Legislative Update
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 3:00 AM
HB5064 An Act Establishing A Grant Program For Agricultural Preservation And Farmland Access Purposes. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 7/14)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To encourage and provide for the retention of agricultural lands for agricultural purposes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 1/31 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2C 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. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 7/11)
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
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. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 7/11)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/30)
Analysis Forthcoming
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SB9 An Act Concerning The Environment, Climate And Sustainable Municipal And State Planning, And The Use Of Neonicotinoids And Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides. - OPPOSE (TRACKED ON 7/11)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/10)
To provide municipalities certain authorities concerning climate resiliency efforts and restrict the use of neonicotinoids and second-generation rodenticides.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1497 An Act Concerning Programming At The Department Of Agriculture And Other Farming And Agriculture Related Provisions. - SUPPORT (TRACKED ON 6/2)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To streamline certain services at the Department of Agriculture while increasing access to such services.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/17 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7160 An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Department Of Motor Vehicles And Concerning Penalties For Operating A Motor Vehicle And Vessel While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor Or Any Drug, Technical Corrections To The Motor Vehicle Statutes, Video Presentation Upon License Renewal, The Highway Work Zone And Roadside Vehicle Safety Awareness Program, Yellow And Blue Envelopes, Electric Scooters, Electric Bicycles, Motor-driven Cycles, Installment Payment Plans, Low-speed Vehicle Dealers And Fines For Violations Of "move Over" Law And Aggravated Endangerment Of A Highway Worker. - OPPOSE (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: Signed by the Governor (7/1)
To (1) implement the recommendations of the Department of Motor Vehicles, (2) revise the penalties for operating a motor vehicle and vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, (3) require notice of casual car sales to the department, (4) charge a registration fee for a pontoon boat based on its overall length, and (5) make technical revisions to the motor vehicle statutes.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/10 11:00 AM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6854 An Act Concerning The Department Of Consumer Protection's Recommendations Regarding Alcoholic Liquor Regulation. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/5)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/10)
To (1) redefine "container" for purposes of infused beverages, (2) establish a daily in-state transporter's liquor permit, a restaurant permit for a catering establishment or a qualified managed residential community and a mobile bar permit, (3) redefine "grocery store" for purposes of the grocery store beer permit and related provisions, (4) redefine "meal" for purposes of the caterer liquor permit, (5) specify that the Department of Consumer Protection shall not review an initial application for a liquor permit in the absence of certain required documents, (6) eliminate the newspaper publication requirement for liquor permit applications, (7) provide for a liquor education program, (8) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to enter into certain settlement agreements, (9) clarify the investigation and enforcement exception regarding purchases by minors, (10) specify that the default penalty for violation of the Liquor Control Act is a class A misdemeanor, and (11) eliminate the municipal recording requirement for liquor permits.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/14 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6855 An Act Concerning The Department Of Consumer Protection's Recommendations Regarding Drug Control And Cannabis And Hemp Regulation. - MONITOR (TRACKED ON 2/5)
Status: Signed by the Governor (6/24)
To (1) establish additional requirements concerning manufacturer hemp products and hemp flower, (2) require certain sterile compounding pharmacies to submit inspection reports, (3) require the Department of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations, policies and procedures designating additional substances as controlled substances, (4) modify the duration of written certifications for the palliative use of marijuana and authorize certain pharmacists to (A) temporarily extend such certifications, and (B) issue temporary written certifications, (5) modify certain requirements concerning a quarterly report submitted by the department, (6) redefine "backer", (7) establish a temporary cannabis operator license, (8) expand the variety of establishments to which certain cannabis establishments may sell, transport or transfer cannabis, (9) eliminate minimum separation requirements concerning certain equity joint ventures, (10) require additional persons to obtain a key employee license, and (11) redefine "container" for purposes of infused beverages.
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Hearing Date(s):
Fri 2/14 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1A AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB1376 An Act Reducing Blood Alcohol Limits For Impaired Driving And Boating, Concerning Information Regarding Police Phlebotomy Training And Studying The Implementation Of Electronic Warrant Technology. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: TRA Public Hearing: Wed 2/26 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/21)
To (1) lower the blood alcohol content for driving and boating under the influence from eight-hundredths to five-hundredths of one per cent of alcohol, by weight, (2) coordinate an interagency exchange of information concerning police phlebotomy training, and (3) study the feasibility of implementing electronic warrant technology.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7171 An Act Concerning Certain Caretaker Authorization For The Agricultural Experiment Station. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 3/10)
Status: File Number 685 (4/14)
To authorize the appointment of property caretakers for certain facilities under the control of the Agricultural Experiment Station.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/17 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7013 An Act Concerning Enhancements To The Local Food For Schools Incentive Program. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: Senate Calendar Number 557 (5/29)
To replace the Department of Agriculture with the Department of Education as the lead agency responsible for administering the local food for schools incentive program, to expand eligibility in such program to include providers of child care services, and to provide support and funding for such program and the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant Program.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/26 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB7038 An Act Requiring A Study Of The Feasibility Of Establishing A Captive Insurance Company Or Using Parametric Insurance To Provide Financial Assistance To Farmers Impacted By The Effects Of Severe Weather. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/19)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/7)
To require that the Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, conduct a feasibility study for establishing a captive insurance company or providing insurance coverage through parametric contracts to provide financial assistance to farmers in the state impacted by the effects of severe weather.
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Hearing Date(s):
Thu 2/27 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1E AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6915 An Act Concerning The Use Of Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/8)
Status: File Number 112 (3/18)
To restrict the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6916 An Act Concerning The Use Of Neonicotinoids. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/8)
Status: ENV Public Hearing: Wed 2/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE (2/11)
To restrict the use of neonicotinoids for certain commercial and agricultural applications.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 12:00 PM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
SB669 An Act Authorizing Grocery Store Beer Permittees To Sell Hard Cider. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 2/7)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/16)
To authorize grocery store beer permittees to sell hard cider for off-premises consumption.
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HB6241 An Act Concerning Agritourism. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/31)
Status: Tabled for the Calendar, House (4/28)
To implement measures designed to assist farmers financially and enable the state's agricultural industry to sustain.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/17 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6798 An Act Authorizing The Use Of Bond Funds For Farmers Who Lost Crops Due To Hailstorms Or Other Climate Change Related Events. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/28)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/29)
To assist farmers who lost crops due to hailstorms and other climate change related events.
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HB5548 An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/21)
To eliminate the additional one per cent sales and use taxes imposed on meals sold by an eating establishment, caterer or grocery store.
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HB5703 An Act Adjusting The Annual Increase To The Minimum Wage. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/21)
To adjust the annual increase to the minimum wage according to the percentage change in the employment cost index or not more than ten cents per hour, whichever is lower.
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HB5793 An Act Concerning The Reporting Of Newly Hired Employees To The Labor Department. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/21)
To streamline administrative reporting for employers who employ seasonal employees.
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HB5794 An Act Concerning The Amount Of Wages An Employer Must Pay To Be Subject To The Provisions Of The Unemployment Compensation Act. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/21)
To lower operating costs for small businesses in the state by adjusting the amount of wages an employer must pay in order to be subject to the provisions of the Unemployment Compensation Act.
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HB6460 An Act Concerning Interchange Fees On Electronic Payment Transactions. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/24)
To prohibit payment card networks from including sales and use taxes in the amount on which interchange fees are imposed.
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SB431 An Act Requiring Alcoholic Liquor Containers To Display Cancer Risk Warning Labels. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/27)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/10)
To require alcoholic liquor containers to bear cancer warning labels.
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HB6518 An Act Concerning Employers' Chargeability For Unemployment Benefits. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees (1/24)
To make only an employee's most recent employer chargeable for unemployment benefit payments.
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HB6535 An Act Increasing The Amount Of The Property Tax Exemption For Farm Machinery. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To increase the amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to three hundred thousand dollars of the assessed value.
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HB6546 An Act Increasing The Amount Of The Property Tax Exemption For Farm Machinery. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development (1/24)
To increase the amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to five hundred thousand dollars of the assessed value.
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HB6547 An Act Establishing A Farm Investment Property Tax Credit. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/10)
To establish a property tax credit in the amount of twenty per cent of qualified investment expenditures made by eligible farmers for property such as machinery, equipment and buildings used for agricultural production.
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SB1021 An Act Concerning Liability For Agricultural Operations Engaged In Agritourism. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary (1/22)
To recognize the inherent risks in participating in agritourism activities and limit the liability of agricultural operators engaged in agritourism in the state.
