for Bond Packages for School Construction and Public Financing Grants for Gubernatorial Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
June 7, 2023 CT SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - House (109 - 41)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - House (121 - 30)
June 6, 2023 CT HB 6930 Amends How Cost-of-Living Increases are Calculated Bill Passed - House (120 - 24)
June 6, 2023 CT HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - House (111 - 38)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
June 3, 2023 CT SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Bill Passed - House (76 - 70)
June 2, 2023 CT HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 2, 2023 CT SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
June 1, 2023 CT SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (114 - 34)
June 1, 2023 CT SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 30, 2023 CT SB 1196 Requires Probable Cause for a Police Body Search Bill Passed - House (125 - 18)
May 25, 2023 CT HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
May 25, 2023 CT HB 6667 Amends Various State Gun Control Measures Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
May 25, 2023 CT SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
May 24, 2023 CT HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
May 18, 2023 CT HB 6820 Requires Protections for Medical Providers from Adverse Actions Taken by Another State Bill Passed - House (128 - 19)
May 10, 2023 CT HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
May 3, 2023 CT SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - House (98 - 45)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6689 Establishes Student Loan Subsidies for Certain Health Care Professionals Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6639 Requires Timely Scheduling of Temporary Financial Support Hearings in Divorce Proceedings Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
Feb. 9, 2023 CT HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
Nov. 28, 2022 CT HB 6001 Authorizes Suspension of Gas Taxes and Extension of the Free Bus Service Bill Passed - House (134 - 7)
May 4, 2022 CT SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
May 4, 2022 CT HB 5165 Amends the Timeline for the Revision and Application of the State Plan of Conservation and Development Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
May 4, 2022 CT HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
May 4, 2022 CT HB 5329 Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2022 CT HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/08 HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/08 HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4)
5/08 HB 5211 Amends Virtual Currency and Money Transmission Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/08 SB 191 Prohibits Redemption of Out-of-State Beverage Containers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/07 SB 121 Establishes Guidelines for the Attorney General to Enforce the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bill Passed - House (130 - 13)
5/07 HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
5/07 HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
5/07 HB 5507 Amends Certain Proceedings Relating to Electric Transmission Lines Bill Passed - House (115 - 29)
5/06 SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - House (112 - 37)
5/06 HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
5/06 HB 5046 Prohibits Nursing Homes from Placing New Residents in Rooms with More than 2 Beds Beginning July 1, 2027 Bill Passed - House (143 - 7)
5/04 SB 299 Requires Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to Evaluate Impact of Large Data Centers on Grid Reliability Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
5/04 SB 3 Require Certain Broadband Internet access Service Providers to Provide Affordable Broadband Internet Access Service and Other Changes Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
5/03 HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - House (99 - 51)
5/03 HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
5/03 HB 328 Prohibits Municipal or Special Taxing District Pension Systems from Diminishing or Eliminating Certain Retirement Rights and Benefits due to the Receipt of Permanent Partial Disability Benefits Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12)
5/03 SB 149 Prohibits Certain Foreclosure Processes and Other Enforcement Actions Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10)
5/03 SB 201 Prohibits Real Estate Listing Providers from Entering and Creating Unfair Agreements for Individuals Interested in Real Estate Property Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/03 SB 409 Prohibits Wage Theft from Contracted Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/03 HB 5503 Requires the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Study Workforce Shortages Bill Passed - House (148 - 2)
5/02 SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - House (108 - 41)
5/02 SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
5/02 HB 5437 Establishes New Professional Development Programs for Teachers Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
5/02 HB 5330 Expands Permanently a State Work Zone Camera Program Bill Passed - House (136 - 13)
5/01 HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
4/30 SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/30 SB 356 Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/30 SB 203 Prohibits Legacy Admissions in Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
4/30 SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/24 SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
4/24 SB 2 Establishes Several Artificial Intelligence Regulations and Prohibitions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/24 HB 5005 Expands Paid Sick Days in the State Bill Passed - House (88 - 61)
4/18 SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
4/17 SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
2/14 SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
6/07 SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (23 - 13)
6/07 SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - House (104 - 47)
6/07 HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/07 HB 6942 Appropriates Funds for Bond Packages for School Construction and Public Financing Grants for Gubernatorial Campaigns Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
6/07 SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - House (109 - 41)
6/07 HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
6/07 HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - House (121 - 30)
6/06 HB 6930 Amends How Cost-of-Living Increases are Calculated Bill Passed - House (120 - 24)
6/06 HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
6/05 SB 7 Expands Protections for Connecticut's Energy Customers Bill Passed - House (115 - 33)
6/05 SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - House (111 - 38)
6/05 SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
6/03 SB 998 Establishes a Tax Abatement for Certain Conservation Easements and Amends Affordable Housing Regulations for Residents Bill Passed - House (76 - 70)
6/02 HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/02 SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/01 SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - House (114 - 34)
6/01 SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/30 SB 1196 Requires Probable Cause for a Police Body Search Bill Passed - House (125 - 18)
5/25 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
5/25 HB 6667 Amends Various State Gun Control Measures Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
5/25 SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
5/24 HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/18 HB 6820 Requires Protections for Medical Providers from Adverse Actions Taken by Another State Bill Passed - House (128 - 19)
5/10 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
5/03 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - House (98 - 45)
5/03 HB 6689 Establishes Student Loan Subsidies for Certain Health Care Professionals Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
5/03 HB 6639 Requires Timely Scheduling of Temporary Financial Support Hearings in Divorce Proceedings Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
5/03 HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
2/09 HB 6671 Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
11/28 HB 6001 Authorizes Suspension of Gas Taxes and Extension of the Free Bus Service Bill Passed - House (134 - 7)
5/04 SB 286 Amends Elder Abuse Reporting Requirements Bill Passed - House (110 - 32)
5/04 HB 5165 Amends the Timeline for the Revision and Application of the State Plan of Conservation and Development Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
5/04 HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/04 HB 5329 Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13)
5/03 SB 5 Establishes Online Requirements for Dating Apps, Training for Domestic Violence, and a Grant for Online Abuse Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/03 SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
5/03 SB 358 Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer Bill Passed - House (145 - 3)
5/03 SB 258 Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle Bill Passed - House (129 - 15)
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