HB7181 An Act Concerning The Regulation Of Tobacco, Cannabis, Hemp And Related Products, Conduct And Establishments. - (TRACKED ON 6/2)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To (1) establish a state-wide cannabis and hemp enforcement task force, (2) require a municipality to submit a copy of an application for a court order to the Attorney General, (3) authorize seizures of additional merchandise, (4) redirect funds derived from certain civil penalties to municipalities, (5) prohibit conduct concerning the shipment and transportation of tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, (6) establish penalties concerning the unlawful shipment and transportation of cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, and (7) provide that a cannabis establishment licensee, or any servant or agent thereof, shall be guilty of a class E felony if such person sells or delivers (A) any cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia to any person younger than twenty-one years of age, or (B) any synthetic cannabinoid to any person.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7287 An Act Concerning The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2027, And Making Appropriations Therefor, And Provisions Related To Revenue And Other Items Implementing The State Budget. - (TRACKED ON 6/2)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/30)
Analysis Forthcoming
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HB6921 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Office Of Early Childhood, Department Of Education And The Technical Education And Career System And Concerning The Administration Of Epinephrine And Glucagon. - (TRACKED ON 5/15)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/30)
To implement the recommendations of the Office of Early Childhood.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7259 An Act Concerning Revisions To Various Statutes Concerning Criminal Justice. - (TRACKED ON 4/29)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/9)
To revise provisions concerning (1) the DNA data bank, (2) sexual assault evidence collection kits, (3) juror compensation, (4) failure to appear, (5) acquittee applications for discharge, (6) credit for presentence confinement, (7) use of an electronic defense weapon by a peace officer, (8) pretrial diversionary programs for persons with an intellectual disability or autism spectrum disorder, (9) penalties for a violation of chapter 545 of the general statutes, (10) underage Internet gambling, (11) accelerated pretrial rehabilitation for gambling addiction related violations, and (12) failure to stop for or eluding a police officer.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/31 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB3 An Act Concerning Consumer Protection And Safety. - (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/10)
To (1) require fee disclosures for consumer goods and services, (2) impose various requirements concerning connected devices, (3) impose various requirements concerning repairs of electronic or appliance products, (4) require each municipality to establish and maintain a ".gov" Internet top-level domain, (5) provide that no supplier shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any eligible food unless such supplier (A) reduces the price charged for such eligible food by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such supplier has made such downsizing or reduction, (6) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnormal economic disruptions, (7) prohibit persons from charging unconscionably excessive prices following precipitating events, and (8) modify the procedures applicable to persons who fail to adhere to provisions concerning precipitating events.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/12 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB4 An Act Concerning Energy Affordability, Access And Accountability. - (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To improve service and reduce costs for electricity ratepayers in the state.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 3/6 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5004 An Act Concerning The Protection Of The Environment And The Development Of Renewable Energy Sources And Associated Job Sectors. - (TRACKED ON 2/21)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To protect the state's environment while providing for the development of renewable energy sources and related job sectors in a manner that reduces costs connected with such protections and development.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7275 An Act Concerning The Regulation Of Cigarettes, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems And Vapor Products. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 5/12)
Status: File Number 974 (5/29)
To (1) revise the definition of "cigarette", (2) extend the restrictions on shipping or transporting cigarettes to tobacco products and establish an additional penalty for violating such restrictions, (3) establish restrictions on the shipping or transport of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products, and (4) require a seller or seller's agent to request age verification for the purchase of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 4/16 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7206 An Act Concerning Proceedings Of The Siting Council And Other Requirements Concerning Certain Utility Expenditures. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/14)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (4/30)
To modify provisions concerning the Connecticut Siting Council, including by establishing the Consumer Counsel as a party in proceedings, requiring disclosure of utility retention of lobbyists and excluding lobbying and certain other costs from being considered operating costs for ratemaking purposes and modifying submission and notification requirements for council applications.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 3/14 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1531 An Act Concerning Public Utility Transparency And Accountability And Proceedings Of The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/14)
Status: File Number 662 (4/14)
To (1) deem certain public service companies a public agency for purposes of the Freedom of Information Act and not permit them to recover through rates costs of compliance with said act, (2) subject the Home Energy Solutions program to audit by the Auditors of Public Accounts, (3) modify the expertise and other requirements of utility commissioner appointments and impose revolving door and substantial conflict recusal requirements, (4) modify other processes of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, (5) prohibit certain mergers of utility companies, (6) prohibit a utility company from owning both gas and electric utilities, (7) prohibit a public utility company from imposing any fees that would discourage the adoption of grid-enhancing and energy-efficient technologies, (8) prohibit a right of first refusal to acquire property by a utility company, and (9) prohibit deceptive fees to utility end use customers.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/24 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7087 An Act Concerning Community Solar Energy Generating Systems. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/7)
Status: Senate Calendar Number 606 (6/3)
To (1) allow shared clean energy subscriber organizations to build, own and operate electrical generation or storage facilities that generate or store electricity from renewable sources, (2) allow any end user of an electric distribution company to enter into a subscription with a shared clean energy subscriber organization, and (3) require any electric distribution company to provide billing credits to any end user who enters into such a subscription.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 3/6 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1194 An Act Concerning Power Purchase Agreements And The Provision Of Standard Service To Electric Customers. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 4/7)
Status: File Number 534 (4/7)
To revise a statute concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 2/4 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB11 An Act Concerning Prescription Drug Access And Affordability. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Rules Suspended and Transmitted (5/21)
To increase access to affordable health care.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/11 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB970 An Act Concerning Cannabinoids, Hemp And Hemp Products. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/5)
Status: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/7)
To (1) redefine "marijuana" to exclude certain products, (2) define "naturally manufactured hemp cannabinoid" and "low-THC hemp product", (3) redefine "synthetic cannabinoid", "independent testing laboratory", "manufacture" and "manufacturer hemp product", (4) authorize licensees to sell high-THC hemp products and naturally manufactured hemp cannabinoids to certain persons, (5) authorize additional persons to conduct testing of manufacturer hemp products and modify various requirements concerning testing procedures, (6) authorize unlicensed sales of certain low-THC hemp products, (7) modify various requirements concerning packaging, presenting and advertising manufacturer hemp products, and (8) modify various provisions concerning the THC content of hemp and manufacturer hemp products.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 3/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7078 An Act Concerning The Removal Of Unauthorized Persons From Real Property, Continuing Education Requirements For Real Estate Licensees, Requiring A Study Of Residential Real Property Wholesaling And Revising The Title Of A Real Estate Salesperson To A Real Estate Agent. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/26)
Status: Motion Failed (JF) (5/5)
To: (1) Allow owners of real property to seek the removal of unauthorized persons from such owner's real property; (2) revise the continuing education requirements for real estate licensees; (3) regulate wholesaling agreements between real estate wholesalers and sellers of residential property; (4) require the Commissioner of Housing to conduct a study concerning methods to advance equal access to housing and fairness in real estate transactions; and (5) change the term real estate salesperson to real estate agent.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/4 9:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6907 An Act Concerning The Use Of Quotas By Warehouse Distribution Centers. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: File Number 868 (5/9)
To create restrictions on certain quotas used by warehouse distribution centers and protections for warehouse workers against such quotas.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 2:30 PM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB8 An Act Concerning Protections For Workers And Enhancements To Workers' Rights. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: Vetoed by the Governor (6/23)
To protect workers' rights.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/13 2:30 PM @ ROOM 1B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1254 An Act Establishing Additional Protections For Warehouse Workers. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/6)
Status: File Number 180 (3/24)
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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Hearing Date(s):
Tue 3/4 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB384 An Act Concerning A Suspension Of The Public Benefits Charge, Limits On Certain Power Purchase Agreements, The Elimination Of Certain Zero-carbon Incentives And An Increase In The Natural Gas Supply. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/4)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/9)
To (1) suspend the charges collectively called the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" pending legislative review of such charges, (2) prohibit any power purchase agreement that provides for the purchase of electricity at a price exceeding one hundred fifty per cent of the wholesale price of electricity, (3) remove incentives for the development of zero-carbon energy sources unless such incentives are available for the development of any energy generation, and (4) promote an increase in the natural gas supply in the state.
