Making Your Voice Heard #5 - Week of February 13

February 10, 2023
 
There will be a public hearing next week for the Environment Committee on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Room 2B, or over Zoom and Youtube Live. The agenda can be found on the website at www.cga.ct.gov.

One of my main legislative priorities this year is on the agenda – H.B. 5602 AN ACT PROHIBITING HIGH-FREQUENCY COMMERCIAL SEISMIC SURVEYING IN LONG ISLAND SOUND FOR GAS AND OIL EXPLORATION.

Other bills on the docket that might be of interest to you include:

  • H.B. No. 6397 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING-ZERO CARBON EMISSIONS.
  • H.B. No. 6606 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN PRODUCTS MADE FROM POLYSTYRENE.
  • H.B. No. 6607 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE NIGHTTIME LIGHTING OF STATE-OWNED BUILDINGS AT CERTAIN TIMES FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS. (ENV)
  • H.B. No. 6609 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY FOR SMOKE DETECTORS.
  • S.B. No. 963 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING NEONICOTINOIDS FOR NONAGRICULTURAL USE.
  • S.B. No. 962 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN RODENTICIDES.

 If you are interested in testifying on these issues, you can sign up to REGISTER TO SPEAK or SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY.

Registration to speak will close on Tuesday, Feb. 14th at  3 p.m.
 
There will also be a public hearing next week for the Human Services Committee on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Room 2C, or over Zoom and Youtube Live. The AGENDA can be found on the website at www.cga.ct.gov.

Some bills on the docket that might be of interest to you include:

  • H.B. No. 6628 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF BIOMARKER TESTING.
  • S.B. No. 412 AN ACT INCREASING MEDICAID RATES FOR COMPLEX CARE NURSING SERVICES.
  • Proposed H.B. No. 6517 AN ACT PROVIDING MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CERTIFIED, REGISTERED DIETITIAN-NUTRITIONIST (RDN) SERVICES PROVIDING MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY.
  • H.B. No. 6586 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE.

 If you are interested in testifying on these issues, you can sign up to REGISTER TO SPEAK or SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY.

Registration to speak will close on Monday, Feb. 13th at  3 p.m.

To find the full list of public hearings, please visit the CGA website

No matter your position on any of these legislative initiatives, I encourage everyone who feels passionate about a particular subject to sign up to testify.

 

If you encounter any issues with registering or submitting testimony, please contact my office at 860-240-0329 or email my legislative aide, Kyle Fishbein, at kyle.fishbein@cga.ct.gov.