Minnie Gonzalez

A number of new laws took effect this month that address various issues.

The General Assembly’s regular session ended June 5th with a balanced budget and other significant legislation. I’d like to highlight some of the issues we addressed in the new state budget and other impactful legislation.

I am pleased to report the House passed legislation that will facilitate minority teacher recruitment and retention across the state.

Hard-working families in Connecticut got a boost today with Gov. Lamont signing legislation to increase the state’s minimum wage. I believe anyone working a full-time job should earn enough to support themselves and their family. This legislation is a step in the right direction.

The House of Representatives approved legislation for including African-American, Puerto Rican and Latino studies in the public high school curriculum.

Connecticut is a leader when it comes to sensible gun safety laws. We continued our leadership on the issue by passing Ethan’s Law, legislation regulating ghost guns and legislation increasing safe storage in motor vehicles.

Cuando se trata de leyes de seguridad sensibles para armas de fuego, Connecticut es líder. La Cámara de Representantes continúo nuestro liderazgo en este asunto pasando leyes que incluyen mantener seguras  las armas en hogares “Ethan’s Law,” la regulación de planes de construcción de armas en línea “ghost guns” y aumentando la seguridad de armas en vehículos de motor.

Minimum wage workers are moving closer to a living wage. The House approved House Bill 5004 to increase the minimum wage incrementally over the next few years to $15 in 2023.

Protecting the residents of our state from discrimination in the health insurance market is one of my top priorities and I’m very happy to report that we are continuing to make progress on that issue this legislative session.