Anthony Nolan

The House of Representatives met Saturday and passed legislation to protect Correction employees and inmates; support front-line health care providers, and make life-saving opioid antagonists more readily available.

Below is a summary of the legislation.

SB 1059

Solitary confinement causes irreparable harm, leaving individuals to often suffer from damaging and life-long psychological effects. Taking a step towards reform to the penal system, SB 1059 limits the practice of solitary confinement at Connecticut's correctional facilities in addition to increasing transparency and accountability within the correctional system.

SB 660

For more than a year now, our health care providers have been serving on the front lines – working tirelessly to ensure the health and safety of our communities – and often facing the darkest moments of the pandemic while witnessing untold traumas. Many of our first responders are now suffering from anxiety, PTSD, and other lasting mental health and emotional impairments. SB 660 will expand Workers' Compensation to better support first responder's mental and emotional health in the aftermath of the pandemic.

SB 1011

Opioid antagonists, like Naloxone or Narcan, and EpiPen's save countless lives, rescuing individuals from an accidental overdose or a severe allergic reaction respectively. SB 1011 will require police officers, who are often the first responders to a scene, to carry and effectively administer these life-saving medications.

I will continue to keep you updated as the General Assembly heads to adjournment of our regular session on June 9^th.