Legislative Session Bill Tracker
Last Update: June 6, 2025
The Connecticut Restaurant Association actively monitors a wide range of legislation throughout each legislative session. During the first weeks of the 2025 Legislative Session, several bills of interest were introduced. It's important to note that the introduction of a bill does not guarantee its passage.
To give you a sense of the breadth and variety of legislation we are tracking, here are just a few of the bills currently on our radar. Should any of these bills progress through the legislative process, we will provide timely updates and additional information to keep you informed. A reminder, the introduction of a bill does not guarantee its passage, and we will provide updates as needed.
If you would like additional information on any given bill, then please click the following link to the Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) website. At the bottom of the CGA page you will see a pop-up titled "Quick Bill Search", and a blank space in which a bill number can be typed. Once you have typed in your bill number of interest click go, then you will be presented with the most current information regarding your bill of interest!
To protect the state's environment while providing for the development of renewable energy sources and related job sectors in a manner that reduces costs connected with such protections and development.
Status - In Concurrence (6/4)
HB 5361 - An Act Concerning The Source Of The Fruit Used By Farm Winery Permittees To Manufacture Wine
To provide that not less than twenty per cent of the fruit used by a farm winery permittee to manufacture wine shall be grown in Connecticut.
Status - Filed w/ Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/13)
HB 6229 - An Act Concerning A Reduction Of Single-use Plastics And Polystyrene Waste
To reduce the production of single-use plastics and polystyrene waste in the state.
Status - Upcoming Hearing Mon 5/5 @ 10:00 AM
HB 6407 - An Act Requiring Employers to Display A Poster Containing Information On Veterans' Benefits And Services
To require the Labor Department to create a standardized workplace poster containing information on veterans' benefits and services for employers to display in the workplace.
Status - Senate Calendar Number 573 (5/31)
HB 6517 - An Act Concerning Disclosures Of Salary Ranges On Public And Internal Job Postings
To amend current law on salary transparency by requiring employers to disclose salary ranges on public and internal job postings.
Status - File Number 506 (4/3)
HB 6843 - An Act Concerning The Number of Wage And Hour Investigators At The Labor Department
To increase the number of wage and hour investigators employed by the Labor Department.
Status - Tabled for the Calendar, House (5/6)
HB 6856 - An Act Concerning The Attorney General's Recommendations Regarding Abnormal Economic Disruptions, Precipitating Events and Consumer Product Disclosures
To (1) provide that no vendor shall downsize, or reduce the quantity, amount, weight or size of, any consumer product unless such vendor (A) reduces the price charged for such product by a commensurate amount, or (B) discloses that such vendor has made such downsizing or reduction, (2) authorize the Attorney General to declare and respond to abnorm...
Status - File Number 347 (3/31)
HB 6863 - An Act Making Deficiency Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Status - Transmitted to the Secretary of State (6/2)
HB 6864 - An Act Concerning The State Budget For The Biennium Ending June Thirtieth, 2027, And Making Appropriations Therefor
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Status - File Number 839 (5/6)
HB 6881 - An Act Concerning Arts, Culture And Tourism
To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study arts, culture and tourism issues in the state.
Status - File Number 508 (4/3)
HB 6905 - An Act Concerning The Workers' Compensation System
To require the Workers' Compensation Commission to study the workers' compensation system in the state.
Status - File Number 554 (4/7)
HB 6917 - An Act Concerning The Management Of Solid Waste In The State
To provide funding for enforcement concerning certain food waste diversion requirements, study the need and viability of extended producer responsibility programs for consumer packaging, provide increased food waste diversion from certain entities, create source funding for food waste diversion infrastructure projects and authorize municipal an.
Status - Senate Calendar Number 621 (6/4)
To add witnessing a serious physical injury to a person that does not result in the death or permanent disfigurement of such person as a qualifying event for an employee to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage for a post-traumatic stress injury.
Status - Upcoming Hearing Mon 5/5 @ 10:00 AM
To replace the Dept. of Agriculture with the Dept. of Ed. as the lead agency responsible for administering the local food for schools incentive program, and to expand eligibility in such program to include providers of child care services, and to provide support and funding for such program and the CT Grown for CT Kids Grant program.
Status - Senate Calendar Number 557 (5/29)
To establish a working group to develop a plan regarding economic development and tourism in the greater Mystic area.
Status - File Number 511 (4/3)
HB 7160 - An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Dept. Of Transportation Committee
Concerning Penalties For Operating A Motor Vehicle And Vessel While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor Or Any Drug.
Status - In Concurrence (6 /4)
To make certain revisions to the regulation of aquaculture, such as the oyster harvest season, to support the aquaculture industry.
