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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 24, 2011 | CT | HB 6390 | Access to Postsecondary Education | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
Feb. 9, 2023 | CT | HB 6671 | Appropriates Funding for School Lunches, Sustainable Aviation, Special Education, and More | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
May 29, 2015 | CT | HB 6844 | Amends Eligibility Requirements for In-State Tuition | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 13) |
May 8, 2024 | CT | HB 5474 | Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 4) |
April 10, 2014 | CT | SB 443 | Prohibits the Sale of Genetically Modified Seed | Bill Failed - House (37 - 103) |
June 29, 2015 | CT | HB 7104 | Amends Drug Sentencing Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
May 8, 2024 | CT | HB 5431 | Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 23, 2019 | CT | HB 7218 | Amends Firearm Storage Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
March 23, 2022 | CT | HB 5501 | Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
May 3, 2022 | CT | SB 358 | Expands Health Insurance Requirements for Treatment Used to Diagnose Breast Cancer | Bill Passed - House (145 - 3) |
April 29, 2022 | CT | SB 4 | Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles | Bill Passed - House (95 - 52) |
May 3, 2022 | CT | SB 2 | Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children | Bill Passed - House (129 - 17) |
April 28, 2014 | CT | SB 36 | Authorizes Advanced Practiced Registered Nurses to Independently Perform Medical Duties | Bill Passed - House (110 - 35) |
May 4, 2022 | CT | HB 5329 | Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
May 4, 2022 | CT | HB 5417 | Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
May 29, 2013 | CT | HB 6495 | Authorizes Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
May 7, 2024 | CT | HB 5523 | Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
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) |
June 2, 2015 | CT | HB 6949 | Expands Requirements for Vaccine Exemptions | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
May 6, 2024 | CT | SB 1 | Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements | Bill Passed - House (112 - 37) |
May 6, 2014 | CT | SB 455 | Amends the Funding for the Public Campaign Finance Program | Bill Passed - House (102 - 40) |
May 3, 2022 | CT | SB 258 | Authorizes West Haven Police to Acquire Armored Vehicle | Bill Passed - House (129 - 15) |
May 8, 2013 | CT | HJR 36 | Authorizes Early and Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
May 2, 2024 | CT | SB 222 | Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes | Bill Passed - House (108 - 41) |
June 5, 2023 | CT | SB 905 | Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards | Bill Passed - House (111 - 38) |
April 18, 2013 | CT | HB 6648 | Authorizes University Board of Regents to Appoint President of the Board | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 8) |
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 30, 2023 | CT | SB 1196 | Requires Probable Cause for a Police Body Search | Bill Passed - House (125 - 18) |
June 4, 2013 | CT | HB 6580 | Authorizes Unlimited Spending in State Legislative Elections | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
June 7, 2023 | CT | HB 6888 | Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
June 4, 2019 | CT | HB 7424 | Authorizes State Budget for Fiscal Years 2019-2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
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) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | SB 312 | Regionalization of State Emergency Telecommunications | Bill Passed - House (119 - 29) |
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 | SB 1 | Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education | Bill Passed - House (104 - 47) |
June 5, 2013 | CT | HB 5277 | Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
May 27, 2021 | CT | HJ 59 | Authorizes Early Voting in Specific Cases | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
June 4, 2021 | CT | SB 1091 | Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control | Bill Passed - House (134 - 8) |
May 16, 2019 | CT | HB 5004 | Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
June 5, 2021 | CT | HB 5310 | Expands the Data Privacy Breach Notification Statute to Protect Consumers | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 7, 2021 | CT | HB 6441 | Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
June 8, 2021 | CT | HB 6665 | Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 3, 2015 | CT | HB 7061 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
June 6, 2021 | CT | SB 1059 | Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement | Bill Passed - House (87 - 55) |
March 23, 2022 | CT | HB 5262 | Expands Access to Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
July 28, 2020 | CT | HB 6003 | Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
April 28, 2022 | CT | SB 6 | Expands Data Privacy Protections | Bill Passed - House (144 - 5) |
July 29, 2020 | CT | HB 6004 | Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
Oct. 1, 2020 | CT | HB 7001 | Amends The Connecticut Property Transfer Act of 1985 | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
Oct. 1, 2020 | CT | HB 7008 | Expands the Existing Environmental Justice Law | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
Jan. 22, 2019 | CT | HB 5765 | Authorizes Interest-Free Loans for Federal Employees During Shutdown | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
March 1, 2021 | CT | HB 6516 | Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 7) |
March 1, 2021 | CT | HB 6514 | Establishes Tax Breaks for Data Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 5) |
July 28, 2020 | CT | HB 6001 | Extends Telehealth Benefits through March 15, 2021 | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
April 27, 2022 | CT | HB 5505 | Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
March 23, 2021 | CT | HB 6462 | Amends Law Related to Police Accountability | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 3) |
April 27, 2021 | CT | HB 6423 | Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
May 23, 2019 | CT | HB 7223 | Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
April 3, 2013 | CT | SB 1160 | Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement | Bill Passed - House (105 - 44) |
May 27, 2021 | CT | HB 6107 | Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
June 1, 2021 | CT | SB 1 | Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis | Bill Passed - House (114 - 33) |
April 29, 2022 | CT | HB 5414 | Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
April 25, 2018 | CT | SB 4 | Authorizes Financial Aid for Undocumented Students | Bill Passed - House (91 - 59) |
May 29, 2013 | CT | SB 387 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (89 - 53) |
May 4, 2014 | CT | HB 5596 | 2014-2015 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5248 | Establishing a Sentencing Commission | Veto Override Passed - House (130 - 9) |
June 17, 2021 | CT | SB 1201 | Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis for Adults | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | SB 438 | Education Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (106 - 38) |
May 8, 2019 | CT | HB 7223 | Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms | Bill Passed - House (98 - 48) |
April 20, 2022 | CT | HB 5234 | Expands Rights of Tenants | Bill Passed - House (96 - 51) |
May 3, 2010 | CT | SB 407 | Requiring Motorcycle Training Course | Bill Passed - House (117 - 31) |
April 26, 2022 | CT | HB 5329 | Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales | Bill Passed - House (98 - 48) |
May 27, 2011 | CT | HB 6650 | Appropriations for Judicial Branch and Other Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
May 9, 2019 | CT | HB 5004 | Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour | Bill Passed - House (85 - 59) |
April 30, 2024 | CT | SB 356 | Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Aug. 31, 2009 | CT | HB 6802 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (103 - 45) |
April 28, 2010 | CT | SB 168 | Workers Compensation Benefits for Police Officers Facing Injury From Interaction with Mammal | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
Jan. 15, 2009 | CT | HB 5095 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Sept. 24, 2009 | CT | HB 7002 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
Dec. 21, 2009 | CT | HB 7101 | Delaying the Estate and Gift Tax Reduction | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
Dec. 21, 2009 | CT | SB 2101 | 2009-2010 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 15) |
April 29, 2010 | CT | HB 5483 | Hotel Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | SB 494 | Adjustments to State Expenditures | Bill Passed - House (93 - 57) |
May 1, 2010 | CT | SB 1 | Tax Code Amendments | Bill Passed - House (89 - 49) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | HJ 106 | Nomination of Laura Flynn Baldini to Judge of the Superior Court | Nomination Confirmed - Senate (25 - 9) |
May 4, 2010 | CT | SB 493 | Increasing Use of Renewable Energy | Bill Passed - House (81 - 40) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | HB 5236 | Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
Oct. 26, 2011 | CT | SB 1401 | Establishes the Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration Program | Bill Passed - House (101 - 41) |
May 2, 2011 | CT | SB 1239 | 2011-2013 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 17) |
May 12, 2011 | CT | HB 6390 | Access to Postsecondary Education | Bill Passed - House (77 - 63) |
June 6, 2011 | CT | HB 6308 | Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
June 7, 2011 | CT | SB 1014 | Penalties For Certain Nonviolent Drug Offenses | Bill Passed - House (90 - 57) |
June 4, 2011 | CT | HB 6599 | Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Gender Identity or Expression | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
June 8, 2011 | CT | SB 1152 | Funding for Construction at the University of Connecticut Health Center | Bill Passed - House (97 - 45) |
April 11, 2012 | CT | SB 280 | Repeals the Death Penalty | Bill Passed - House (86 - 62) |
May 1, 2012 | CT | HB 5021 | Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
May 3, 2012 | CT | HB 5312 | Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
May 5, 2012 | CT | HB 5024 | Authorizes Election Day Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
May 4, 2012 | CT | HB 5389 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
April 3, 2013 | CT | SB 1160 | Establishes Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |