Uniformed
Professional Fire Fighters Association
Of Connecticut
2006 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 4
MARCH 10, 2006
HOUSE BILLS
H.B. No. 5011 (RAISED) SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN. 'AN ACT EXTENDING
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE TO FOSTER PARENTS WHO ARE STATE
EMPLOYEES', to provide a leave of
absence for state employees due to the serious
illness of a foster child, provided
such leave does not exceed four weeks during any oneyear
period. REF. SELECT COMMITTEE ON
CHILDREN
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Select Committee on Children
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/16
03/09/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Human Services Committee
03/09/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
H.B. No. 5018 REP. MILLER,
122nd DIST.; REP. HARKINS, 120th DIST. 'AN ACT
EXEMPTING SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME FROM
THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX', to
exempt a portion of Social Security
income from the personal income tax. REF.
FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5019 REP.
KALINOWSKI, 100th DIST. 'AN ACT EXEMPTING PENSION AND
SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME FROM THE
PERSONAL INCOME TAX', to exempt
certain amounts of pension and Social
Security income from the state personal income
tax. REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5020 REP. MILLER,
122nd DIST.; REP. HARKINS, 120th DIST. 'AN ACT
CONCERNING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE STATE
INCOME TAX FOR PENSION
INCOME', to allow exemption from the
state income tax of certain amounts of pension
income. REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5022 REP. HOVEY,
112th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXEMPTION
FROM PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR ALL
PENSION INCOME', to exempt pension
income from the personal income tax.
REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5033 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
PAID LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
RETURNING FROM OVERSEAS MILITARY
DUTY', to ensure that state employees
returning from active, overseas military duty of
eighteen months or longer receive a
two-week paid leave of absence. REF. LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
H.B. No. 5035 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR MAJOR LAYOFFS OR
DISMISSALS OF STATE
EMPLOYEES', to require the submission
of impact statements to the General Assembly
prior to any major layoff or dismissal of
state employees. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Government Administration and Elections Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
SUPPORT
H.B. No. 5037 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR
CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL
DISEASES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
PERSONNEL', to establish a rebuttable
presumption that emergency rescue or
public safety personnel who contract hepatitis,
meningococcal meningitis or
tuberculosis from their employment are eligible for workers'
compensation benefits as long as they
meet certain requirements. REF. LABOR AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
Proposed H.B. No. 5044 REP. MIOLI,
136th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING
OF STATE MANDATES TO LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS', to reduce the property tax
burden on local governments. REF.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5049 REP. KALINOWSKI,
100th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
THE VETERANS' PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION',
to allow more veterans to receive the
veterans' property tax exemption. REF.
SELECT COMMITTEE ON VETERANS'
AFFAIRS
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Proposed H.B. No. 5074 REP. DILLON,
92nd DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE
STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND', to
transfer fifty million dollars from the
surplus into the State Employees
Retirement Fund. REF. APPROPRIATIONS
02/10/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Appropriations Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5113 REP.
KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th DIST.; SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd DIST.;
SEN. FONFARA, 1st DIST.; REP. GREEN,
1st DIST.; REP. MANTILLA, 4th DIST.;
REP. MCCRORY, 7th DIST.; REP. FELTMAN,
6th DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING
BONDS OF THE STATE FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY
COMPLEX IN THE CITY OF
HARTFORD', to authorize
bond funds to assist in the construction of a new public safety
complex on the city of Hartford.REF. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
SUPPORT
H.B. No. 5122 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
THE EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTED FELONS', to
make convicted felons ineligible for
the position of police officer, state trooper
or firefighter.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Judiciary Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
H.B. No. 5123 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
SPARKLERS', to clarify the definition
of legal sparklers and fountains.REF. PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
H.B. No. 5125 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT ESTABLISHING
A FIREFIGHTER TRAINING TASK FORCE', to
create a task force to study firefighter
training programs.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY
AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Joint Committee on Legislative
Management
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/08/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Joint Committee on Legislative
Management
Proposed H.B. No. 5158 REP. MILLER,
122nd DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING AN
EXEMPTION FROM PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR
INCOME FROM DEFINED
BENEFIT PLANS AND SOCIAL SECURITY', to
eliminate the income tax on
pensions.REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5159 REP. WARD, 86th
DIST.; REP. CAFERO, 142nd DIST.; REP.
