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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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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 5003 | Increases Education Funding By Changing Formula for Funding and Removing Tuition | Bill Passed - House (121 - 30) |
May 16, 2019 | CT | HB 5004 | Increases the Minimum Wage to $15 Dollars Per Hour | 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) |
May 1, 2012 | CT | HB 5021 | Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays | Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 6) |
April 26, 2012 | CT | HB 5021 | Authorizes the Sale of Alcohol on Sundays and Certain Holidays | Bill Passed - House (116 - 27) |
May 5, 2012 | CT | HB 5024 | Authorizes Election Day Registration | Bill Passed - Senate (19 - 16) |
April 30, 2012 | CT | HB 5024 | Authorizes Election Day Registration | Bill Passed - House (83 - 59) |
April 30, 2010 | CT | HB 5033 | Partial Refund of Sales Tax Imposed on the Sale of School Buses with Seat Belts | Bill Passed - House (125 - 18) |
April 30, 2022 | CT | HB 5041 | Reduces Clean Energy Affordability Costs for Home Renters | Bill Passed - House (95 - 26) |
Jan. 15, 2009 | CT | HB 5095 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 12) |
Jan. 14, 2009 | CT | HB 5095 | 2008-2009 Budget Amendments | Bill Passed - House (111 - 35) |
June 23, 2008 | CT | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Veto Override Passed - House (102 - 39) |
June 23, 2008 | CT | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Veto Override Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
April 22, 2008 | CT | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - House (106 - 45) |
May 5, 2008 | CT | HB 5105 | Minimum Wage Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
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) |
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) |
May 9, 2018 | CT | HB 5170 | Authorizes Schools to Search Student Cell Phones | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5207 | Criminal Background Checks for State Employees | Veto Override Passed - Senate (31 - 5) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5207 | Criminal Background Checks for State Employees | Veto Override Passed - House (120 - 19) |
April 17, 2006 | CT | HB 5212 | News Media Information Protection | Bill Passed - House (107 - 34) |
April 13, 2022 | CT | HB 5216 | Authorizes Banking Institutions to Make Low-Cost Bank Accounts Available | Bill Passed - House (109 - 31) |
April 20, 2022 | CT | HB 5234 | Expands Rights of Tenants | Bill Passed - House (96 - 51) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5236 | Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities | Veto Override Passed - House (110 - 28) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5236 | Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities | Veto Override Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
May 5, 2010 | CT | HB 5236 | Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities | Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 11) |
April 28, 2010 | CT | HB 5236 | Concerning Off-Track Betting Branch Facilities | Bill Passed - House (99 - 43) |
April 27, 2010 | CT | HB 5246 | Domestic Violence Law Amendments | Bill Passed - House (125 - 19) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5248 | Establishing a Sentencing Commission | Veto Override Passed - House (130 - 9) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5248 | Establishing a Sentencing Commission | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 9) |
March 23, 2022 | CT | HB 5262 | Expands Access to Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - Senate (30 - 4) |
March 16, 2022 | CT | HB 5262 | Expands Access to Absentee Voting | Bill Passed - House (126 - 16) |
March 16, 2022 | CT | HB 5271 | Extends Loosened Regulations on Outdoor Dining | Bill Passed - House (121 - 21) |
April 25, 2014 | CT | HB 5274 | Prohibits Employers from Discriminating Against Unemployed Applicants | Bill Passed - House (81 - 55) |
June 5, 2013 | CT | HB 5277 | Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 9) |
May 7, 2013 | CT | HB 5277 | Authorizes Mixed Martial Arts Events | Bill Passed - House (117 - 26) |
April 26, 2012 | CT | HB 5291 | Increases Minimum Wage | Bill Passed - House (88 - 62) |
June 5, 2021 | CT | HB 5310 | Expands the Data Privacy Breach Notification Statute to Protect Consumers | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 0) |
May 3, 2012 | CT | HB 5312 | Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
April 20, 2012 | CT | HB 5312 | Authorizes Day Care and Personal Care Workers to Join Unions | Bill Passed - House (84 - 57) |
May 4, 2022 | CT | HB 5329 | Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 13) |
April 26, 2022 | CT | HB 5329 | Increases Regulation of Marijuana Sales | Bill Passed - House (98 - 48) |
May 4, 2012 | CT | HB 5389 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 13) |
April 25, 2012 | CT | HB 5389 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Marijuana | Bill Passed - House (96 - 51) |
April 29, 2022 | CT | HB 5414 | Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 9) |
April 19, 2022 | CT | HB 5414 | Authorizes Protection for Reproductive Health | Bill Passed - House (93 - 54) |
May 4, 2022 | CT | HB 5417 | Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
April 28, 2022 | CT | HB 5417 | Authorizes Access to Juvenile Records | Bill Passed - House (129 - 17) |
May 5, 2018 | CT | HB 5421 | Authorizes National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
April 26, 2018 | CT | HB 5421 | Authorizes National Popular Vote Interstate Compact | Bill Passed - House (77 - 73) |
May 4, 2010 | CT | HB 5423 | Classroom Experiments and Dissections on Animals | Bill Passed - House (81 - 67) |
April 13, 2022 | CT | HB 5444 | Specifies Unfair Labor Practices | Bill Passed - House (91 - 49) |
June 21, 2010 | CT | HB 5455 | Changes to State Transportation Plan | Veto Override Passed - Senate (25 - 11) |
May 2, 2018 | CT | HB 5460 | Requires Raise for Home Care Employees | Bill Passed - House (88 - 62) |
April 29, 2010 | CT | HB 5483 | Hotel Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (88 - 50) |
March 23, 2022 | CT | HB 5501 | Repeals Taxes on Gas and Clothing | Bill Passed - Senate (33 - 0) |
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) |
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 | HB 5506 | Appropriates Funds for the 2022-2023 State Budget Including a Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Treatment Program | Bill Passed - House (95 - 52) |
April 23, 2008 | CT | HB 5536 | Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - House (102 - 43) |
May 6, 2008 | CT | HB 5536 | Health Insurance Pool | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 12) |
May 8, 2018 | CT | HB 5542 | Prohibits Bump Stocks | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 10) |
May 1, 2018 | CT | HB 5542 | Prohibits Bump Stocks | Bill Passed - House (114 - 35) |
May 8, 2012 | CT | HB 5556 | Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 15) |
May 8, 2012 | CT | HB 5556 | Requires Corporations to Identify Top Donors for Campaign Contributions | Bill Passed - House (94 - 54) |
May 5, 2008 | CT | HB 5577 | Mortgage Assistance | Bill Passed - House (124 - 24) |
May 4, 2014 | CT | HB 5596 | 2014-2015 Budget | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
May 3, 2014 | CT | HB 5596 | 2014-2015 Budget | Bill Passed - House (91 - 55) |
May 17, 2007 | CT | HB 5656 | Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act | Bill Passed - House (76 - 67) |
June 1, 2007 | CT | HB 5656 | Immigrants and Postsecondary Education Act | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
March 1, 2006 | CT | HB 5684 | State Contracting | Bill Passed - House (76 - 61) |
March 1, 2006 | CT | HB 5684 | State Contracting | Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 10) |
April 12, 2017 | CT | HB 5730 | Authorizes Automated Beer and Wine Dispensers | Bill Passed - House (129 - 19) |
Jan. 22, 2019 | CT | HB 5765 | Authorizes Interest-Free Loans for Federal Employees During Shutdown | Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 1) |
May 18, 2011 | CT | HB 5866 | Internet Dating Safety | Bill Passed - House (94 - 47) |
July 28, 2020 | CT | HB 6001 | Extends Telehealth Benefits through March 15, 2021 | 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) |
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 28, 2020 | CT | HB 6003 | Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices | Bill Passed - Senate (35 - 1) |
July 23, 2020 | CT | HB 6003 | Establishes a $25 Cap on Insulin Prices | Bill Passed - House (142 - 4) |
July 29, 2020 | CT | HB 6004 | Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 15) |
July 24, 2020 | CT | HB 6004 | Establishes Independent Inspector General to Investigate Police Shootings and Illegal Uses of Force | Bill Passed - House (86 - 58) |
May 27, 2021 | CT | HB 6107 | Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 13) |
May 20, 2021 | CT | HB 6107 | Amends Zoning Regulations to Address Long-Standing Housing Inequities | Bill Passed - House (84 - 59) |
May 28, 2009 | CT | HB 6187 | Requiring Paid Sick Leave | Bill Passed - House (88 - 58) |
May 14, 2015 | CT | HB 6283 | Prohibits E-Cigarettes in Public Spaces | Bill Passed - House (99 - 46) |
Feb. 8, 2011 | CT | HB 6308 | Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership | |
June 6, 2011 | CT | HB 6308 | Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
May 27, 2011 | CT | HB 6308 | Establishes the Connecticut Healthcare Partnership | Bill Passed - House (88 - 48) |
May 18, 2011 | CT | HB 6342 | Attorney General Candidate Qualifications | Bill Passed - House (91 - 51) |
May 27, 2009 | CT | HB 6385 | Probate Court System | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 7) |
May 24, 2011 | CT | HB 6390 | Access to Postsecondary Education | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 14) |
May 12, 2011 | CT | HB 6390 | Access to Postsecondary Education | Bill Passed - House (77 - 63) |
June 1, 2021 | CT | HB 6402 | Authorizes Student-Athletes to Receive Compensation for the Use of their Likeness | Bill Passed - House (136 - 11) |
April 27, 2021 | CT | HB 6423 | Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 14) |
April 20, 2021 | CT | HB 6423 | Rescinds the Religious Exemption for Mandatory Childhood Vaccines | Bill Passed - House (90 - 53) |
May 26, 2009 | CT | HB 6435 | Election Day Registration | Bill Passed - House (81 - 65) |