Gregg Haddad

Connecticut's annual Sales Tax-Free Week begins on Sunday, Aug. 17, and runs through Saturday, Aug. 23. It provides a chance to save money, whether it is taking the kids back-to-school shopping or treating yourself or your loved oness.

I hope you're staying cool in the hot weather. I want to wish everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend. Now more than ever, I am proud to serve as your state representative at the Capitol.

With the 2025 Legislative Session over, I'm going to use these updates to highlight a piece of legislation that we passed along with a brief explainer.

As of today, we less than two weeks left until the end of session. Each day, we continue to debate legislation and some bills have been approved by the House and are headed to the Senate for passage.
This week, we passed workers’ compensation legislation that, had we not acted, would have resulted in a potential 265% increase in workers’ compensation benefits, which would have cost Connecticut businesses millions of dollars. We also approved legislation to cover the Medicaid shortfall that occurred in the current budget. Like many other expenses we are required to pay, covering the cost of this shortfall is critical to future budgets.

House Democrats took action on Wednesday in passing legislation that limits when warehouse employers use production quotas.

We had a productive week at the Capitol, including the passage of two small, but important bills out of the Higher Education Committee, of which I am chair. I'm proud to say both bills passed without a dissenting vote. 

Committee work is nearly complete, which means full sessions will begin to ramp up next week and in May. The legislature's next full session is scheduled for April 28.