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SB00283 - An Act Concerning The Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program.
Banking, Farley Santos, Patricia Billie Miller
Last updated 6 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
To (1) redefine "aggregate family income" and "financial hardship due to circumstances beyond the homeowner's control" in connection with the emergency mortgage assistance program, (2) change procedures (A) regarding applying for emergency mortgage assistance payments, (B) regarding making emergency mortgage assistance payments, (C) for establishing emergency mortgage assistance repayment agreements, and (D) regarding the posting of certain notices on the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's Internet web site, (3) provide that the authority may adopt procedures to establish an aggregate limit on the amount of emergency mortgage assistance payments that certain homeowners may receive, and (4) require developers for certain projects to hire an advocate for the residents affected by such projects.
STATUS
Passed
HB05498 - An Act Concerning Election Security And Transparency, The Counting Of Absentee Ballots, Absentee Voting For Certain Patients Of Nursing Homes, Security Of Certain Election Workers, State Elections Enforcement Commission Complaints, Ballots Made Available In Languages Other Than English And Various Other Revisions Related To Election Administration.
Government Administration and Elections, Craig C. Fishbein, Greg S. Howard
Last updated 5 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
To (1) provide for video recording of absentee ballot drop boxes and retention of such recordings, (2) require town clerks to record the method of receipt for absentee ballots, (3) limit who may apply for additional absentee voting sets, (4) amend an election crime statute regarding suppression or destruction of votes to specify applicability to various methods of casting such votes, (5) require confidentiality of certain election data provided by other states, (6) limit the authorized use of absentee ballot applications to specified periods of time, (7) require town clerks to track absentee ballots in the state-wide centralized voter registration system, (8) prohibit the commercial use of certain voter registration information, (9) prohibit certain candidates from being present in early voting, same-day election registration and absentee ballot central counting locations, (10) bring into compliance with federal case law certain state statutes relating to the circulation of nominating and primary petitions, (11) delete a grounds for removal of an elector from permanent absentee ballot status, (12) modify the timeline for the conduct of a post-election audit, (13) require town clerks to, when a vacancy in candidacy is unfilled, obscure the name of the vacated candidate on the ballot, (14) prohibit the use of "independent" or any similar word in any party designation recorded with the Secretary of the State, (15) require that certain election-related filings be made in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, and (16) provide a deadline for mandatory referral of a complaint from the State Elections Enforcement Commission to the Chief State's Attorney.
STATUS
Passed
HB05414 - An Act Concerning Additional Legal Protections Under The Commission On Human Rights And Opportunities Statutes For Victims Of Sexual Assault, Trafficking In Persons And Stalking.
Judiciary, Kate Farrar, Tom Delnicki
Last updated 8 months ago
21 Co-Sponsors
To provide additional legal protections for victims of sexual assault.
STATUS
Introduced
SB00409 - An Act Concerning Wage Theft Responsibility.
Labor and Public Employees, Robyn A. Porter, Herron Gaston
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
To make a contractor liable for unpaid wages owed to an employee of a subcontractor at any tier who performs work on any portion of a construction contract.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB05399 - An Act Concerning The Criminal Justice Response To Victims Of Sexual Assault.
Public Safety and Security, Maryam Khan, Eleni Kavros DeGraw
Last updated 5 months ago
59 Co-Sponsors
To (1) establish a council to develop a model policy related to the criminal justice response to sexual assault and require distribution of such policy to law enforcement units, (2) establish responsibilities of a peace officer at the scene of a sexual assault incident, and (3) require development and distribution of information about services for victims of sexual assault.
STATUS
Passed
HB05219 - An Act Concerning Standards For The Spraying Of Herbicides Along Railroad Right-of-ways.
Environment, Maria P. Horn, Geraldo C. Reyes
Last updated 6 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
To require railroad company vegetation management plans to be consistent with the requirements for such plans in the state of Massachusetts.
STATUS
Passed
SB00222 - An Act Concerning Changes To The Paid Family And Medical Leave Statutes.
Labor and Public Employees, Derell Wilson, Maryam Khan
Last updated 6 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
To (1) amend the provisions of the paid family and medical leave statutes relating to employer requirements, federally recognized tribes, concurrent payments, overpayments and penalties, and (2) make other minor and technical changes to the paid family and medical leave statutes.
STATUS
Passed
HB05262 - An Act Concerning Child Sexual Abuse.
Committee on Children, Robert C. Sanchez, Christine Conley
Last updated 5 months ago
15 Co-Sponsors
To include a sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention survey as part of the state-wide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program implemented by school districts.
STATUS
Passed
HB05196 - An Act Expanding The Podiatric Scope Of Practice.
Public Health, Travis Simms, Heather S. Bond Somers
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
To expand the podiatric scope of practice to include surgical treatment of complications within the tibial diaphysis related to the use of external fixation pins, the performance of total ankle replacements and the treatment of tibial pilon fractures.
STATUS
Passed
HB05003 - An Act Concerning Child And Family Nutrition.
Public Health, Jaime S. Foster, Saud Anwar
Last updated 6 months ago
51 Co-Sponsors
To ensure that children and families have increased access to all available nutrition programs in the state.
STATUS
Passed
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