Connecticut

To repeal special act 24-20, which required the conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of Canton.

To increase workforce development efforts and improve working conditions in the state.

To require the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to conduct a study of rates for commercial and agricultural natural gas customers who have intermittent peak monthly demand.

To (1) change statutory references to "accessory apartments" to "accessory dwelling units", and (2) specify that towns, districts or utilities may not require separate utility connections for accessory apartments pursuant to special act zoning regulations.

To (1) provide that no health or veterinary care provider shall (A) advertise, market, solicit, promote or offer a medical credit card to a consumer, (B) receive any financial incentive or compensation in exchange for advertising, marketing, soliciting, promoting or offering a medical credit card to a consumer, (C) assist a consumer in acquiring a medical credit card, or (D) charge a medical credit card for (i) any health care or veterinary service before such service is provided to a patient or animal, or (ii) any ancillary product unless a consumer separately consents to purchase such product, (2) require a health or veterinary care provider to make certain disclosures concerning a medical credit card in response to a consumer's request for financial information concerning a medical credit card, and (3) require a health or veterinary care provider to accept, and provide a full refund for, certain returned ancillary products.

To transition to battery powered leaf blowers and related equipment throughout the state.

To require a study for expanding vocational education to grades kindergarten to eight, inclusive, and establish a pilot program for training wastewater treatment facility operators.

To establish a task force to study the effects of the use of artificial intelligence on the trades industry and require the Commissioner of Public Health to study the feasibility of establishing a certified nursing assistant training program.

To require the Comptroller to study retirement health benefits for paraeducators.

To redefine "commercial financing", require commercial financing providers to disclose estimated annual percentage rates and revise and establish certain requirements applicable to commercial financing contracts.

To require executive branch state agencies to develop and implement annual performance plans.

To enact statutory provisions providing for the accountable administration and enforcement of law in the state.

To: (1) require certain health insurers, preferred provider networks and other entities to include certain provisions in contracts with health care providers regarding reimbursement for certain covered health benefits, (2) clarify the definition of "anti-steering clause" under section 38a-477i of the general statutes, (3) require the Insurance Commissioner to conduct a study concerning various revisions to the insurance statutes, (4) change the time period that a health carrier and participating provider shall continue to abide by the terms of a contract under section 38a-472f of the general statutes, (5) prohibit a health carrier from using a software tool to downcode or deny certain health insurance claims, (6) establish a rebuttable presumption for purposes of the review of an adverse determination under section 38a-591e of the general statutes, and (7) prohibit certain health carriers from requiring step therapy for prescription drugs used to treat a chronic, disabling or life-threatening condition.

To study the needs of senior citizens in the state in order to ensure the adequate allocation of resources.

To (1) transfer to the Department of Consumer Protection various duties concerning the Real Estate and Connecticut Health Club Guaranty Funds, (2) with respect to the Real Estate Guaranty Fund, (A) provide that no application to recover compensation from said fund shall be brought later than two years from final determination of, or expiration of time for appeal in connection with, a binding arbitration decision or a court order or decree, and (B) subrogate the department to the rights of the creditor under a decision, order or decree, (3) require an applicant for payment from the Home Improvement Guaranty Fund to attest that the applicant made a good faith effort to satisfy a decision, judgment order or decree against a contractor or proprietor, (4) provide that interest shall not accrue on a debt owed to the Real Estate, Home Improvement, Connecticut Health Club or New Home Construction Guaranty Fund after such debt has been referred to the Department of Administrative Services for collection, and (5) repeal a provision concerning the Connecticut Real Estate Commission's procedure following receipt of a notice concerning the Real Estate Guaranty Fund.

To require the Office of Legislative Management to conduct a study of reestablishing the duties, responsibilities and staffing of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee within the Government Oversight Committee.