Rep. Joshua Elliott
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Establishing A Pilot Program Authorizing Municipalities To Impose A Buyer's Conveyance Fee On Real Property To Fund The Purchase And Stewardship Of Open Space. [HB-5254]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
To enable municipalities such as Bolton, Bozrah, Bloomfield, Bethany, Coventry, Hartford, Lyme, New London, Norfolk, North Stonington and Warren to impose a conveyance tax on certain real property sales in order to generate funds for the preservation of open space.
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An Act Concerning Absentee Ballots Postmarked Before Or On The Day Of An Election. [HB-5268]
[Elections ]
[Voting Rights ]
To allow absentee ballots postmarked before or on the day of an election to be cast, even if they were not received by the close of the polls at such election.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Requiring Health Insurance Coverage For Certain Services Provided By Peer Support Specialists. [HB-5270]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
To require (1) the Commissioner of Public Health to adopt regulations (A) providing for the certification and education of peer support specialists, and (B) specifying the peer support services that a certified peer support specialist may provide to another individual in this state, and (2) health insurance coverage for peer support services provided by certified peer support specialists on an outpatient basis.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Permitting Municipal Regulation Of Trapping And Hunting. [HB-5272]
[Animals ]
[Public Safety ]
To permit local bans on the trapping and hunting of animals.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Concerning As Of Right Multifamily Housing Zones. [HB-5273]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Real Estate ]
To establish as of right multifamily housing zones within one-half mile of all fixed route transit stops.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Concerning Vegetation Management Along State Highways By The Department Of Transportation. [HB-5308]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Infrastructure ]
To establish guidelines that govern vegetation management along state highways by the Department of Transportation.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Concerning Vegetation Management Within Utility Protection Zones. [HB-5312]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Telecommunications ]
To improve the notification requirements and process by which customers are informed for tree and shrub cutting work in a utility protection zone property that is located on private property.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Prohibiting The Release Of Helium Balloons Into The Atmosphere. [HB-5314]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
To address the environmental harm caused to Long Island Sound and other waterways from the intentional release of helium balloons.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Requiring The Elimination Of Single-use Styrofoam Containers. [HB-5384]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Environmental ]
To reduce litter in parks, waterways and urban centers and to create cost-savings in the recycling process.
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Connecticut 2019 General Assembly
An Act Concerning The Sale Or Transfer Of Dogs, Cats And Rabbits At Pet Shops That Are Not From Animal Welfare Organizations. [HB-5386]
[Animals ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
To prohibit the sale of animals originating from puppy mills at Connecticut pet shops.