Making Your Voice Heard #8 - Week of March 6

March 3, 2023
There will be a public hearing next week for the Judiciary Committee on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 9 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. 6667 AN ACT ADDRESSING GUN VIOLENCE.
  • H.B. No. 6834 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING SERIOUS FIREARM OFFENSES BY REPEAT OFFENDERS.
  • H.B. No. 6816 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING MICROSTAMPING-ENABLED PISTOLS, RAISING THE AGE TO PURCHASE AMMUNITION AND RESTRICTING THE SALE AND POSSESSION OF BODY ARMOR.
  • H.B. No. 6817 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING AN INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS TO OWN, POSSESS OR CARRY A FIREARM.

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 Sunday, March 5, at 3 p.m.
 
There will also be a public hearing next week for the Government Administration and Elections Committee on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Room 2A, 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:

  • S.B. No. 389 An Act Concerning Ranked-Choice Voting
  • H.B. No. 5702 An Act Allowing Incarcerated Individuals to Vote
  • H.B. No. 5704 An Act Concerning Mandatory Voting
  • H.B. No. 6822 (Raised) An Act Designating the State Dog, State Pet and State Candy.
  • H.B. No. 6823 (Raised) An Act Concerning Certification of And Casting of Ballots by Presidential Electors.

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 Sunday, March 5, at 3 p.m.
 
There will also be a public hearing next week for the Public Health Committee on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Room 2E, 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:

  • Proposed H.B. No. 5197 AN ACT ALLOWING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION TO BE SOLD AND DISPENSED VIA MEDICAL VENDING MACHINES.
  • Proposed S.B. No. 171 AN ACT ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO PRESCRIBE BIRTH CONTROL MEDICATION.
  • S.B. No. 1016 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TRUTH IN ADVERTISING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
  • H.B. No. 6818 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE.
  • H.B. No. 6819 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING LACTATION CONSULTANTS.

 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 Sunday, March 5, 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.

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