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List of Governor Lamont's 2021 Legislative Proposals
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House Bill 6450, An Act Implementing the Governor's Budget Recommendations Concerning Public Health
2/10/2021This bill implements the governor’s budget recommendations concerning public health by authorizing Access Health CT to charge assessments or user fees to support the continued operation of the All-Payer Claims Database, changing the Office of Health Str...
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Senate Bill 886, An Act Implementing the Governor's Budget Recommendations Concerning Education
2/10/2021This bill implements the governor’s budget recommendations concerning education by maintaining ECS payments, extending minimum budget requirement exceptions and creating a new exemption for additional appropriations made in response to the COVID-19 pand...
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House Bill 6446, An Act Concerning the Governor's Budget Recommendations for Human Services
2/10/2021This bill implements the governor’s recommendations for human services by eliminating cost-of-living adjustments under public assistance programs, instituting an asset test under the Medicare Savings Program, implementing a third party liability prompt ...
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House Bill 6443, An Act Concerning Revenue Items to Implement the Governor's Budget
2/10/2021This bill contains the major revenue elements of the Governor’s plan to balance the FY 2022 – FY 2023 biennial budget. General Fund revenue would increase by $1,464.5 million in FY 2022 and increase by $1,631.2 million in FY 2023 prior to accounti...
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2/10/2021
Debt service is a large component of the growth in fixed costs. Two years ago, Governor Lamont established a plan is to keep the growth in General Obligation (GO) bond debt service more in line with revenue growth. The recommended budget for the FY 2022-2023 b...
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Senate Bill 881, An Act Concerning Workforce Development
2/9/2021Connecticut must do more to support residents’ ability to access high-quality jobs and meet the demands of the21st century nature of work. Governor Lamont proposes an Office of Workforce Strategy to coordinate resources across the state, measures to inc...
Economic OpportunityCOVID-19 Lessons LearnedEquityInvesting in the Future
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House Bill 6444, An Act Concerning the Modernization of State Services
2/9/2021State government has struggled to keep up with technological and other advances that the private sector has embraced and that the public has come to expect. Governor Lamont proposes accelerating procurement by reducing paperwork and easing access to innovativ...
COVID-19 Lessons LearnedEconomic RecoveryGovernment Modernization
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Senate Bill 888, An Act Responsibly and Equitably Regulating Adult-Use Cannabis
2/9/2021Cannabis prohibition has failed, and Connecticut needs a new approach to protect public health and safety, especially for communities of color. Governor Lamont is proposing a comprehensive framework to responsibly and equitably legalize and regulate the adult...
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House Bill 6447, An Act Creating the Covered Connecticut Program to Access to Affordable Healthcare
2/9/2021Healthcare is a human right that too many Connecticut residents struggle to afford. Governor Lamont proposes working with Massachusetts to limit runaway drug prices to reasonable levels of growth and creating a Covered Connecticut program to help working fami...
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2/9/2021
The COVID-19 pandemic presents our municipalities with an incredible opportunity to reimagine government processes and public participation in government. Governor Lamont proposes setting a permanent standard that public meetings should be accessible remotely,...
COVID-19 Lessons LearnedEconomic RecoveryGovernment ModernizationEquity