House List of Bills 2/15/2022

1 House . List of Bills Proposed No. 5073 REP. GODFREY, 110th DIST. 'AN ACT. INCREASING LEGISLATOR SALARY', to increase legislator salary. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5074 REP. DEVLIN, 134th DIST.; REP. RUTIGLIANO, 123rd DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR OPERATION. WINGSPAN TO ASSIST IN THE RECOVERY OF STOLEN VEHICLES', to provide funding for Operation Wingspan, which is a state-wide task force that works to recover stolen vehicles. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5075 REP. CANDELARIA, 95th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION', to provide suicide prevention training and workshops for behavioral health providers, school employees, faculty members at institutions of higher education, students, community members and their families.

2 REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5076 REP. GILCHREST, 18th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR VICTIM SERVICES', to allocate funding to offset anticipated reductions in grants for victim services under the federal Victims of Crime Act. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5077 REP. GILCHREST, 18th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR TOBACCO CONTROL, PREVENTION. AND CESSATION EFFORTS', to annually provide twelve million dollars to tobacco control, prevention and cessation efforts in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's best practices.

3 REF. APPROPRIATIONS. H-1. Proposed No. 5078 REP. CANDELARIA, 95th DIST.; REP. VARGAS, 6th DIST.; REP. FELIPE, 130th DIST.; REP. PARKER, 101st DIST.; REP. SMITH, 118th DIST.; REP. GUCKER, 138th DIST.; REP. BORER, 115th DIST.; REP. SMITH, 48th DIST.; REP. JOHNSON, 49th DIST.; REP. QUINN, 82nd DIST.; REP. SANTIAGO, 84th DIST.; REP. GARIBAY, 60th DIST.; REP. BERGER-GIRVALO, 111th DIST.; REP. PARIS, 145th DIST.;. REP. PALM, 36th DIST.; REP. DE LA CRUZ, 41st DIST.; REP. ARNONE, 58th DIST.; REP. GONZALEZ, 3rd DIST.; REP. GOUPIL, 35th DIST.; REP. WELANDER, 114th DIST.

4 ; REP. GILCHREST, 18th DIST.; REP. BUTLER, 72nd DIST.; REP. MICHEL, 146th DIST.; REP. PORTER, 94th DIST.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th DIST.; REP. RILEY, 46th DIST.; REP. MCCARTHY. VAHEY, 133rd DIST.; REP. DATHAN, 142nd DIST.; REP. RYAN, 139th DIST.; REP. KAVROS DEGRAW, 17th DIST.; REP. LINEHAN, 103rd DIST.; REP. GENGA, 10th DIST.; REP. NOLAN, 39th DIST.; REP. CONLEY, 40th DIST.; REP. REYES, 75th DIST.; REP. TURCO, 27th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR TOBACCO CONTROL, PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES', to provide twelve million dollars annually for tobacco control, prevention and cessation efforts that are in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention best practices.

5 REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5079 REP. CANDELORA, 86th DIST.; REP. DEVLIN, 134th DIST.; REP. O'DEA, 125th DIST.; REP. PERILLO, 113th DIST.; REP. REBIMBAS, 70th DIST.; REP. ZUPKUS, 89th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS', to increase funding for smoking cessation programs. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5080 REP. CARNEY, 23rd DIST.; SEN. FORMICA, 20th DIST. 'AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR DREDGING IN OLD. LYME', to fund dredging in the town of Old Lyme. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5081 REP. DOUCETTE, 13th DIST.

6 ; REP. TURCO, 27th DIST. 'AN ACT INCREASING FUNDING FOR THE ROBERTA B. WILLIS. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM', to restore funding to the Roberta B. Willis Scholarship program to previous funding levels and to provide more need-based financial aid to Connecticut students. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. H-2. Proposed No. 5082 REP. TURCO, 27th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NONPROFIT COMMUNITY. PROVIDERS', to provide financial support for nonprofit community providers that face increased demand for services. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5083 REP. LANOUE, 45th DIST.

7 ; SEN. OSTEN, 19th DIST.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th DIST.; REP. HOWARD, 43rd DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT. PROGRAM', to extend funding for the opioid CRISIS initiative pilot program for an additional year. REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5084 REP. CANDELORA, 86th DIST.; REP. DEVLIN, 134th DIST.; REP. O'DEA, 125th DIST.; REP. PERILLO, 113th DIST.; REP. REBIMBAS, 70th DIST.; REP. ZUPKUS, 89th DIST. 'AN ACT. CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE OF THE VICTIM. ADVOCATE', to support victims of crime by providing adequate funding and resources to the Office of the Victim Advocate.

8 REF. APPROPRIATIONS. Proposed No. 5085 REP. ROCHELLE, 104th DIST. 'AN ACT. ESTABLISHING A TAX INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR BUSINESSES. THAT HIRE UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN. MUNICIPALITIES WITH HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES', to establish a tax incentive program for businesses that hire unemployed individuals who reside in municipalities with high unemployment rates. REF. COMMERCE. Proposed No. 5086 REP. LUXENBERG, 12th DIST. 'AN ACT. ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR. CERTAIN HOMEOWNERS WITH CRUMBLING FOUNDATIONS', to establish a personal income tax deduction for any homeowner whose concrete foundation has deteriorated due to the presence of pyrrhotite and who has not received financial assistance from the Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund.

9 REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING. Proposed No. 5087 REP. LUXENBERG, 12th DIST. 'AN ACT. ADJUSTING PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATES FOR TAXPAYERS. ABOVE AND BELOW CERTAIN INCOME THRESHOLDS', to adjust personal income tax rates for taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes above and below certain thresholds. REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING. H-3. Proposed No. 5088 REP. FARRAR, 20th DIST.; REP. KAVROS. DEGRAW, 17th DIST. 'AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT AGAINST. THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS FOR THE. PURCHASE OF AN ELECTRIC BIKE', to establish a credit against the personal income tax for certain taxpayers for the purchase of an electric bike.

10 REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING. Proposed No. 5089 REP. PAVALOCK-D'AMATO, 77th DIST. 'AN. ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT AGAINST THE PERSONAL INCOME. TAX FOR CERTAIN EDUCATION COSTS', to establish, for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2022, a credit against the personal income tax for education costs incurred in excess of two hundred dollars for tuition, book fees, computers, uniforms, lab fees and tutoring services, on behalf of dependent students enrolled in a public or nonpublic school or who are home-schooled. REF. FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING.