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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
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 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 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 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - House (104 - 47)
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 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
June 6, 2023 CT HB 6930 Amends How Cost-of-Living Increases are Calculated Bill Passed - House (120 - 24)
June 5, 2023 CT SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - House (111 - 38)
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 - 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 HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
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 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
May 3, 2023 CT HB 6639 Requires Timely Scheduling of Temporary Financial Support Hearings in Divorce Proceedings Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
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 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
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 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 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)
May 3, 2022 CT SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
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 30, 2022 CT HB 5041 Reduces Clean Energy Affordability Costs for Home Renters Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
April 29, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
April 29, 2022 CT SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
April 28, 2022 CT SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
April 28, 2022 CT HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
April 27, 2022 CT HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
April 26, 2022 CT HB 5329 Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales Bill Passed - House (98 - 48)
April 26, 2022 CT SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
April 22, 2022 CT SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
April 20, 2022 CT HB 5234 Expands Rights of Tenants Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
April 20, 2022 CT SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
April 19, 2022 CT HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - House (93 - 54)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
April 13, 2022 CT HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
March 23, 2022 CT HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
March 23, 2022 CT HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
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)
March 16, 2022 CT HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (126 - 16)
Sept. 28, 2021 CT SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
June 17, 2021 CT SB 1202 Extends Convicted Felons' Voting Rights if They are Committed to Confinement Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
June 17, 2021 CT SB 1202 Extends Convicted Felons' Voting Rights if They are Committed to Confinement Bill Passed - House (89 - 50)
June 17, 2021 CT SB 1201 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
June 8, 2021 CT HB 6665 Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants 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 6, 2021 CT SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (87 - 55)
June 5, 2021 CT HB 5310 Expands the Data Privacy Breach Notification Statute to Protect Consumers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
June 4, 2021 CT SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - House (134 - 8)
June 4, 2021 CT SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
June 3, 2021 CT SB 1037 Expands the Types of Bottles and Cans that Can be Recycled Bill Passed - House (105 - 42)
June 1, 2021 CT SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - House (114 - 33)
June 1, 2021 CT HB 6402 Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (136 - 11)
Date No. Title Outcome
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 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 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 1 Establishes Transparency Requirements in Education Bill Passed - House (104 - 47)
6/07 HB 5003 Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition Bill Passed - House (121 - 30)
6/06 HB 6888 Amends Various Juvenile Justice Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (96 - 54)
6/06 HB 6930 Amends How Cost-of-Living Increases are Calculated Bill Passed - House (120 - 24)
6/05 SB 905 Establishes New Alcohol Licensing Rules and Standards Bill Passed - House (111 - 38)
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 - 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 HB 6481 Prohibits the Release of Helium and Other Lighter-than-Air Balloons Bill Passed - House (137 - 5)
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 SB 228 Requires Employees Keep Healthcare Coverage after a Labor Dispute Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 0)
5/03 HB 6639 Requires Timely Scheduling of Temporary Financial Support Hearings in Divorce Proceedings Bill Passed - House (143 - 0)
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 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1)
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 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 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)
5/03 SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
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)
4/30 HB 5041 Reduces Clean Energy Affordability Costs for Home Renters Bill Passed - House (95 - 26)
4/29 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9)
4/29 SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - House (95 - 52)
4/28 SB 6 Expands Data Privacy Protections Bill Passed - House (144 - 5)
4/28 HB 5417 Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records Bill Passed - House (129 - 17)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 1)
4/27 HB 5505 Authorizes Certification of Aerospace Projects Bill Passed - House (130 - 14)
4/26 HB 5329 Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales Bill Passed - House (98 - 48)
4/26 SB 4 Establishes Electric Vehicle Requirements for State Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11)
4/22 SB 2 Expands Preschool, Mental, and Behavioral Services for Children Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 1)
4/20 HB 5234 Expands Rights of Tenants Bill Passed - House (96 - 51)
4/20 SB 17 Prohibits Colleges from Withholding Transcripts Due to Unpaid Debt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
4/19 HB 5414 Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health Bill Passed - House (93 - 54)
4/13 HB 5216 Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available Bill Passed - House (109 - 31)
4/13 HB 5444 Specifies Unfair Labor Practices Bill Passed - House (91 - 49)
3/23 HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4)
3/23 HB 5501 Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0)
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)
3/16 HB 5262 Expands Access to Absentee Voting Bill Passed - House (126 - 16)
9/28 SR 76 Authorizes Governor's Renewed Emergency Declaration Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 15)
6/17 SB 1202 Extends Convicted Felons' Voting Rights if They are Committed to Confinement Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (20 - 6)
6/17 SB 1202 Extends Convicted Felons' Voting Rights if They are Committed to Confinement Bill Passed - House (89 - 50)
6/17 SB 1201 Authorizes Recreational Use of Cannabis for Adults Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (16 - 11)
6/08 HB 6665 Prohibits 'Whites Only' Covenants Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/07 HB 6441 Authorizes Climate Change Adaptation for Shoreline and Inland Communities Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/06 SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - House (87 - 55)
6/05 HB 5310 Expands the Data Privacy Breach Notification Statute to Protect Consumers Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0)
6/04 SB 1091 Expands the Definition of Domestic Violence to Include Coercive Control Bill Passed - House (134 - 8)
6/04 SB 1059 Limits the Use of Solitary Confinement Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10)
6/03 SB 1037 Expands the Types of Bottles and Cans that Can be Recycled Bill Passed - House (105 - 42)
6/01 SB 1 Alleges Racism is a Public Health Crisis Bill Passed - House (114 - 33)
6/01 HB 6402 Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness Bill Passed - House (136 - 11)
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