With the 2022 Connecticut legislative session in the books, residents will see new tax breaks, changes to the state’s juvenile justice laws, and the adoption of a new state holiday. Here are some of the headlines reported by the media:
The winners and losers of the 2022 Session, CT News Junkie: It was a short legislative session, but the House and the Senate were able to move a lot of business this year, including the passage of a $24-billion budget with around $600 million in tax cuts.
Here are just a few of the proposals that cleared both chambers of the legislature before the clock struck midnight Wednesday and are awaiting action by Gov. Ned Lamont, as well as a few more that didn’t make the cut.
An embrace of Juneteenth in CT, and a clash over its meaning, The CT Mirror: The House voted 142-1 to designate Juneteenth a legal holiday in Connecticut. The overwhelmingly positive vote belied a difficult debate.
Stiffer penalties, GPS monitoring on the way for juveniles after bill aimed at cutting youth crime gets final approval, Hartford Courant: Looking ahead to the fall elections, the state Senate granted final legislative approval Wednesday to changing the state’s juvenile justice laws in hopes of reducing crime and targeting repeat criminals.
These bills were approved on CT General Assembly’s final day, CT Post: On the final day of the 2022 General Assembly session, hundreds of bills were still up for consideration before lawmakers adjourned at midnight Wednesday. Here’s a look at how some of the bills have fared.