Thursday, January 29, 2026 4:54 AM
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AN ACT CONCERNING LIMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION EXPENDITURES.
To require a report on special education expenditures.
File Number 846 (5/7)
AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFITS.
To require increases to rates for employees of nonprofit providers.
File Number 877 (5/12)
AN ACT CONCERNING RESOURCES FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION.
To address issues relating to resources for special education in Connecticut.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/27)
AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE AND PATIENT PROTECTION.
To: (1) Establish (A) certain reporting requirements and enforcement provisions concerning compliance with mental health and substance use disorder benefit laws, and (B) the parity advancement account; (2) require health carriers to bear the burden of proving that certain health care services under adverse determination or utilization review are not medically necessary; (3) establish certain prohibitions on the use of step therapy for prescription drugs; (4) require health carriers to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits; (5) establish certain requirements concerning stop loss insurance policies for health care or medical benefits under any self-funded employee health benefit plan; (6) establish certain health insurance rate filing requirements and require that the Insurance Commissioner adopt regulations concerning affordability in rate filing; (7) prohibit the use of artificial intelligence to make an adverse determination based on medical necessity; and (8) prohibit any individual or group health insurance policy from imposing (A) arbitrary time limits on reimbursement for general anesthesia services, or (B) unilateral arbitrary limitations on reimbursement for medically necessary ancillary services.
Signed by the Governor (6/24)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE TEACHERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM STATUTES.
To implement the Teachers' Retirement Board's recommendations for changes to the teachers' retirement system statutes.
Signed by the Governor (7/1)
Monitored Bills
AN ACT CONCERNING ENHANCEMENTS TO THE LOCAL FOOD FOR SCHOOLS INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
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.
Senate Calendar Number 557 (5/29)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE AND USE OF NONAERIAL AND NONEXPLOSIVE CONSUMER FIREWORKS.
To authorize the sale and use by consumers of nonaerial and nonexplosive consumer fireworks and sky lanterns.
Bill Passed Temporarily (6/4)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM CONCERNING THE USE OF BODY SCANNING MACHINES IN CERTAIN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND REQUIRING REPORTS CONCERNING STRIP AND CAVITY SEARCHES IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.
To require the Department of Correction to report concerning the potential use of body scanning machines in correctional facilities and policies and information concerning the conduct of strip searches and cavity searches of persons who are incarcerated.
Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/6)
AN ACT CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION.
To make a technical changes in the special education statutes.
File Number 706 (4/15)
AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY TO ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR ELECTORS IN STATE CUSTODY.
To allow for eligible electors incarcerated in Department of Correction facilities to apply for absentee ballots.
File Number 694 (4/14)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION IN CONNECTICUT.
To address issues relating to the provision of special education in Connecticut.
Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/23)
AN ACT CONCERNING ENFORCEMENT OF CROSS-BORDER BOTTLE REDEMPTION PROHIBITIONS.
To enforce the prohibition on cross-border bottle redemptions.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/6)
AN ACT MAKING INVESTMENTS IN IN-DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION.
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
File Number 848 (5/8)
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
To implement the recommendations of the Department of Education.
File Number 699 (4/15)
AN ACT REQUIRING STUDIES OF INSURANCE POOLING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CERTAIN PRACTICES BY HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COMPANIES.
To: (1) Protect nonprofit human services providers from liability for injuries caused by negligent acts or omissions of the state or third parties; (2) require the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a feasibility study of general and automobile liability insurance pooling for nonprofit organizations; (3) require the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study of homeowners insurance practices requiring policyholders to make repairs or modifications to such policyholders' residential properties as a condition of granting or maintaining homeowners insurance coverage; and (4) exempt nonprofit organizations from certain automobile insurance and bond requirements.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/27)
AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.
To establish various requirements concerning earned but unpaid wage or salary income advances.
Signed by the Governor (7/8)
AN ACT CONCERNING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE.
To recruit and retain health care providers in the state.
Signed by the Governor (7/1)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF RANKED-CHOICE VOTING IN PARTY CAUCUSES, CONVENTIONS AND PRIMARIES, INCLUDING PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIES, AND IN CERTAIN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
To afford political parties the flexibility to use ranked-choice voting in party caucuses, conventions and primaries, including presidential preference primaries.
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/27)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE QUALITY AND DELIVERY OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN CONNECTICUT.
To improve the quality and delivery of special education services.
Signed by the Governor (6/23)
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
To implement the recommendations of the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee.
Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/7)
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.
Signed by the Governor (6/30)
AN ACT INCREASING RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS, SCHOOLS AND SPECIAL EDUCATION.
To improve the quality of education for the state's children.
Signed by the Governor (6/23)
AN ACT CONCERNING PROTECTIONS FOR ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE EQUITABLE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN THE STATE.
To protect continued access to health care and the equitable delivery of health care services in the state.
Disagreeing Action, Tabled for Calendar, Senate (5/29)
AN ACT PROVIDING SCHOOL MEALS TO ALL STUDENTS.
To provide free school meals to all students.
Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations (2/21)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE.
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
File Number 901 (5/12)
AN ACT REQUIRING A REVIEW OF THE COSTS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY ALL PROVIDERS IN THIS STATE.
To require the Commissioner of Education to conduct a review of the costs of special education services provided by private providers and submit a report with the results of such review.
File Number 495 (4/3)