POWERS, 151st DIST. 'AN ACT EXEMPTING
PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY
FROM THE INCOME TAX', to eliminate the
personal income tax on pensions and Social
Security.REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5170 REP. GIULIANO,
23rd DIST. 'AN ACT ELIMINATING THE
INCOME TAX ON PENSIONS', to eliminate
the income tax on pensions.REF.
FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5175 REP. GIANNAROS,
21st DIST. 'AN ACT EXEMPTING
INCOME TAX ON GOVERNMENT PENSIONS', to
relieve the income tax burden on
moderate income retirees.REF. FINANCE,
REVENUE AND BONDING
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5207 (RAISED)
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS. 'AN
ACT CONCERNING COURT REDUCTION OR
REVOCATION OF PENSIONS OF
STATE EMPLOYEES OR OFFICIALS WHO COMMIT
FRAUD AGAINST THE STATE',
to allow for the court ordered
reduction or revocation of pension benefits when a state
employee or public official commits a
crime related to state office.REF. GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Government Administration and Elections Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/08
Proposed H.B. No. 5227 REP. BACCHIOCHI,
52nd DIST.; REP. SAWYER, 55th DIST.;
SEN. GUGLIELMO, 35th DIST. 'AN ACT
AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR
THE TOLLAND COUNTY MUTUAL AID FIRE
SERVICE', to provide a grant in funds to
the Tolland County Mutual Aid Fire
Service for a radio system to allow all emergency
services personnel to communicate with
each other.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SECURITY
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/23/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE Finance,
Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, HOUSE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, SENATE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5228 REP.
PAWELKIEWICZ, 49th DIST.; REP. ORANGE, 48th
DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE
STATE FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AT REGIONAL FIRE SCHOOLS',
to authorize bonds for capital
improvement of regional fire schools
for the second phase under the five-year regional
fire school improvement plan.REF.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/23/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE Finance,
Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, HOUSE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, SENATE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5229 REP. CARDIN,
53rd DIST. 'AN ACT EXEMPTING STIPENDS
TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE
INCOME TAX', to exempt income
received by volunteer firefighters for
their work from being taxed by the state.REF.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
Proposed H.B. No. 5278 REP. FREY,
111th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING WORKERS'
COMPENSATION FOR INJURED OFF-DUTY
POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS
AND EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL', to
permit police officers, firefighters and
emergency services personnel to collect
workers' compensation for injuries sustained
while responding to off-duty
emergencies.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
H.B. No. 5281 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
CREDIT IN THE STATE EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR PRIOR STATE
SERVICE', to credit all prior state
service for purposes of state employee
retirement.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
H.B. No. 5282 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES PROVIDING
DISASTER RELIEF SERVICES', to
clarify the length of leave a state
employee may be granted to provide disaster relief
services for the American Red
Cross.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
H.B. No. 5284 (RAISED)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
MODEL GUIDELINES FOR VOLUNTEER
EMERGENCY PERSONNEL', to encourage
municipalities to enable volunteer emergency
personnel to provide services during time
off from regular employment.REF.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/22
Proposed H.B. No. 5378 REP. FELTMAN,
6th DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS
OF THE STATE FOR A PUBLIC SAFETY
COMPLEX IN HARTFORD', to provide funds
to Hartford for a public safety complex
to match federal and city funds and enhance
public safety.REF. PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
Proposed H.B. No. 5382 REP. STONE, 9th
DIST.; REP. CHRIST, 11th DIST.; REP.
GENGA, 10th DIST.; SEN. LEBEAU, 3rd
DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF
THE STATE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT A FIRE
STATION IN EAST HARTFORD', to
provide funds to East Hartford to
renovate and improve a fire station, thereby assisting
the town in improving a vital,
necessary public safety building.REF. PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
Proposed H.B. No. 5386 REP. REYNOLDS,
42nd DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING
BONDS OF THE STATE FOR EQUIPMENT AT THE
POQUETANUCK FIRE STATION
IN THE TOWN OF PRESTON', to provide
funds for equipment at the Poquetanuck Fire
Station in the town of Preston, thereby protecting the health and safety of volunteer
firefighters and residents in the
town.REF. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
OPPOSE
H.B. No. 5393 (RAISED)
PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS. 'AN ACT
IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE
RELATING TO BINDING
ARBITRATION FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES',
to revise statutes relating to municipal
binding arbitration in accordance with
the recommendations of the program review and
investigations committee.REF. PROGRAM
REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Program Review and Investigations Committee
02/23/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
Proposed H.B. No. 5396 REP. GRAZIANI,
57th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING AN
INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR MEMBERS OF
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND
AMBULANCE CORPS', to keep and attract
members for those that sacrifice their time
and safety for the benefit of the
community.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/23/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE Finance,
Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, HOUSE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, SENATE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
H.B. No. 5552 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
RETIREMENT BENEFIT OPTIONS FOR SPOUSES
OF CERTAIN DECEASED STATE
EMPLOYEES', to allow spouses of state
employees who die with twenty-five years of
service to elect retirement benefits
from among options.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/23/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
H.B. No. 5575 (RAISED)
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS. 'AN
ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF THE
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
ACT TO CERTAIN ARBITRATION
PROCEEDINGS', to allow state employees who wish
to have their arbitration proceedings
conducted in public the ability to do so.REF.
