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2022 Legislative Session

Catch up on all of The Connecticut Mirror’s coverage of the 2022 legislative session.

Posted inPolitics

Lamont’s veto stops West Haven from sidestepping military equipment ban

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 1, 2022 @ 9:31 pmJune 1, 2022 @ 11:36 pm

Gov. Ned Lamont’s second and final veto of 2022 will stop financially troubled West Haven from obtaining a military vehicle known as an MRAP.

Posted inJustice

Lamont vetoes bill that could have limited immunity in police chases

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 26, 2022 @ 9:05 pmMay 27, 2022 @ 1:05 am

Ned Lamont vetoed a bill Thursday aimed at limiting government immunity in police chases, calling it overly broad.

Marijuana under cultivation indoors where light, temperature and humidity are controlled.
Posted inHealth

Legislators approve mold regulation changes for medical marijuana

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk May 25, 2022 @ 3:54 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The change means an increase for substances tested at one of the state’s labs and a decrease at the other, equalizing the two labs.

Sen. Doug McCrory and Rep. Bobby Sanchez, co-chairmen of the Education Committee, confer during Friday's meeting.
Posted inEducation

Education funding bill fails, but advocates vow to bring it back in 2023

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Ginny Monk May 17, 2022 @ 5:00 amMay 17, 2022 @ 2:45 pm

Supporters of the legislation say is crucial to correct funding inequities facing magnet, charter and vocational-agricultural schools.

Posted inHealth

Ban on flavored vaping products fails to win passage for third straight year

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 6, 2022 @ 1:19 pmMay 8, 2022 @ 3:36 am

The flavor ban had early momentum when the Public Health Committee approved the measure in March, but the bill stalled.

Posted inHealth

Cost growth benchmarks in CT budget; prescription drug price cap fails

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 6, 2022 @ 1:13 pmMay 8, 2022 @ 3:36 am

An ambitious bill to limit annual increases in the cost of prescription drugs failed to gain traction in the legislature this year.

Posted inJustice

CT’s right to collect money from former prisoners is curtailed, but not ended

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons May 5, 2022 @ 12:46 pmMay 5, 2022 @ 3:51 pm

CT can no longer take money won in lawsuits to pay for the cost of a person’s imprisonment — unless they’ve been convicted of certain crimes.

Posted inPolitics

An embrace of Juneteenth in CT, and a clash over its meaning

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas May 4, 2022 @ 11:28 pmJune 17, 2022 @ 3:55 pm

The House voted 142-1 to designate Juneteenth a legal holiday in Connecticut. The overwhelmingly positive vote belied a difficult debate.

Posted inPhotos

Photo essay: The last night of the 2022 legislative session

Avatar photo by Yehyun Kim May 4, 2022 @ 11:26 pmMay 5, 2022 @ 5:40 am

On the last night of the 2022 legislative session, weary legislators left signs of their efforts in the House chambers.

Posted inJustice

Bill making it easier for felons to get professional licenses passed by Senate

Avatar photo by Jessica Bravo May 4, 2022 @ 10:45 pmMay 5, 2022 @ 5:41 am

The measure is a result of a yearslong effort to ease the burdens the formerly incarcerated face after they serve their sentences.

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CT Senate gives final approval to juvenile crime bill

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons May 4, 2022 @ 7:51 pmJuly 25, 2022 @ 2:51 pm

Republicans have been hounding Democrats for a year to pass legislation addressing car thefts and shootings. This session, Democrats listened.

Posted inHousing

Here’s where five of CT’s major housing bills stand this session

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk May 4, 2022 @ 12:55 pmMay 4, 2022 @ 8:04 pm

The bills aimed to address affordability amid rising housing costs, but as the legislature nears adjournment, their fate is uncertain.

Posted inHealth

Three extensive bills targeting children’s mental health win final passage

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 3, 2022 @ 11:16 pmJuly 25, 2022 @ 2:55 pm

Passage of the bills was a first step toward confronting what experts have called an escalating crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere. 

Posted inMoney

Senate adopts ‘humane’ budget that cuts taxes, looks beyond pandemic

Avatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf May 3, 2022 @ 11:10 pmAugust 1, 2022 @ 3:59 pm

The Senate voted 24-12, largely along party lines, to adopt the package, which now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont, who is expected to sign it.

Posted inHealth

Legislature OKs Medicaid for undocumented children 12 and younger

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 3, 2022 @ 10:44 pmMay 3, 2022 @ 10:44 pm

A more ambitious bill that would have opened the program to those 18 and younger, regardless of their immigration status, failed in committee.

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