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SB1149 An Act Increasing The Penalty For Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor Or Any Drug. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/26)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation (1/23)
To increase the penalty for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
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HB6273 An Act Establishing Funding For Farmers Who Have Crop Loss Due To Significant Acute Weather Events. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: File Number 833 (5/6)
To help mitigate the hardship on farmers resulting from the loss of a crop due to a devastating one-time weather event.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB6289 An Act Authorizing The Use Of Drones To Analyze, Treat And Apply Fertilizers And Pesticides To Crops. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: File Number 394 (4/1)
To allow the use of precision drone technology by Federal Aviation Administration licensed pilots and licensed commercial and private pesticide applicators to analyze, treat and apply fertilizers and pesticides on crops in order to reduce the environmental impact compared to existing methods.
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Hearing Date(s):
Mon 3/3 10:00 AM @ ROOM 2B AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5903 An Act Concerning Reform Of The Use And Regulation Of Neonicotinoids. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/22)
To reform the use and regulation of neonicotinoids in the state.
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HB5907 An Act Prohibiting The Application Of Pesticides To Organic Foods. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/22)
To prohibit the application of pesticides to organic foods.
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HB5913 An Act Prohibiting The Regulation Of Pesticide Use By Municipalities. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/22)
To preempt municipalities from regulating the use of pesticides and leaving such regulation to the state and federal governments.
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HB5919 An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Second-generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/22)
To prohibit the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides.
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HB6049 An Act Authorizing Beer Manufacturer Permittees To Sell Beer Brewed By Other Such Permittees. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/22)
To authorize beer manufacturer permittees to sell beer brewed by other such permittees.
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HB6143 An Act Requiring A Study Of The Feasibility Of Establishing A Captive Insurance Company To Provide Financial Assistance To Farmers Impacted By The Effects Of Severe Weather. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Insurance and Real Estate (1/22)
To require that the Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of Agriculture, conduct a feasibility study for establishing a captive insurance company to provide financial assistance to farmers in the state impacted by the effects of severe weather.
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HB6233 An Act Establishing A State-wide Spotted Lanternfly Control Program. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/23)
To provide funding for spotted lanternfly control efforts.
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HB6254 An Act Restricting The Use Of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/23)
To protect the health of raptors and other animals.
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HB6311 An Act Exempting Farm Vehicles From The Highway Use Tax. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/23)
To exempt farm vehicles from the highway use tax.
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HB6744 An Act Requiring The Indexing Of The Property Tax Exemption Amount For Farm Machinery. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/25)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/10)
To require the dollar amount of the property tax exemption for farm machinery to be indexed to reflect the rate of inflation.
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HB5780 An Act Incentivizing Investments In Local Farms And Agricultural Operations. - SUPPORT DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/20)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (1/21)
To establish a tax credit program to incentivize investments in local farms and agricultural operations.
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HB5361 An Act Concerning The Source Of The Fruit Used By Farm Winery Permittees To Manufacture Wine. - OPPOSE DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: File Number 299 (3/27)
To reduce the minimum average crop requirement for farm winery permittees to twenty per cent.
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Hearing Date(s):
Wed 2/19 10:00 AM @ ROOM 1D AND ZOOM AND YOUTUBE LIVE
HB5567 An Act Authorizing Additional Grocery Stores To Sell Connecticut Craft Beer. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/21)
To authorize additional grocery stores to sell Connecticut craft beer.
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HB5783 An Act Authorizing Sales Of Connecticut Wines In Grocery Stores. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/21)
To authorize grocery store beer permittees to sell Connecticut wines.
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SB144 An Act Authorizing Grocery Store Wine Sales. - DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/19)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (1/8)
To authorize grocery store wine sales.
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HB5403 An Act Prohibiting State Agencies And Municipalities From Purchasing Or Operating Certain Unmanned Aircraft Systems. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/17)
Status: Change of Reference, Senate to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding (2/14)
To prohibit any state agency or municipality from purchasing or operating unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled in the People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation to protect national security and prevent reliance on foreign adversaries.
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HB5260 An Act Prohibiting The Nonagricultural Use Of Neonicotinoids. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/14)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/15)
To prohibit the nonagricultural use of neonicotinoids.
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HB5016 An Act Concerning The Use Of Certain Rodenticides. - MONITOR DEAD (TRACKED ON 1/11)
Status: Referred to Joint Committee on Environment (1/8)
To protect the health of birds of prey and other rodent predator animals.
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