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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
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)
May 14, 2019 CT SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
May 22, 2019 CT SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
May 28, 2019 CT HB 7083 Requires Climate Change Education in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
May 28, 2019 CT HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
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)
July 24, 2020 CT HB 6004 Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force Bill Passed - House (86 - 58)
Feb. 25, 2021 CT HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (125 - 24)
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)
April 14, 2021 CT SB 56 Prohibits Employers from Asking for an Applicant's Age or Date of Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
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 18, 2021 CT SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
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)
May 18, 2021 CT SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
May 25, 2021 CT HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
June 4, 2021 CT SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
Sept. 28, 2021 CT SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
March 16, 2022 CT HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (126 - 16)
March 16, 2022 CT HB 5165 Amends the Timeline for the Revision and Application of the State Plan of Conservation and Development Bill Passed - House (112 - 27)
March 16, 2022 CT HB 5271 Extends Loosened Regulations on Outdoor Dining Bill Passed - House (121 - 21)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
May 3, 2022 CT HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
April 19, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - House (93 - 54)
May 25, 2023 CT HB 6667 Amends Various State Gun Control Measures Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - House (98 - 45)
June 7, 2023 CT HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - House (121 - 30)
May 18, 2023 CT HB 6820 Requires Protections for Medical Providers from Adverse Actions Taken by Another State Bill Passed - House (128 - 19)
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)
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)
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)
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)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
Feb. 14, 2024 CT SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
April 24, 2024 CT SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
April 18, 2024 CT SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
May 2, 2024 CT HB 5437 Establishes New Professional Development Programs for Teachers Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
May 1, 2024 CT HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
April 24, 2024 CT SB 2 Establishes Several Artificial Intelligence Regulations and Prohibitions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
May 2, 2024 CT SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
May 7, 2024 CT HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
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 3, 2024 CT HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - House (99 - 51)
May 2, 2024 CT HB 5330 Expands Permanently a State Work Zone Camera Program Bill Passed - House (136 - 13)
May 3, 2024 CT HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
May 8, 2024 CT SB 191 Prohibits Redemption of Out-of-State Beverage Containers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
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 SB 409 Prohibits Wage Theft from Contracted Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
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)
April 17, 2024 CT SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 203 Prohibits Legacy Admissions in Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
April 30, 2024 CT SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
April 28, 2022 CT HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
April 22, 2022 CT SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
April 30, 2022 CT HB 5041 Reduces Clean Energy Affordability Costs for Home Renters Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
April 26, 2022 CT SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 20, 2022 CT SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
Nov. 28, 2022 CT HB 6001 Authorizes Suspension of Gas Taxes and Extension of the Free Bus Service Bill Passed - House (134 - 7)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
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 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6689 Establishes Student Loan Subsidies for Certain Health Care Professionals Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
Date No. Title Outcome
5/01 HB 5542 Prohibits Bump Stocks Bill Passed - House (114 - 35)
4/18 SB 4 Authorizes Financial Aid for Undocumented Students Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
5/14 SB 992 Limits Cooperation Between Local Law Enforcement and Federal Immigration Agencies Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15)
5/22 SB 1 Establishes Paid Family and Medical Leave Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15)
5/28 HB 7083 Requires Climate Change Education in School Curriculum Bill Passed - House (102 - 44)
5/28 HB 7160 Authorizes Voting Access to Parolees Bill Passed - House (84 - 60)
7/23 HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (144 - 2)
7/28 HB 6002 Authorizes Statewide Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
7/23 HB 6003 Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices Bill Passed - House (142 - 4)
7/24 HB 6004 Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force Bill Passed - House (86 - 58)
2/25 HB 6516 Authorizes Tax Fairness for Remote Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Bill Passed - House (125 - 24)
2/24 HB 6515 Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle Bill Passed - House (138 - 9)
3/25 HB 6672 Expands Governors Emergency Declarations for an Additional Month Bill Passed - House (90 - 50)
4/14 SB 56 Prohibits Employers from Asking for an Applicant's Age or Date of Birth Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 0)
4/20 HB 6423 Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines Bill Passed - House (90 - 53)
5/05 SB 753 Establishes Measures to End Prison Gerrymandering Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
5/20 HB 6107 Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities Bill Passed - House (84 - 59)
5/18 SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 5)
5/18 SB 1019 Rescinds the Criminal Records for Low-Level Felonies and Misdemeanors Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 12)
6/01 HB 6402 Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (136 - 11)
5/06 HJ 59 Authorizes Early Voting in Specific Cases Bill Passed - House (115 - 26)
5/18 SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 5)
5/25 HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - House (105 - 39)
6/04 SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
9/28 SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
3/16 HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (126 - 16)
3/16 HB 5165 Amends the Timeline for the Revision and Application of the State Plan of Conservation and Development Bill Passed - House (112 - 27)
3/16 HB 5271 Extends Loosened Regulations on Outdoor Dining Bill Passed - House (121 - 21)
4/13 HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
5/03 HB 5506 Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
4/19 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - House (93 - 54)
5/25 HB 6667 Amends Various State Gun Control Measures Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
5/03 HB 6569 Increases the Minimum Age to Marry to 18 Years Old Bill Passed - House (98 - 45)
6/07 HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - House (121 - 30)
5/18 HB 6820 Requires Protections for Medical Providers from Adverse Actions Taken by Another State Bill Passed - House (128 - 19)
5/24 HB 6768 Authorizes Pharmacists to Prescribe Birth Control Bill Passed - House (125 - 21)
5/25 SB 1108 Increases Access to Reproductive Healthcare at Public Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
6/01 SB 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
6/02 SB 1147 Authorizes the Department of Energy and Environmental Protections to Amend Environmental Justice Permit Processes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
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)
5/10 HJ 34 Establishes a Joint Resolution Recognizing the Harm Done by the Salem Witch Trials Joint Resolution Passed - House (121 - 30)
6/05 SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7)
2/14 SB 111 Establishes Emergency Home Energy Assistance Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
4/24 SB 123 Prohibits an Individual From Causing Another Individual to Incur a Coerced Debt Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
4/18 SB 222 Amends State Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11)
5/02 HB 5437 Establishes New Professional Development Programs for Teachers Bill Passed - House (129 - 20)
5/01 HB 5004 Amends Various State Climate Change Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gases Bill Passed - House (94 - 56)
4/24 SB 2 Establishes Several Artificial Intelligence Regulations and Prohibitions Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/30 SB 136 Increases the Retirement Contribution Rate for State Employees from 3 to 5% Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/02 SB 1 Authorizes Various Healthcare Reforms and Improvements Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
5/07 HB 5523 Appropriates Funding for the State Higher Education Budget Bill Passed - House (103 - 48)
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)
5/03 HB 5474 Requires All Municipalities Submit an Annual Report to the Office of Responsible Growth Bill Passed - House (99 - 51)
5/02 HB 5330 Expands Permanently a State Work Zone Camera Program Bill Passed - House (136 - 13)
5/03 HB 5431 Establishes the Connecticut Families and Workers Account Bill Passed - House (90 - 59)
5/08 SB 191 Prohibits Redemption of Out-of-State Beverage Containers Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
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 SB 409 Prohibits Wage Theft from Contracted Workers Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
5/04 SB 299 Requires Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to Evaluate Impact of Large Data Centers on Grid Reliability Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 6)
4/17 SB 290 Amends State Environment Statutes Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 2)
4/30 SB 203 Prohibits Legacy Admissions in Higher Education Institutions Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
4/30 SB 351 Increases Recording Fee that Funds the Community Investment Account by 5 Dollars Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
4/28 HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
4/22 SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
4/30 HB 5041 Reduces Clean Energy Affordability Costs for Home Renters Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
4/26 SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/20 SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/13 HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
11/28 HB 6001 Authorizes Suspension of Gas Taxes and Extension of the Free Bus Service Bill Passed - House (134 - 7)
5/03 HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
5/03 HB 6639 Requires Timely Scheduling of Temporary Financial Support Hearings in Divorce Proceedings Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
5/03 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 HB 6689 Establishes Student Loan Subsidies for Certain Health Care Professionals Bill Passed - House (121 - 23)
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