Status - On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (6/4)
HB 7197 - An Act Requiring Paycheck Transparency
To require employers to create a guide to help employees understand the pay codes used by an employer on employee records of hours worked.
Status - File Number 525 (4/3)
Status - File Number 892 (5/12)
Status - File Number 895 (5/12)
SB 2: An Act Concerning Artificial Intelligence
To protect consumers in this state from the risks of algorithmic discrimination and unfair treatment posed by artificial intelligence.
Status - House Calendar Number 559 (5/16)
SB 8: An Act Concerning Protections For Workers And Enhancements To Workers' Rights
To protect workers' rights.
Status - Public Act 25-64 (6/3)
SB 828 - An Act Establishing A Working Group To Examine The Workers' Compensation Program
To provide recommendations to improve the workers' compensation program in the state.
Status - File Number 529 (4/7)
SB 829 - An Act Concerning Pre And Post Shift Hours
To include security screenings required by an employer in the definition of "hours worked" for purposes of chapter 558 of the general statutes.
Status - Filed w/ Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/20)
SB 830 - An Act Establishing Safety Standards To Prevent Heat-related Illness In Workplaces
To create safety standards to prevent employee exposure to the risk of heat-related illness.
Status - File Number 530 (4/7)
SB 1113 - An Act Concerning Workforce Development Initiatives In The State
To study workforce development initiatives in the state.
Status - File Number 1 (2/20)
SB 1178 - An Act Establishing A Central Internet Web Site For State Resources Available to Small Businesses
To establish a central Internet web site containing information regarding the state's resources available to small businesses.
Status - File Number 482 (4/3)
SB 1248 - An Act Expanding Consumer Protections
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Status - File Number 330 (3/31)
SB 1254 - An Act Establishing Additional Protections For Warehouse Workers
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Status - Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 3/24/24 12:00 PM (3/17)
SB 1274 - An Act Concerning Working Conditions
To require the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study on working conditions in the state.
Status - House Calendar Number 673 (5/30)
SB 1275 - An Act Concerning Workers' Rights
To require the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study of the rights of employees in the state.
Status - File Number 536 (4/7)
SB 1312 - An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Labor Department
To (1) reduce the amount of time and employer can protest unemployment benefits that such employer contends to have been improperly charged, (2) change the position of the Unemployed Workers' Advocate to classified service, (3) require physicians and advanced practice registered nurses to report suspected occupational diseases to the Labor Department.
Status - In Concurrence (6/3)
SB 1321 - An Act Concerning Crimes Relating To Gift Cards, Organized Retail Theft, Fostering The Sale Of Stolen Property And Civil Liability For Committee Certain Conduct Relating To Goods, Merchandise Or Produce
To (1) establish various crimes relating to gift cards, (2) modify statutory provisions relating to the offenses of organized retail theft and accessory to organized retail theft, (3) establish fostering the sale of stolen property as a crime, and (4) modify statutory provisions relating to the civil liability of a person eighteen years of age.
Status - Upcoming Hearing 4/25 @ 10:00 AM
SB 1326 - An Act Concerning The Department Of Public Health's Recommendations Regarding Food Safety And Oral Health
To (1) increase the average monthly fluoride content of water systems, and (2) require the Commissioner of Public Health to adopt and administer by reference the United States Food and Drug Administration's Food Code and any revision thereto issued on or before December 31, 2024.
Status - Filed w/ Legislative Commissioners' Office (3/12)
To implement the Dept. of Consumer Protection's recommendations regarding (1) public accountancy and certified public accountants, (2) architects and the practice of architecture, (3) real estate licensees, (4) the skilled trades, (5) major contractors, (6) new home construction contractors and the New Home Construction Guaranty Fund, (7) comm...
Status - In Concurrence (6/3)
To expand what may be required in the regulatory flexibility analysis prepared by agencies prior to the adoption of a proposed regulation.
Status - In Concurrence (6/3)
To (1) subject peer-to-peer car sharing for thirty days or less to a nine and thirty-five-hundredths sales and use tax, (2) establish a fee on each retail delivery made in the state, and (3) repeal the statute requiring legislative approval for the Dept. of Transportation to use state money to study a mileage-based user fee on state roads.
Status - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/6)
SB 1448 - An Act Concerning Transportation Network Companies And Third-party Delivery Companies
To (1) require transportation network companies and third-party delivery companies to provide receipts that detail time, distance and pay rate to their drivers, (2) increase the registration fee for transportation network companies, and (3) require transportation network companies to provide real-time messaging...