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HB5534 An Act Removing The Combined Public Benefit Charge, Limiting Rates Allowed Under Certain Power Purchase Agreements, Amending The Definition Of Class I Renewable Energy Sources, Separating The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority From The Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection, Eliminating Certain Electricity Incentive Programs And Requiring A Study Of Methods To Increase The Supply Of Natural Gas. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/3)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/21)
To (1) remove the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" from consumer electric bills, (2) prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or electric distribution companies from entering into a power purchase agreement if the price for electricity under such agreement exceeds one hundred fifty per cent above the wholesale price of electricity, (3) redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include electricity generated from any hydropower or nuclear power generating facility, (4) separate the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, (5) eliminate any incentive program that increases electric demand, including, but not limited to, any electric vehicle rebate program, and (6) study methods by which the supply of natural gas may be increased in the state.
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SB319 An Act Concerning Protections For Consumer Access To Affordable Electricity. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/3)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/9)
To reduce energy costs and increase energy supply.
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HB5400 An Act Prohibiting Certain Power Purchase Agreements And Requiring Joint Solicitations For Certain Clean Energy Projects. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/31)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/17)
To (1) prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or any electric distribution company from entering into a power purchase agreement that provides for the purchase of electricity at a rate exceeding one hundred fifty per cent above the wholesale price of electricity, and (2) require the commissioner to solicit any clean energy project with a capacity exceeding twenty megawatts with two or more other states.
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SB151 An Act Concerning Beer Distribution. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/30)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/8)
To modify certain requirements concerning self-distribution by beer manufacturer permittees and study how such permittees can more easily terminate contracts with wholesaler permittees.
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HB6185 An Act Concerning The Consumption Of Energy Drinks By Children. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/29)
Status: File Number 32 (3/3)
To establish a working group to study the medical risks associated with the consumption of energy drinks by children and effects of a prohibition on the sale of energy drinks to children, and require signage related to the medical risks associated with the consumption of energy drinks by children.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/6 1:00 PM @ ROOM 1C AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB84 An Act Concerning The Combined Public Benefit Charge, Amending The Definition Of Class I Renewable Energy Sources, Limiting Rates Allowed Under Certain Power Purchase Agreements And Removing The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority From The Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/29)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/8)
To (1) remove the Combined Public Benefits Charge from consumer electric bills, (2) redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include electricity generated from any hydropower or nuclear power generating facility, (3) prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or electric distribution companies from entering into a power purchase agreement if the price for electricity under such agreement exceeds one hundred fifty per cent of the wholesale price of electricity, and (4) remove the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
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SB89 An Act Prohibiting Certain Zero-carbon Power Purchase Agreements Above Wholesale Rates. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/29)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/8)
To prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection from entering into or approving any power purchase agreement with a zero-carbon electricity generating source if such agreement provides for the purchase of electricity at a rate that exceeds the wholesale rate.
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SB97 An Act Concerning Power Purchase Agreement Rates Above Wholesale Prices. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/29)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology (1/8)
To prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or electric distribution companies from entering into a power purchase agreement if the price for electricity under such agreement exceeds one hundred fifty per cent of the wholesale price of electricity.
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HB6356 An Act Establishing A Nonwaivable Right To A Home Inspection For A Purchaser Of Residential Property. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/23)
To give a purchaser of residential property a nonwaivable right to obtain a home inspection.
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SB647 An Act Concerning Protections For Consumer Access To Affordable Electricity. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/21)
Status: ET Public Hearing: Thu 3/6 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/28)
To reduce energy costs and increase energy supply.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 3/6 10:30 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5572 An Act Concerning Real Estate Wholesalers And Real Estate Wholesale Contracts. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Senate Calendar Number 571 (5/31)
To provide for (1) the licensing and regulation of real estate wholesalers, and (2) the regulation of real estate wholesale contracts.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE