Christine Palm

Each year, thousands of bills are introduced by the two-dozen bill-writing legislative committees. Of these, only a few hundred make it across the finish line. 
 
This week, my colleagues and I began voting on proposed pieces of legislation. Co-sponsoring a bill is an important way to show support for colleagues' ideas – whether or not we serve on the committee of cognizance responsible for advancing a given bill. In this sense, a list of co-sponsored bills is a kind of moral document; it shows every legislator's values and aspirations for their district and the state.
 
Here is a list of bills I've co-sponsored this legislative session.  (Click on the link to read the bill language.)

HB 5001 - AN ACT SUPPORTING CONNECTICUT SENIORS AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF NURSING AND HOME-BASED CARE.

HB 5003 - AN ACT CONCERNING CHILD AND FAMILY NUTRITION.

HB 5004 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES.

HB 5005 - AN ACT EXPANDING PAID SICK DAYS IN THE STATE.

HB 5006 - AN ACT RESTORING FUNDING TO THE SHORELINE EAST RAIL LINE.

HB 5008 - AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

HB 5010 - AN ACT CONCERNING A STATE SUBSIDY FOR RETIRED TEACHERS' HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS.

HB 5011 - AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR NUTRITION ASSISTANCE.

HB 5052 - AN ACT SUPPORTING SOLAR ENERGY IN SCHOOLS.

HB 5091 - AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR HOUSING SERVICES.

HB 5113 - AN ACT INCREASING THE HIGHEST MARGINAL RATE OF THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX AND ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL GAINS SURCHARGE TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR CERTAIN CHILD-RELATED, MUNICIPAL AND HIGHER EDUCATION INITIATIVES.

HB 5114 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXCISE TAX ON AMMUNITION TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY GUN VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM GRANTS.

HB 5117 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES AND THE USE OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM SUCH TAXES.

HB 5118 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CAPITAL GAINS SURCHARGE AND CONCERNING THE USE OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM SUCH SURCHARGE.

HB 5147 - AN ACT RESTRUCTURING CERTAIN TAXES.

HB 5164 - AN ACT CONCERNING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

HB 5179 - AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS THAT ASSIST INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

HB 5197 - AN ACT CONCERNING SOCIAL WORKERS.

HB 5201 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND.

HB 5213 - AN ACT CONCERNING DISCONNECTED YOUTH.

HB 5215 - AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF NIPS.

HB 5217 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF CERTAIN RODENTICIDES.

HB 5218 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RIPARIAN BUFFERS AND REVISION OF CERTAIN INLAND WETLANDS PROVISIONS.

HB 5226 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM FOR CONSUMER BATTERIES.

HB 5229 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE EELGRASS WORKING GROUP.

HB 5231 - AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE'S NONRESIDENTIAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM AND SHARED CLEAN ENERGY FACILITY PROGRAM.

HB 5232 - AN ACT CONCERNING SOLAR PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

HB 5312 - AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN TERMS IN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS UNENFORCEABLE.

HB 5321 - AN ACT REQUIRING NEWBORN SCREENING FOR DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.

HB 5354 - AN ACT CONCERNING TERRAMATION.

HB 5390 - AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSIT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES.

HB 5399 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT.

HB 5490 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES ON AMBULANCE-TYPE MOTOR VEHICLES AND AMBULANCES.

SB 11 - AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT RESILIENCY PLANNING AND PROVIDING MUNICIPAL OPTIONS FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE.

SB 49 - AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING TO THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

SB 123 - AN ACT CONCERNING COERCED DEBT.

SB 148 - AN ACT MAKING CERTAIN TERMS IN ELECTRONIC BOOK AND DIGITAL AUDIOBOOK LICENSE AGREEMENTS OR CONTRACTS UNENFORCEABLE.

SB 165 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE POLICYHOLDERS.

SB 190 - AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS.

SB 191 - AN ACT CONCERNING FOOD SCRAP DIVERSION FROM THE SOLID WASTE STREAM AND THE REDEMPTION OF OUT-OF-STATE BEVERAGE CONTAINERS.

SB 277 - AN ACT RESTORING SERVICE ON THE SHORE LINE EAST RAIL LINE.

SB 307 - AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAID COVERAGE OF BIOMARKER TESTING.