Status - File Number 544 (4/7)
SB 1456 - An Act Dedicating A Portion Of The Meals Tax Revenue To Arts, Culture And Tourism
To dedicate a portion of the revenue generated from the meals tax to the Tourism Fund.
Status - File Number 875 (5/12)
SB 1484 - An Act Implementing AI Protections For Employees
To (1) limit the use of electronic monitoring by an employer, and (2) est. various requirements concerning the use of AI systems by employers.
Status - Favorable Report, Tabled for Calendar, Senate (5/7)
SB 1487 - An Act Concerning Transportation Network Companies And Third-party Delivery Companies
To (1) req. transportation network companies and third-party delivery companies to provide receipts that detail time, distance and pay rate to their drivers, (2) increase the registration fee for transportation network companies, and (3) require transportation network companies to provide real-time messaging...
Status - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (5/19)
Status - In Concurrence (6/3)
Status - File Number 879 (5/12)
Dead Bills
- HB 5014 - An Act Adding Oyster Shells to the State's List of Recyclable Materials
- HB 5020 - An Act Concerning The Processing Of Rabbits For Consumption By Local Consumers And Retail Food Establishments
- HB 5082 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer or Grocery Store
- HB 5095 - An Act Concerning Inspections By The Labor Department
- HB 5133 - An Act Concerning Municipal Food Scrap Recycling Programs
- HB 5134 - An Act Concerning The Commissioner Of Agriculture's Responsibilities For Rabbit Processing In The State
- HB 5155 - An Act Dedicating The Sales And Use Taxes Revenue Generated From Alcohol Sales To Certain Purposes
- HB 5160 - An Act Concerning Connecticut Craft Cafe Liquor Permittees
- HB 5164 - An Act Requiring Business Entities To Provide Itemized Receipts To Certain Consumer
- HB 5166 - An Act Prohibiting Cannabis Consumption At Locations Where Tobacco Use Is Prohibited
- HB 5167 - An Act Prohibiting Cannabis Consumption At Locations Where Alcohol Consumption Is Prohibited
- HB 5183 - An Act Concerning Legal Liability For Agricultural Operations That Are Engaged In Agritourism.
- HB 5266 - An Act Establishing Tax Incentives To Encourage Small And Medium-sized Businesses To Hire Locally.
- HB 5296 - An Act Repealing The Adoption Of The United States Food And Drug Administration's Food Code.
- HB 5316 - An Act Authorizing Local Butcher Shops To Process Farmer-owned USDA and Inspected Meat Products.
- HB 5407 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store.
- HB 5410 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store.
- HB 5416 - An Act Concerning The Regulation And Taxation Of Short-term Rental Properties And The Dedication Of A Portion Of The Room Occupancy Tax From Such Rentals.
- HB 5452 - An Act Requiring The Implementation Of A Reciprocal Food Truck Vendor Permit Or License.
- HB 5455 - An Act Prohibiting Food Service Establishments From Selling Food Prepared With Frying Oils Containing Artificial Trans Fats.
- HB 5480 - An Act Eliminating The Use Of Incineration For Solid Waste Processing
- HB 5548 - An Act Concerning The Sales and Use Taxes Imposed on Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer or Grocery Store
- HB 5553 - An Act Reducing the Rate of The Sales And Use Taxes
- HB 5558 - An Act Concerning Mandatory Fees Charged in Connection With Consumer Goods and Services
- HB 5560 - An Act Prohibiting Certain Conduct Concerning Review of Consumer Goods And Services
- HB 5566 - An Act Authorizing The Distillation Of Limited Quantities of Spirits For Personal Use
- HB 5620 - An Act Requiring The Implementation Of A Reciprocal Food Truck Vendor Permit Of License
- HB 5626 - An Act Eliminating The Requirement That Food Protection Managers At Class 2 Food Establishments Pass A Test As Part Of A Food Protection Manager Certification Program
- HB 5692 - An Act Concerning The Consumption Of Cannabis In A Motor Vehicle
- HB 5700 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store
- HB 5703 - An Act Adjusting The Annual Increase To The Minimum Wage
- HB 5724 - An Act Concerning Medicaid Coverage For Allergy Prevention
- HB 5728 - An Act Establishing A Personal Income Tax Deduction For Tips Or Gratuities
- HB 5744 - An Act Prohibiting Certain Business Conduct Regarding Storage Of Consumers' Credit Card And Debit Card Information
- HB 5754 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store Located In Certain Municipalities
- HB 5761 - An Act Eliminating The Subminimum Wage
- HB 5773 - An Act Establishing A Single-payer Health Care Program In Connecticut
- HB 5783 - An Act Authorizing Sales Of Connecticut Wines In Grocery Stores
- HB 5793 - An Act Concerning The Reporting Of Newly Hired Employees To The Labor Department
- HB 5794 - An Act Concerning The Amount Of Wages An Employer Must Pay To Be Subject To The Provisions Of The Unemployment Compensation Act
- HB 5852 - An Act Concerning Farm To School And Enhancements To The Local Food For Schools Incentive Program
- HB 5864 - An Act Concerning Safe And Healthy School Meals
- HB 5869 - An Act Prohibiting Food Products In School Cafeterias That Contain Certain Dyes And Colorants
- HB 5900 - An Act Prohibiting The Cultivation Of Octopus For Human Consumption And The Use Of Octopus For Entertainment Purposes
- HB 5907 - An Act Prohibiting The Application Of Pesticides To Organic Foods
- HB 5914 - An Act Repealing The Prohibition On Single-use Plastic Bags And Prohibiting The Use Of PFAS In Paper Straws
- HB 5917 - An Act Requiring The Recycling Of Food Scraps And The Development Of Food Donation Plans By Certain Commercial Food Wholesalers, Distributors, Supermarkets, Institutions, Resorts And Conference Centers
- HB 5964 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store
- HB 5967 - An Act Dedicating A Portion Of The Revenue Generated From Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store To Certain Purposes
- HB 5972 - An Act Concerning Taxpayers With Declared Tip Income Over A Certain Threshold
- HB 5975 - An Act Establishing A Personal Income Tax Deduction For Tips Or Gratuities
- HB 5990 - An Act Concerning Interchange Fees On Electronic Payment Transactions
- HB 5994 - An Act Concerning The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store
- HB 5997 - An Act Authorizing Bonds Of The State For A Culinary Arts Center At Robert E. Fitch High School In The Town Of Groton
- HB 6056 - An Act Concerning The Establishment Of Cannabis Cafes And Restaurants Offering Cannabis-infused Food Items, Beverages And Other Products
- HB 6057 - An Act Concerning Credit Card Fees And Surcharges
- HB 6059 - An Act Concerning Alcoholic Liquor Permits And Tobacco Bars
- HB 6063 - An Act Authorizing Businesses To Charge Consumers For The Actual Cost Of Credit Card Fees
- HB 6089 - An Act Reducing Barriers To Food Security
- HB 6148 - An Act Allowing Nonprofits To Participate In Association Health Plans
- HB 6149 - An Act Concerning Credit Card Skimming
- HB 6214 - An Act Authorizing Butcher Shops To Process Farmer-owned And Usda-inspected Livestock
- HB 6225 - An Act Establishing Extended Producer Responsibility For Packaging Products
- HB 6230 - An Act Concerning The CT Grown For CT Kids Program
- HB 6246 - An Act Requiring The Recycling Of Food Waste
- HB 6262 - An Act Requiring Reverse Vending Machines To Accept All Refund-eligible Beverage Containers
- HB 6316 - An Act Establishing A Fee On Retail Delivery Service To Fund Bus Public Transportation Fare Reductions
- HB 6404 - An Act Increasing The Number Of Wage And Hour Investigators At The Labor Department
- HB 6414 - An Act Concerning Minors Who Have Reached The Age Of Fifteen Working In Retail Stores
- HB 6416 - An Act Concerning The Minimum Wage Rate For Persons Under The Age Of Eighteen Years
- HB 6460 - An Act Concerning Interchange Fees On Electronic Payment Transactions
- HB 6482 - An Act Prohibiting Liquor Sales In Retailers That Sell Food Or Candy
- HB 6483 - An Act Prohibiting Sales Of Certain Processed Food Products
- HB 6485 - An Act Requiring Digital Age Verification By Package Store Permittees
- HB 6493 - An Act Requiring Owners Of Short-term Rentals To Register In A State-Wide Registry And Pay A Tax On Units That Are Not Owner-occupied
- HB 6518 - An Act Concerning Employers' Chargeability For Unemployment Benefits
- HB 6519 - An Act Reducing The Employee Contribution For The Paid Family And Medical Leave Insurance Program
- HB 6658 - An Act Concerning The Requirement That Food Service Establishments Utilize A Carbon Dioxide Alarm
- HB 6781 - An Act Concerning A Study of Ground Floor Commercial Property Vacancies
- HB 6785 - An Act Establishing A Revolving Loan Fund To Assist In Developing Commercial Storefronts
- HB 6808 - An Act Prohibiting Certain Food Additives
- HB 6820 - An Act Concerning Per Diem Employees
- HB 7176 - An Act Concerning Sales And Use Taxes Related To Certain Vehicles And Aircraft Industry Joint Ventures, The Dedication Of A Portion Of The Meals Tax Revenue And The Dues Tax Threshold
- SB 23: An Act Concerning Funding For The Greater Mystic Chamber Of Commerce
- SB 109: An Act Dedicating The Additional Sales Tax On Meals To Certain Purposes
- SB 147: An Act Prohibiting The Manufacture, Distribution, Delivery Or Sale Of Foods Containing Certain Additives
- SB 154 - An Act Concerning Cottage Food Operations
- SB 229: An Act Authorizing Municipalities To Impose Certain Excise Taxes
- SB 354 - An Act Eliminating Prohibitions On Noncompete Agreements
- SB 356 - An Act Concerning Documentation For The Use Of Paid Sick Leave
- SB 359 - An Act Concerning The Employment Of Minors At Least Sixteen Years Of Age In Certain Occupations
- SB 432 - An Act Concerning Representations Made By Food Service Establishments Regarding The Freshness Of Food Items And Food Ingredients
- SB 437 - An Act Prohibiting The Sale Of Food Products Containing Certain Food Additives.
