Connecticut

HB5004 Climate-change Mandate (passed 26 to 10 on 6/4/25). Mandates that state agencies reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, funds the renewable-energy industry, and requires a statewide net-zero carbon-emissions goal by 2050.

HB5002 Affordable-housing Mandate (passed 20 to 15 on 5/31/25). Mandates affordable housing units and support for homeless population. Additionally, it removes local control over zoning policy, and requires fair-rent commissions in towns with a population greater than 15,000.

SB8 Paid Union Strikes (passed 89 to 59 on 5/30/25). Amends Connecticut law to expand welfare entitlements, allowing workers participating in a labor strike to receive unemployment payments.

SB1 State-funded Pre-K (passed 31 to 4 on 5/30/25). Establishes the Early Childhood Education Endowment to fund early-childhood care and education programs using state budget surpluses.

HB7213 Contraceptives for Children (passed 31 to 5 on 5/27/25). Allows minors to consent to reproductive health services related to pregnancy and pregnancy prevention without parental consent or notification.

HJ49 Con-Con Rescission (passed 35 to 0 on 5/8/25). Rescinds prior applications for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of the United States.

HB6913 Care-facility Mandate (passed 26 to 10 on 5/22/25). Prohibits long-term care facilities from discriminating against residents based on "gender identity or expression, sexual orientation," and "human immunodeficiency virus status."

HB7213 Contraceptives for Children (passed 117 to 27 on 5/1/25). Allows minors to consent to reproductive health services related to pregnancy and pregnancy prevention without parental consent or notification.

HB7042 Firearm-manufacturer Lawfare (passed 100 to 46 on 4/30/25). Enacts the "Firearm Industry Responsibility Act" which requires firearm-industry members to adopt broadly defined "reasonable controls," and allows civil action in the superior court against firearm-industry members.

HJ49 Con-Con Rescission (passed 145 to 0 on 4/28/25). Rescinds prior applications for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

HJ67 Environmental Conservation Plan (passed 33 to 1 on 3/5/25). Adopts the "Connecticut Conservation & Development Policies Plan 2025-2030," prepared by the Office of Policy and Management.

HJ67 Environmental Conservation Plan (passed 106 to 40 on 3/5/25). Adopts the "Connecticut Conservation & Development Policies Plan 2025-2030," prepared by the Office of Policy and Management.

HB5239 Student Financial Aid for Illegal Aliens (passed 36 to 0 on 5/8/2024). Apportions up to $100,000 in grants annually for nonprofit organizations to help students "without legal immigration status" apply for financial aid.

HB5003 Increasing Access to "Food Stamps" (passed 36 to 0 on 5/8/2024). Streamlines cross-enrollment of children in federal and state "food and nutrition" assistance programs.

SB248 Connecticut-Ireland Trade Commission (passed 147 to 0 on 5/8/2024). Establishes the Connecticut-Ireland Trade Commission to "advance bilateral trade and investment," "initiate joint action on policy issues," and "encourage mutual economic support."

HB5523 Allocation of Unspent Federal COVID-19 Funds (passed 26 to 10 on 5/7/2024). Would allow towns to pay salaries and provide compensation to school board members.

SB5 Expanding State-Subsidized Child Care (passed 120 to 24 on 5/7/2024). Expands eligibility for the Care 4 Kids program to Medicaid recipients.

SB5 Expanding State-Subsidized Child Care (passed 36 to 0 on 5/2/2024). Expands eligibility for the Care 4 Kids program to Medicaid recipients.

SB356 Paying School Board Members (passed 24 to 12 on 4/30/2024). Would allow towns to pay salaries and provide compensation to school board members.

HB5422 "Hate Crime" Community Service Mandate (passed 140 to 6 on 4/30/2024). Would require that anyone convicted of a "hate crime" to attend "anti-bias" training or participate in a community service program.

HJ217 Federal Child Labor Amendment (adopted 88 to 56 on 4/30/2024). Would ratify the proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to grant Congress the power to "limit, regulate and prohibit the labor of persons under eighteen years of age."

HB5003 Increasing Access to "Food Stamps" (passed 149 to 0 on 4/30/2024). Streamlines cross-enrollment of children in federal and state "food and nutrition" assistance programs.

HB5412 Marriage Licenses for Illegal Aliens (passed 109 to 39 on 4/17/2024). Would prohibit local vital-records offices from inquiring about a marriage license applicant's citizenship or immigration status.

SB248 Connecticut-Ireland Trade Commission (passed 36 to 0 on 4/17/2024). Establishes the Connecticut-Ireland Trade Commission to "advance bilateral trade and investment," "initiate joint action on policy issues," and "encourage mutual economic support."

HB6638 Defining "Sexual Orientation" (Passed 32 to 4 on 6/7/2023). Redefines "sexual orientation" to mean a person's "identity" in relation to the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted, and adds "age" as a protected class.