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
02/24/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Government Administration and Elections Committee
03/02/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/06
H.B. No. 5583 (RAISED)
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS. 'AN
ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF THE
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESSES OF
CERTAIN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES', to eliminate
the inconsistent application of the
Freedom of Information Act as it
relates to the disclosure of the residential address of
nonelected public officials and
employees.REF. GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
02/24/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Government Administration and Elections Committee
03/02/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/06
H.B. No. 5614 (RAISED)
JUDICIARY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPERSONATION
OF A POLICE OFFICER, INSPECTOR OR
FIREFIGHTER', to prohibit the
impersonation of a police officer,
inspector in the Division of Criminal Justice or
firefighter in order to commit a
crime.REF. JUDICIARY
02/28/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Judiciary Committee
03/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/14
H.B. No. 5648 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
LEAVE FOR MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
RESPONDING TO FIRE CALLS', to authorize
municipal employees who are volunteer
firefighters to miss work without prejudice while
responding to fire calls.REF. LABOR AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
03/01/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/07
H.B. No. 5649 (RAISED) LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT
CONCERNING STATE EMPLOYEE DONATION OF VACATION OR
PERSONAL LEAVE', to permit a state employee to donate vacation or
personal
leave to any other state employee, regardless of job
classification or membership
in a collective bargaining agreement.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
03/01/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/07
H.B. No. 5703 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
THE PURCHASE OF CREDIT FOR RETIREMENT
PURPOSES UNDER THE STATE
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM', to allow
certain state employees who were
previously employed in Rhode Island or Arizona to purchase credit under the state
employees retirement system.REF. LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
03/02/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/07
H.B. No. 5719 (RAISED) PUBLIC
HEALTH. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE
CERTIFICATE OF NEED PROCESS FOR
AMBULANCE AND MANAGEMENT
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS', to make the
certificate of need process for new or
expanded emergency medical services
clearer and more consistent.REF. PUBLIC
HEALTH
03/03/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Health Committee
03/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/16
SENATE BILLS
SUPPORT
S.B. No. 16 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT PROTECTING
MUNICIPAL RETIREE HEALTH INSURANCE
BENEFITS', to prohibit municipalities
from eliminating or diminishing retiree
health insurance benefits. REF. LABOR AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/21
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Planning and Development Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 17 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
PORTAL-TO-PORTAL WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COVERAGE FOR PUBLIC
SAFETY DISPATCHERS', to extend
portal-to-portal workers' compensation coverage to
Public Safety dispatchers under certain
circumstances. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 18 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSETS FOR STATE
PENSIONS', to allow state employees to
receive additional temporary monthly
retirement income until they reach full retirement
age under the Social Security Act, which
may be later than age sixty-five. REF. LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
02/23/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Appropriations Committee
02/24/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
SENATE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations Committee
02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations Committee
SUPPORT
S.B. No. 20 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
LABOR PROVISIONS OF SPECIAL ACT 01-1',
to eliminate provisions pertaining to
labor contracts in special act 01-1.
REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/21
S.B. No. 22 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR EMPLOYEES
OF MUNICIPALITIES', to extend
the family and medical leave available
to state employees to employees of
municipalities. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/21
S.B. No. 23 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES',
to allow state employees
to use up to two weeks of accumulated
sick leave while on family and medical leave due
to the birth or adoption of a child or
to care for a seriously ill child, spouse or parent REF.
LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/21
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 24 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS WHO ENGAGE IN
RECKLESS, WILFUL OR WANTON
MISCONDUCT', to permit dependents of a
deceased employee to seek damages from
an employer whose reckless, wilful or
wanton misconduct resulted in the employee's
death. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Judiciary Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/10/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS'
OFFICE
S.B. No. 25 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
SOCIAL SECURITY OFFSETS UNDER THE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT', to
eliminate the offset of Social Security
old age benefits from Workers' Compensation total
incapacity benefits for certain
individuals. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 26 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
RETIREMENT BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC
OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES COMMITTING
FELONIES ASSOCIATED WITH STATE
EMPLOYMENT', to revoke or reduce state
pension payments to a public official
or state employee who is convicted of a felony
related to his or her office or
employment. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
02/23/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Government Administration and Elections Committee
02/24/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
SENATE TO COMMITTEE ON Government Administration
and Elections Committee
02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Government Administration
and Elections Committee
SUPPORT
S.B. No. 27 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR
HYPERTENSION AND HEART
DISEASE FOR FIREFIGHTERS', to create a
presumption that injuries occurring from
hypertension or heart disease while an
on-duty municipal firefighter, who began
employment on or after July 1, 1996, is
responding to an emergency occurred in the line
of duty and within the scope of the
firefighter's employment. REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
02/23/06 JOINT FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE Public Safety and Security Committee
02/24/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF REFERENCE,
SENATE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Safety and Security
Committee02/28/06 FAVORABLE CHANGE OF
REFERENCE, HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Public Safety and
Security Committee
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 32 (RAISED)
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. 'AN ACT REQUIRING A
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF HEALTH
INSURANCE BENEFITS REQUIRED IN THIS
STATE', to establish a working group to
conduct a cost-benefit analysis of health
insurance benefits required in this
state and to examine the impact such benefits have
on health insurance premiums. REF.
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
02/09/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Insurance and Real Estate Committee
02/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/14
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/07/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REFERRED TO OFFICE OF
LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
03/14/06-5:00 PM
S.B. No. 72 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
THE USE OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL BICYCLES
WITH AUDIBLE WARNING
DEVICES', to allow firefighters and
emergency personnel certain exemptions while
operating a bicycle in the course of
duty. REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/10/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 106 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN RENTAL
HOUSING', to extend the carbon
monoxide detector requirements that all
rental housing eligible under the existing law,
without regard to the date of the
building permit for new occupancy, and to make
property owners responsible for such
installation.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND
SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
SUPPORT
S.B. No. 107 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
BENEFITS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES OF
PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS', to
recognize the sacrifice of public
safety officers killed in the line of duty.REF. PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 108 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
GENERATORS IN SCHOOLS', to ensure that
those schools that are used as a shelter
in case of emergency have electrical
power.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Education Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 109 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
MULTILINE TELEPHONE SYSTEMS AND
ENHANCED 9-1-1', to provide a comparable
level of enhanced 9-1-1 telephone
service to those wire line 9-1-1 callers using multi-line
telephone systems as is available to
those wire line 9-1-1 callers using the public
switched telephone network and not
connected to a multi-line telephone system.REF.
PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
CHANGE OF REFERENCE Energy and Technology Committee
03/08/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
03/09/06 REPORTED OUT OF LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 110 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
AN EMERGENCY PROTOCOL', to clarify the
protocol in case of terrorist threat, to give
the Commissioner of Public Safety the
authority to evaluate such threats, and to
mandate communication with the
Commissioner of Emergency Management and
Homeland Security and local officials
in the case of a credible threat.REF. PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/15/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/23
03/07/06 JOINT FAVORABLE SUBSTITUTE
03/09/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
S.B. No. 184 (RAISED)
GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS. 'AN
ACT CONCERNING REVOCATION OF PENSION
AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
BENEFITS FOR CORRUPT STATE OR MUNICIPAL
OFFICIALS', to enhance the
integrity of the state and municipal
governments.REF. GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Government Administration and Elections Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/08
S.B. No. 217 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
DISCRETIONARY BENEFITS UNDER THE
WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT', to
give the chairman of the Workers'
Compensation Commission sole discretion in
determining awards for permanent
partial disability benefits for body parts not included
on the schedule of injuries listed in
subsection (b) of section 31-308 of the general
statutes.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
S.B. No. 220 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING BY STATE
EMPLOYEES FOR MERIT SYSTEM
PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT', to allow
state employees to bargain collectively
about matters relating to the merit
system for appointment and promotion of classified
state employees.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
S.B. No. 221 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
LIGHT DUTY WORK UNDER THE WORKERS'
COMPENSATION ACT', to require light
duty work under the Workers'
Compensation Act to be offered during days and hours
comparable to those worked by the
injured employee at the time of the injury.REF.
LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
S.B. No. 223 (RAISED)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
THE INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC
SPRINKLERS', to promote water conservation
by requiring installation of an
override device to stop automatic sprinkler systems after
adequate rainfall.REF. PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
02/16/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/17/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/22
03/08/06 JOINT FAVORABLE
03/09/06 FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE
COMMISSIONERS' OFFICE
Proposed S.B. No. 255 SEN. FONFARA,
1st DIST.; REP. FELTMAN, 6th DIST.; REP.
GREEN, 1st DIST.; REP. KIRKLEY-BEY, 5th
DIST.; REP. MANTILLA, 4th DIST.; REP.
MCCRORY, 7th DIST.; SEN. COLEMAN, 2nd
DIST. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS
OF THE STATE FOR A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY
COMPLEX FOR THE CITY OF
HARTFORD', to authorize
$15 million in bond funds to assist in the construction of a new
public safety complex for the city of Hartford.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/17/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/23/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE Finance,
Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, SENATE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
02/27/06 CHANGE OF REFERENCE, HOUSE TO
COMMITTEE ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee
S.B. No. 306 (RAISED) PUBLIC
SAFETY AND SECURITY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
MISUSE OF THE E 9-1-1 SYSTEM', to make
misuse of the E 9-1-1 system a
crime.REF. PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
02/16/06 VOTE TO DRAFT
02/22/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Safety and Security Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 02/28
S.B. No. 309 (RAISED) PUBLIC
HEALTH. 'AN ACT CONCERNING EMERGENCY AND
NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE
CERTIFICATE OF NEED
PROCESS', to allow certified or
licensed emergency medical service providers to add
one emergency vehicle to their service
every three years without undergoing a needs
assessment by the Office of Emergency
Medical Services, to clarify the Commissioner of
Public Health's responsibilities with
respect to establishing methods for setting
emergency service rates for certified
ambulance services and to protect patients from
the dangers of secondhand smoke while
being transported to or from nonemergency
medical services.REF. PUBLIC HEALTH
02/22/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Public Health Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
S.B. No. 389 (RAISED)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING
DISTRESSED MUNICIPALITIES TO ESTABLISH
A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ON
RENTAL PROPERTY NOT COMPLYING WITH
HEALTH, HOUSING AND SAFETY
CODES', to authorize distressed
municipalities to establish a special assessment on
nonowner occupied rental property not
in compliance with health, housing and safety
codes and to provide a source of
revenue for municipal code enforcement.REF.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
02/23/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
02/24/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/03
S.B. No. 459 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
ACCRUED LEAVE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES
SERVING IN THE MILITARY', to ensure
that state employees serving in active
military service continue to accrue leave
time.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
03/01/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/07
S.B. No. 463 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE FOR STATE
EMPLOYEES FOR THE SERIOUS
ILLNESS OF A CHILD', to permit a state
employee to take family and medical leave to
care for an ill child who is in the
care of the employee, such as a custodial
grandparent.REF. LABOR AND PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES
03/01/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/07
S.B. No. 533 (RAISED)
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
MUNICIPAL PENSION DEFICIT FUNDING
BONDS', to clarify state statutes concerning
municipal postemployment health and
life benefit systems; to revise state statutes
regarding municipal retiree benefit
reserve funds in order to facilitate the transfer of
funds held in such reserves to pension,
retirement and OPEB (Other Post Employment
Benefits) trusts; and to update the
statutes with respect to the issuance of pension
obligation bonds by municipalities.REF.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
03/02/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Planning and Development Committee
03/03/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/08
S.B. No. 548 (RAISED)
JUDICIARY. 'AN ACT CONCERNING THE AWARD OF
WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR SCARRING AND
DISFIGUREMENT', to allow
workers' compensation commissioners
greater flexibility in awarding additional workers'
compensation benefits for permanent,
significant disfigurements or scars on any area of
the body.REF. JUDICIARY
03/02/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Judiciary Committee
S.B. No. 591 (RAISED) LABOR
AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. 'AN ACT CONCERNING
WORKERS' COMPENSATION FOR OFF-DUTY
STATE POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS AND
EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL', to allow
state employed police officers,
firefighters and emergency medical
services personnel to receive workers' compensation
for injuries sustained while responding
to off-duty emergencies.REF. LABOR AND
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
03/07/06 REFERRED TO JOINT COMMITTEE ON
Labor and Public Employees Committee
03/10/06 PUBLIC HEARING 03/14
OUR BILLS
IMPORTANT BILLS
Gary Keating
Director
Legislative/Political
Affairs
UPFFA
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