Legislation Tracker
Priority Bills
SB 292
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF PFAS IN CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
Bill Description:
To prohibit the use of PFAS in certain products.
Sponsors:
Environment Committee (40 cosponsors)
Substitute Language: SB 292-ENV-Substitute Language
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/7)
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SB 293
AN ACT CONCERNING THE REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.
Bill Description:
To require a waste characterization study and needs assessment and increase certain transportation weight limits for vehicles hauling solid waste.
Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)
Recent Action Taken:
Signed by the Governor (5/9)
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Monitored Bills
HB 5352
AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO THE TIRE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
Bill Description:
To provide a tire stewardship organization with more time to begin the tire stewardship program after the plan is approved, to reduce allowable administrative fees for the tire stewardship program and to allow a surplus for the tire stewardship program to avoid cash flow problems.
Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)
Recent Action Taken:
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (5/8)
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HB 5431
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE STABILIZATION SUPPORT AND ARPA REPLACEMENT FUND.
Bill Description:
To review appropriations from the General Fund.
Sponsors:
Appropriations Committee (4 cosponsors)
Substitute Language: HB 5431-APP-Substitute Language
General Note:
Substitute Language: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/appdata/sl/2024HB-05431-R00LCO03642APP-SL.PDF
This was originally a placeholder bill, but through the substitute language, it would create a fund that the State Treasurer could use to direct money toward Higher Education, Non-Profit and Human Service Providers, as well as Youth Behavioral Health.
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(b) Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the office of the Treasurer for the following purposes during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025: (1) The state system of higher education; (2) stabilization grants to private providers; and (3) children’s mental health initiatives.
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/8)
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HB 5437
AN ACT CONCERNING EDUCATION MANDATE RELIEF, SCHOOL DISCIPLINE AND DISCONNECTED YOUTH.
Bill Description:
To (1) create an advisory council that provides analysis and recommendations concerning the imposition of new mandates regarding educator professional development and in-service training; (2) establish a state-wide educator professional development and in-service training records database; (3) repeal duplicative training mandates included in the in-service training requirements for educators; (4) add a twenty-mile radius limitation to the mandate that school districts send organic food waste to an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility; (5) allow local boards of education to directly deposit any unexpended education funds into the unexpended education funds account at the end of the fiscal year; (6) expand the reserve fund for regional school districts to include all educational expenditures; and (7) delay implementation of the FAFSA completion requirement.
Sponsors:
Education Committee (7 cosponsors)
Substitute Language: HB 5437-APP-Substitute Language
SCRRRA Note:
add a twenty-mile radius limitation to the mandate that school districts send organic food waste to an authorized source-separated organic material composting facility.
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/7)
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HB 5523
AN ACT CONCERNING ALLOCATIONS OF FEDERAL AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO GENERAL GOVERNMENT, HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2025.
Bill Description:
Analysis Forthcoming
Sponsors:
Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Matthew Ritter (1); Rep. Jason Rojas (9) (13 cosponsors)
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/7)
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HB 5524
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING PROVISIONS RELATED TO STATE AND MUNICIPAL TAX ADMINISTRATION, GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS.
Bill Description:
Analysis Forthcoming
Sponsors:
Sen. Bob Duff (S25); Sen. Martin M. Looney (S11); Rep. Matthew Ritter (1); Rep. Jason Rojas (9) (4 cosponsors)
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/8)
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SB 1
AN ACT CONCERNING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS.
Bill Description:
To improve the health and safety of Connecticut residents.
Sponsors:
Public Health Committee (49 cosponsors)
General Note:
File Number 315: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/FC/PDF/2024SB-00001-R000315-FC.PDF
Joint Favorable Report: https://www.cga.ct.gov/2024/JFR/S/PDF/2024SB-00001-R00PH-JFR.PDF
This bill addresses several issues regarding the delivery of healthcare in Connecticut, workplace violence, and the safety of healthcare workers. The bill also has a provision to address the increasing number of medical school graduates who are unable to find a residency program. The bill includes the following: · • Requires home health agencies to collect information as to who might be in the patient’s home when the healthcare worker visits and provide this information to agency employees prior to the scheduled visit. · • Requires home health agencies to train staff on safety-related issues. · • Requires home health agencies to report incidents of verbal or physical abuse to the Department of Public Health (DPH). · • Requires Department of Social Services (DSS) to increase reimbursement to agencies who provide safety escorts for home visits. · • Requires DPH to create a grant program for the purchase of safety technology and appropriates $1 million for the program. · • Requires the Public Health Committee to create working groups to study the following a) staff safety issues for home health agencies, b) non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, c) health hazards for nail salon workers d) loneliness and isolation. · • Creates a graduate licensure program for medical school graduates who were unable to get a residency position. · • Requires DPH to provide educational material on gun violence to primary care providers for annual distribution to patients. Page 2 of 4 SB-1 · • Requires DPH and the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to study and report on prescription drug shortages. · • Requires Department of Children and Families (DCF) to do in-person home visits when there is information that the parent or guardian has a substance abuse problem. · • Prohibits hospitals from requiring physicians to participate in maintenance of certification (MOC) programs. · • Prohibits certain insurers from denying reimbursement to providers who do not participate in MOC programs · • Requires pharmacies to provide, for free, a drug deactivation and disposal system to patients receiving an opioid prescription. • Removes a current exemption from the Labor Relations Act for physicians and physician assistants (PAs) who work at DPH-licensed institutions. · • Requires certain insurance policies to cover coronary calcium scans. · • Requires DPH to develop a plan for healthcare facility readiness during cybersecurity attacks. It also appropriates $25000/year for 4 years for a related annual meeting. · • Requires DPH to create an initiative to address health conditions affecting the brain. · • Requires DPH to maintain a Parkinson’s Disease registry and a data oversight committee to monitor the registry. · • Requires Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to create a program providing specialized treatment for schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
Recent Action Taken:
In Concurrence (5/6)
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HB 5353
AN ACT CONCERNING THE GAS CYLINDER STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
Bill Description:
To provide a gas cylinder stewardship organization with the right to institute a civil suit against noncompliant producers when certain costs are incurred by the organization.
Sponsors:
Environment Committee (1 cosponsors)
Recent Action Taken:
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (5/8)