SB1147 Green Energy (Passed 109 to 41 on 6/7/2023). Enhances the environmental and public health considerations made under the state's environmental justice statute.

HB6752 Embracing Digital Currency (Passed 24 to 12 on 6/5/2023). Empowers the Banking Commissioner to regulate digital asset business practices, defines key terms like "virtual currency address," "virtual currency kiosk," and "virtual currency wallet," and sets forth requirements for virtual currency kiosk owners/operators to enhance transparency and consumer protection.

SB1147 Green Energy (Passed 34 to 2 on 6/2/2023). Enhances the environmental and public health considerations made under the state's environmental justice statute and provide the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Siting Council with the ability to deny certain permits.

HB6901 State Student Loan Grant (Passed 114 to 33 on 6/1/2023). Establishes a pilot program to reimburse certain professionals for student loan payments.

SB1108 "Reproductive Health" (Passed 114 to 34 on 6/1/2023). Requires public higher education boards to establish a plan, ensuring "reproductive health care services" for residential campus students.

SB171 Birth Control (Passed 36 to 0 on 5/26/2023). Allows pharmacists to prescribe birth control medication over the counter.

SB1108 "Reproductive Health" (Passed 34 to 2 on 5/25/2023). Requires public higher education boards to establish a plan, ensuring "reproductive health care services" for residential campus students.

SB977 Government Healthcare Expansion (Passed 30 to 5 on 5/16/2023). Requires the Department of Social Services (DSS) commissioner to cover bariatric surgery and specified medical services for Medicaid and HUSKY B beneficiaries with obesity under certain circumstances.

HB6638 Defining "Sexual Orientation" (Passed 132 to 17 on 5/9/2023). Redefines "sexual orientation" to mean a person's "identity" in relation to the gender or genders to which they are romantically, emotionally, or sexually attracted, and adds "age" as a protected class.

HB6752 Embracing Digital Currency (Passed 129 to 14 on 5/4/2023). Empowers the Banking Commissioner to regulate digital asset business practices, defines key terms like "virtual currency address," "virtual currency kiosk," and "virtual currency wallet," and sets forth requirements for virtual currency kiosk owners/operators to enhance transparency and consumer protection.

HB6587 Medicaid Expansion (Passed 129 to 16 on 5/3/2023). Provides Medicaid coverage, to the extent permissible under federal law, for diapers.

HB5414 Aiding and Abetting Abortion (passed 25 to 9 on 4/29/2022). Prevents state officials from taking certain actions to assist in judicial cases involving individuals accused of supporting abortion-related services that result in crimes in another state.

HB6690 Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030 (passed 34 to 2 on 6/9/2021). Establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program for babies covered by Medicaid/HUSKY and creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for "underserved" and "marginalized" populations.

HB6690 Baby Bonds Trust and Community Investment Fund 2030 (passed 133 to 5 on 6/9/2021). Establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program for babies covered by Medicaid/HUSKY and creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for "underserved" and "marginalized" populations.

HB6441 Climate Change Adaptation Act (passed 26 to 10 on 6/7/2021). Expands the authority of municipal flood and erosion control boards to include "climate resilience;" creates an Environmental Infrastructure Fund; and increases the authorities' powers to assess fees in all municipalities.

SB1091 "Coercive Control" as Domestic Violence (passed 134 to 8 on 6/4/2021). Defines domestic violence to include "coercive control" and expands the "best interest of the child" factors in custody decisions to include the child's "emotional safety."

HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting (passed 27 to 9 on 6/3/2021). Proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.

SB1 Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis (passed 114 to 33 on 6/1/2021). Declares racism a "public health crisis" in Connecticut, establishes a Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health, and creates a Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee.

HA-B (HB6666) Limiting Government Access to Medical Records (failed 30 to 110 on 5/26/2021). Would amend HB6666 to entirely eliminate sections of the bill that grant the Connecticut Department of Health remote access to individual electronic medical records concerning "a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition."

HB63212 Connecticut Parentage Act (passed 35 to 0 on 5/20/2021). Adopts the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex "parentage" by, among other things, removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., "maternity" and "paternity").

SB1091 "Coercive Control" as Domestic Violence (passed 35 to 1 on 5/18/2021). Defines domestic violence to include "coercive control" and expands the "best interest of the child" factors in custody decisions to include the child's "emotional safety."

HJ58 No-Excuse Absentee Voting (passed 104 to 44 on 5/11/2021). Proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.

HB6321 Connecticut Parentage Act (passed 141 to 1 on 4/26/2021). Adopts the Connecticut Parentage Act, which recognizes same-sex "parentage" by removing gender-specific references in state law (e.g., "maternity" and "paternity").