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2013 CT General Assembly Bills

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Transportation Committee  INCREASING THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT AND INCREASING FINES FOR SPEEDING. ALLOWING NEWLY LICENSED MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATORS TO TRANSPORT IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO AND FROM SCHOOL. Public Safety and Security Committee  POOL SAFETY AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Public Health Committee  THE PRACTICE OF ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES.

REQUIRING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS FOR CHILDREN. Photos de AJ Arias Atty. A SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. This is a note on single payer.... THE ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE TO CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS. Planning and Development Committee  CONCERNING THE PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES. It’s Newspapers Versus Municipalities Again. PERMITTING THE POSTING OF LEGAL NOTICES ON MUNICIPAL WEB SITES. It’s Newspapers Versus Municipalities Again. PROHIBITING MUNICIPALITIES FROM ADOPTING BREED SPECIFIC DANGEROUS DOG ORDINANCES. Labor and Public Employees Committee  INCREASING THE MINIMUM FAIR WAGE. Democratic Lawmakers Take Another Swing At Hiking Minimum Wage. Minimum wage rise back on Conn. legislative agenda. Connecticut lawmakers are considering increasing minimum wage from $8.25 to $9 per hour.

Minimum wage rise back on Conn. legislative agenda

Lawmakers are attempting to make the increase for the second year in a row. Last year, the Senate took the legislation, but never voted on it. Participation needed - CTNewsWire. Joint Committee on Judiciary  THE SECURE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM. New Haven Lawmaker Seeks To Close Secure Communities Loophole. By Hugh McQuaid | Feb 27, 2013 12:30pm Google(2) Comments | Commenting has expired Posted to: Town News, New Haven, Immigration, Legal, Local Politics, State Capitol Hugh McQuaid photo Rep.

New Haven Lawmaker Seeks To Close Secure Communities Loophole

Gary Holder-Winfield, D-New Haven Legislation introduced by Rep. THE SECURE SAFEKEEPING OF FIREARMS. The Nancy Lanza law: Bill focuses on safekeeping of guns - New Canaan News. Seeking to disarm the next Adam Lanza before it's too late, a key Republican lawmaker and upholder of the Second Amendment wants the state of Connecticut to require gun owners to lock up their weapons if they live with someone who is mentally unstable.

The Nancy Lanza law: Bill focuses on safekeeping of guns - New Canaan News

State Sen. L. Scott Frantz, R-36, a gun owner himself who represents all of Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan, recently introduced a bill that would tighten the law applying to safekeeping of firearms. The measure, proposed Bill No. 604, stipulates that all firearms be stored securely in a locked box or safe if the owner knows that another person living in their home presents a danger to him or herself or others. "If you know that you have someone in a house with a mental illness and you're a gun owner, you're required to lock that gun in a safe," Frantz told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. Insurance and Real Estate. ESTABLISHING A HEALTH INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL. CT Health Insurance Advisory Council hearing. Three of the four speakers at yesterday’s public hearing testified in favor of SB-957, An Act Establishing a Health Insurance Advisory Council.

CT Health Insurance Advisory Council hearing

The Council’s mission is to advise the insurance department and “examine ways to ensure effective review by the Insurance Department of health insurance rates, ensure the affordability of health insurance in this state and monitor the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.” The Council would include consumers, insurers, brokers, labor, providers, small businesses, an actuary, and relevant agencies.

The Council mirrors other collaborative, public Councils in our state that have been successful in improving health care quality, efficiency and lower costs. Government Administrations and Elections Committee  PROHIBITING CANDIDATES CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES FROM RECEIVING A GRANT FROM THE CITIZENS' ELECTION FUND. Senator Seeks To Protect Integrity of Public Campaign Fund. By Hugh McQuaid | Jan 25, 2013 6:30am Google(2) Comments | Commenting has expired Posted to: Election 2014, Election Policy, Town News, Branford, Bridgeport, State Capitol Marcia Chambers file photo Sen.

Senator Seeks To Protect Integrity of Public Campaign Fund

Ed Meyer, D-Guilford Former Sen. Early Voting. National Popular Vote. Voting Requires Vigilance. Popular Isn’t Always Prudent. By Luther Weeks | Jan 21, 2013 8:16pm (4) Comments | Commenting has expired Posted to: Opinion One third of Americans vote on machines, without the paper ballots we use in Connecticut.

Voting Requires Vigilance. Popular Isn’t Always Prudent

Our president is chosen based on faith in those unverifiable machines, vote accounting, and unequal enfranchisement in 50 independent states and the District of Columbia. AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGISTRARS OF VOTERS. Campaign Finance Reform/Disclosure. Citizens United Amendment. General Law Committee  PRESCRIPTIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES AND USE OF THE CONNECTICUT PRESCRIPTION MONITORING AND REPORTING SYSTEM. "E-BOOKS" AND LIBRARIES. Environment Committee  REQUIRING THE LABELING OF FOOD AND DRINK PRODUCTS THAT ARE PACKAGED IN MATERIALS THAT CONTAIN BISPHENOL-A.

Energy and Technology. CONSUMER PROTECTION OF CABLE TELEVISION AND VIDEO SERVICE CUSTOMERS. Education Committee  THE INSTALLATION OF PANIC BUTTONS IN ALL SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS. State representative wants panic buttons in schools. Children  CREATING A MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID PROGRAM FOR PARENTS. ANIMAL THERAPY. THE EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ON YOUTH BEHAVIOR. Expert: Correlation Between Violent Video Games, Mass Shootings Has Yet to be Proven.

A PARENTS' SUPPORT HOT LINE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN EXHIBITING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. Appropriations. THE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2015, AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVENUE. CTVoices Testimony Regarding H.B. No. 6350.

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Veterans Affairs  FREE ADMISSION TO .. STATE PARKS FOR CONNECTICUT VETERANS. VOTING BY MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY SERVING OVERSEAS. His Vote Didn’t Count Last Year. By Christine Stuart | Feb 19, 2013 1:36pm Google(0) Comments | Commenting has expired Posted to: Election 2012, Election Policy Christine Stuart photo Sgt.

His Vote Didn’t Count Last Year

Kevin Townley In 2012, Sgt. Kevin Townley’s vote didn’t count. **MEDIA ADVISORY** CONNECTICUT SOLDIERS BEING DENIED OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE - CTNewsWire.