- SB 513 - An Act Requiring Grocery Stores To Automatically Apply Digital Coupons For Certain Consumers
- SB 522 - An Act Concerning State Agency Interpretation Of Statutes And The Regulations Authorized And Adopted Under Such Statutes
- SB 623 - An Act Eliminating The Requirement That Employers Provide Paid Sick Leave In The Event Of Closure By Order Of A Public Official
- SB 625 - An Act Defining "day" For Purposes Of The Paid Sick Leave Statutes
- SB 651 - An Act Exempting Overtime Income From The Personal Income Tax
- SB 670 - An Act Requiring The Department Of Consumer Protection To Establish A Single Uniform Business Permit And License Application
- SB 739 - An Act Concerning The Distribution Of The Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store
- SB 789 - An Act Concerning An Optional Payroll Expense Tax
- SB 793 - An Act Increasing The Dues Tax Exemption Threshold For Club Dues And Initiation Fees
- SB 795 - An Act Concerning The Establishment Of And Bonding For A Program To Address Food Insecurity
- SB 831 - An Act Concerning Advanced Notice Of An Employee's Work Schedule To Certain Employees
- SB 887 - An Act Exempting Certain Cookware From PFAS Requirements
- SB 904 - An Act Reducing The Rate Of The Sales And Use Taxes
- SB 921 - An Act Imposing A Tax On Sugar-sweetened Beverages And Dedicating The Revenue Generated To Fund School Breakfast And Lunch Programs
- SB 931 - An Act Dedicating A Portion Of The Revenue Generated From Sales And Use Taxes Imposed On Meals Sold By An Eating Establishment, Caterer Or Grocery Store To The Tourism Fund
- SB 965 - An Act Prohibiting Required Presentation Of Printed Receipts As Proof Of Purchase Of Consumer Goods And Services
- SB 966 - An Act Requiring Hotels And Short-term Rental Operators To Disclose The Total Cost Of Occupancy To Consumers Prior To Purchase
- SB 968 - An Act Prohibiting Commercial Activities Involving Food Products That Contain Certain Food Additives
- SB 1031 - An Act Establishing A Full Employment Trust Fund
- SB 1032 - An Act Expanding Paid Family And Medical Leave To All Employees
- SB 1034 - An Act Concerning Employee Exposure To The Risk Of Heat Illness
- SB 1102 - An Act Establishing a Connecticut Diner Trail
- SB 1130 - An Act Concerning Intentional Misrepresentation Of A Dog As A Service Animal To Gain Accommodations
- SB 1149 - An Act Increasing The Penalty For Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under The Influence Of Intoxicating Liquor Or Any Drug
- SB 1223 - An Act Concerning Paid Prenatal Leave
- SB 1352 - An Act Promoting Energy Efficiency
- SB 1376 - An Act Reducing Blood Alcohol Limits For Impaired Driving And Boating, Concerning Information Regarding Police Phlebotomy Training And Studying The Implementation Of Electronic Warrant Technology
- SB 1460 - An Act Concerning Interchange Fees On Electronic Payment Transactions
- SB 1475 - An Act Concerning Food Deserts And The Snap Program
- SB 1528 - An Act Concerning A Study Of State Taxation
The introduction of a bill does not guarantee its passage, and we will provide updates as needed. Should any of these bills progress through the legislative process, we will provide timely updates and additional information to keep you informed and notify you if action is required from our members.
