Jonathan Steinberg

Several new state laws that were passed during the 2025 legislative session and before will take effect next week on July 1.

A new two-year state budget was also adopted by the legislature earlier this month and goes into effect July 1, the beginning of Connecticut's new fiscal year. This budget makes historic investments in our children through expanded funding for special education and childcare, as well as strengthening support for working families and ensuring the essential work of critical nonprofits continues.

In addition, the annual bond package for capital projects includes billions of dollars for local school construction, state transportation infrastructure, housing assistance, and many more important initiatives.

Our elections will be more secure and transparent as video recording technology will be added to every absentee ballot drop box in our state. This new law will record the drop boxes from the first day that ballots are issued up through when the clerk retrieves the final ballots – with recordings available to the public.

A landmark bill supporting public libraries struggling to afford the skyrocketing costs of e-books and digital audiobooks will also take effect July 1, establishing Connecticut as a national leader in the digital arena and marks a significant step toward transparency, equity, and sustainability in how libraries acquire and provide resources to the public.

In the classroom, our students will soon learn about three essential topics: civics, media literacy, and Asian American and Pacific Islander history. Based on bills passed in 2022 and 2023, students will gain an understanding of what it means to be an active and engaged citizen, how to analyze the modern media landscape, and the rich history of the AAPI community.

Many more bills are going into effect July 1, including one that reforms Connecticut's car towing system, and another that requires financial literacy instruction in school.

Here's a full list of laws going into effect July 1, 2025.

You can read more about new laws taking effect in Connecticut in this article from the CT Post.

Your calls and emails to your state representatives, as well as your testimony at our committee public hearings directly influenced many of these new laws. Please continue to share your views and make your voice heard at the Capitol.