Additional Bills Passed:
✅ HB 5170 strengths current statutes regarding tethering of dogs and clarifies the definition of adequate shelter to better protect dogs during extreme weather events. I introduced this bill with my Fairfield colleague, Representative Devlin.
✅ SB 120 prohibits the use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide commonly found on golf courses which can be incredibly harmful to our pollinator population and can cause significant health risks to individuals regularly exposed to the pesticide.
✅ SB 289, An Act Concerning Oversight and Funding of the Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. CFI is an important initiative that promotes the importance of involvement and interaction of fathers with their children. I was proud to bring this Human Services bill to the House floor.
✅ SB 313 adopts the recommendations for cancer relief benefits for firefighters. It has been determined through significant research that firefighters face a considerable risk of increased incidents of cancer because of their employment and this legislation helps provide them with additional protective gear to minimize their risk.
✅ SB 358 mandates that insurance companies cover diagnostic ultrasounds for early detection of breast cancer. The bill also mandates coverage for MRIs, biopsies, prophylactic mastectomies and breast reconstruction surgery, as well as routine ovarian cancer screenings. Early detection is essential to catching cancer early and saving lives.
If you have any questions about legislation we passed this session, please reach out to me. I would love to hear from you! |