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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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June 7, 2023 | CT | HB 6888 | Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
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) |
June 5, 2023 | CT | SB 905 | Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards | Bill Passed - House (111 - 38) |
June 27, 2024 | CT | SB 501 | Amends Motor Vehicle Property Tax Assessments | Bill Passed - House (82 - 42) |
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 2, 2024 | CT | SB 222 | Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes | Bill Passed - House (108 - 41) |
May 6, 2024 | CT | SB 1 | Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements | Bill Passed - House (112 - 37) |
May 7, 2024 | CT | HB 5523 | Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
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 5431 | Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
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 3, 2010 | CT | SB 407 | Requiring Motorcycle Training Course | Bill Passed - House (117 - 31) |
April 20, 2022 | CT | HB 5234 | Expands Rights of Tenants | Bill Passed - House (96 - 51) |
May 8, 2019 | CT | HB 7223 | Prohibits Unlocked Vehicle Storage of Firearms | Bill Passed - House (98 - 48) |
May 27, 2011 | CT | HB 6650 | Appropriations for Judicial Branch and Other Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 26, 2022 | CT | HB 5329 | Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales | Bill Passed - House (98 - 48) |
May 9, 2019 | CT | HB 5004 | Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour | Bill Passed - House (85 - 59) |
May 3, 2023 | CT | SB 228 | Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0) |
May 20, 2015 | CT | SB 1090 | Expands Tribal Gaming Licenses | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 16) |
May 7, 2015 | CT | HB 6949 | Expands Requirements for Vaccine Exemptions | Bill Passed - House (86 - 56) |
May 3, 2023 | CT | HB 6689 | Establishes Student Loan Subsidies for Certain Health Care Professionals | Bill Passed - House (121 - 23) |
May 14, 2015 | CT | HB 6283 | Prohibits E-Cigarettes in Public Spaces | Bill Passed - House (99 - 46) |
May 5, 2015 | CT | HB 6863 | Limits Police Pursuit for Municipal Ordinance Violations | Bill Passed - House (109 - 38) |
May 25, 2023 | CT | HB 6667 | Amends Various State Gun Control Measures | Bill Passed - House (96 - 51) |
June 2, 2015 | CT | HB 7061 | 2015-2017 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (73 - 70) |
April 20, 2016 | CT | SB 147 | Authorizes Students Qualifying for In-State Tuition to Receive Financial Assistance | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
April 12, 2017 | CT | HB 5730 | Authorizes Automated Beer and Wine Dispensers | Bill Passed - House (129 - 19) |
May 2, 2017 | CT | HB 6695 | Prohibits Conversion Therapy | Bill Passed - House (141 - 8) |
April 26, 2018 | CT | HB 5421 | Authorizes National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - House (77 - 73) |
Sept. 24, 2009 | CT | HB 7002 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget Financing | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
May 2, 2018 | CT | HB 5460 | Requires Raise for Home Care Employees | Bill Passed - House (88 - 62) |
May 1, 2018 | CT | HB 5542 | Prohibits Bump Stocks | Bill Passed - House (114 - 35) |
April 18, 2018 | CT | SB 4 | Authorizes Financial Aid for Undocumented Students | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
April 17, 2024 | CT | SB 290 | Amends State Environment Statutes | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
May 3, 2023 | CT | HB 6569 | Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old | Bill Passed - House (98 - 45) |
May 14, 2019 | CT | SB 992 | Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
June 7, 2023 | CT | HB 5003 | Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition | Bill Passed - House (121 - 30) |
May 22, 2019 | CT | SB 1 | Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
May 2, 2024 | CT | SB 1 | Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1) |
May 28, 2019 | CT | HB 7083 | Requires Climate Change Education in School Curriculum | Bill Passed - House (102 - 44) |
April 30, 2024 | CT | SB 203 | Prohibits Legacy Admissions in Higher Education Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
May 18, 2023 | CT | HB 6820 | Requires Protections for Medical Providers from Adverse Actions Taken by Another State | Bill Passed - House (128 - 19) |
May 28, 2019 | CT | HB 7160 | Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees | Bill Passed - House (84 - 60) |
May 24, 2023 | CT | HB 6768 | Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control | Bill Passed - House (125 - 21) |
May 25, 2023 | CT | SB 1108 | Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions | Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2) |
May 7, 2024 | CT | HB 5523 | Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget | Bill Passed - House (103 - 48) |
July 23, 2020 | CT | HB 6002 | Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (144 - 2) |
July 28, 2020 | CT | HB 6002 | Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
July 23, 2020 | CT | HB 6003 | Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices | Bill Passed - House (142 - 4) |
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) |
July 24, 2020 | CT | HB 6004 | Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force | Bill Passed - House (86 - 58) |
June 1, 2023 | CT | SB 1 | Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
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) |
April 30, 2024 | CT | SB 351 | Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Feb. 25, 2021 | CT | HB 6516 | Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic | Bill Passed - House (125 - 24) |
Aug. 31, 2009 | CT | HB 6802 | 2009-2011 Biennium Budget | Bill Passed - House (103 - 45) |
Feb. 24, 2021 | CT | HB 6515 | Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle | Bill Passed - House (138 - 9) |
March 25, 2021 | CT | HB 6672 | Expands Governors Emergency Declarations for an Additional Month | Bill Passed - House (90 - 50) |
May 3, 2024 | CT | HB 5474 | Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth | Bill Passed - House (99 - 51) |
April 14, 2021 | CT | SB 56 | Prohibits Employers from Asking for an Applicant's Age or Date of Birth | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0) |
June 6, 2023 | CT | HB 6930 | Amends How Cost-of-Living Increases are Calculated | Bill Passed - House (120 - 24) |
April 20, 2021 | CT | HB 6423 | Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines | Bill Passed - House (90 - 53) |
May 5, 2021 | CT | SB 753 | Establishes Measures to End Prison Gerrymandering | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
May 20, 2021 | CT | HB 6107 | Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities | Bill Passed - House (84 - 59) |
May 2, 2024 | CT | HB 5330 | Expands Permanently a State Work Zone Camera Program | Bill Passed - House (136 - 13) |
June 6, 2023 | CT | HB 6888 | Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations | Bill Passed - House (96 - 54) |
May 18, 2021 | CT | SB 1 | Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5) |
Jan. 15, 2009 | CT | HB 5095 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
May 18, 2021 | CT | SB 1019 | Rescinds the Criminal Records for Low-Level Felonies and Misdemeanors | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12) |
June 1, 2021 | CT | HB 6402 | Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness | Bill Passed - House (136 - 11) |
May 6, 2021 | CT | HJ 59 | Authorizes Early Voting in Specific Cases | Bill Passed - House (115 - 26) |
April 30, 2024 | CT | SB 356 | Repeals Prohibition of Compensation for Education Board Members | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |