2017 VOTING RECORDS: STATE HOUSE

uring the 2017 Paid FMLA (SB 1): Costly new mandate Health Exchange Fees (amendment General Assembly session, on businesses with two or more to SB 544): Required full General Dstate lawmakers voted on a employees required $13.6 million in Assembly approval for proposed number of key bills. While these bills start-up costs and another $18 million assessment or fee increases charged reflect just a fraction of all legislation annually. Passed Labor Committee to carriers by state health insurance addressed during the session, they 7–6; no action taken by Senate. CBIA exchange. Amendment failed in were chosen as the framework for Position: Opposed. Insurance Committee 9–11. CBIA CBIA’s 2017 legislative voting records Position: Supported. because of their potential impact— Unemployment Compensation Reform positive or negative—on Connecticut’s (HB 6461): Made long overdue reforms Angel Investors (HB 5583): Supported economic competitiveness and to state’s unemployment trust fund. small business growth by allowing business climate. Passed Appropriations Committee investments in additional types of 25–23; no action taken by House. CBIA businesses to qualify for angel investor The following pages illustrate how Position: Supported. tax credit. Passed House 144–0, members of the state House voted in Senate 36–0; signed by governor. CBIA 2017 on these bills, either in committee Workers’ Compensation Liability Position: Supported. or on the House floor. (HB 6666): Negated “exclusive remedy” piece of the state Workers’ Biosimilars (HB 7118): Brought new SEBAC (HR 202): While the agreement Compensation Act, leading to type of medicines to Connecticut, struck with state employee unions increased costs for insurers and creating substantial savings for includes reforms, it also extends employers. Passed Judiciary patients and the healthcare system. union contracts to 2027 and includes Committee 27–14; no action taken Passed General Law Committee 17–0, provisions limiting layoffs, generating by Appropriations Committee. CBIA Public Health Committee 21–5, House concerns about its long-term Position: Opposed. 143–5; no action taken by Senate. CBIA sustainability. Passed House 78–72. Position: Supported. CBIA Position: Opposed. Workplace Actions (SB 929): Exposed employers and municipalities to DEEP Penalties (SB 818): Required First Bipartisan Budget (HB 7501): unprecedented liability with new DEEP to waive any civil penalty Included structural reforms and penalties for violations of state assessed against a business for a addressed increasing costs of state whistleblower statute. Passed first-time violation if remedial action government with a spending cap, limits Appropriations Committee 26–20, is taken within 30 days. Passed on borrowing, required votes on union Senate 30–6; no action taken by Commerce Committee 21–0, Senate contracts, and changes to the state House. CBIA Position: Opposed. 26–10; no action taken by House. CBIA employee retirement system. Passed Position: Supported. Senate 21–15, House 77–73; vetoed by Manufacturing Training (HB 7064): governor. CBIA Position: Supported. Helped smaller manufacturers DEEP Permits (HB 6327): Required offset training costs by extending the proposed DEEP general permits with Second Bipartisan Budget (SB 1502): manufacturing apprenticeship tax the potential to impact businesses be Compromise budget closed a $3.5 credit to pass-through entities. Passed adopted following the same process billion deficit without broad-based Commerce Committee 21–0; no as regulations. Failed in Environment tax hikes while implementing reforms, action taken by House. CBIA Position: Committee 13–16. CBIA Position: including spending cap, limits on Supported. Supported. borrowing, and mandatory votes on union contracts. Passed Senate 33–3, Technical High Schools (HB 7271): Electric Ratepayers (HB 7036): House 126–23; signed by governor. Created a technical high school system Required any bill with a financial CBIA Position: Supported. separate from the state Department impact on electric ratepayers to of Education, improving workforce include an impact statement. Passed development efforts. Passed House House 130–14, Senate 32–0; signed by 96–50, Senate 34–1; signed by governor. CBIA Position: Supported. governor. CBIA Position: Supported.

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Catherine Abercrombie (D-Meriden) (R-Coventry) Terry Adams (D-Stamford) James Albis (D-East Haven) Emil ‘Buddy’ Altobello (D-Meriden) Angel Arce (D-Hartford) , Jr. (D-Danbury) (D-Berlin) , Jr. (D-Bridgeport) David Baram (D-Bloomfield) Sam Belsito (R-Tolland) Jeffrey Berger (D-Waterbury) (R-Bristol) Mike Bocchino (R-Greenwich) (R-Newtown) Dorinda Borer (D-West Haven) (D-Pomfret) William Buckbee (R-New Milford) Larry Butler (D-Waterbury) Gary Byron (R-Newington) Fred Camillo (R-Greenwich) (D-New Haven) (R-North Branford) (R-Old Lyme) (R-Cromwell) (R-Winsted) (R-Niantic) (D-Groton) (D-Torrington) Stephanie Cummings (R-Waterbury) Jeff Currey (D-East Hartford) Mike D’Agostino (D-Hamden) Anthony D’Amelio (R-Waterbury) (R-Danielson) Christopher Davis (R-Ellington) (D-Groton) (R-South Windsor) (D-Farmington)

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Laura Devlin (R-Fairfield) Patricia Dillon (D-New Haven) Michael DiMassa (D-West Haven) (R-North Windham) Will Duff (R-Bethel) Adam Dunsby (R-Easton) Josh Elliott (D-Hamden) Michael Ferguson (R-Danbury) (R-West Haven) Craig Fishbein (R-Wallingford) (D-West Hartford) Livvy Floren (R-Greenwich) Daniel Fox (D-Stamford) (R-Gales Ferry) John Frey (R-Ridgefield) John Fusco (R-Southington) (D-East Hartford) Linda Gentile (D-Orange) (D-Danbury) (D-Hartford) Robin Green (R-Marlborough) Joe Gresko (D-Stratford) Antonio Guerrera (D-Rocky Hill) Gregg Haddad (D-Mansfield) (R-Enfield) Joshua Hall (D-Hartford) John Hampton (D-Simsbury) Stephen Harding (R-Brookfield) Jack Hennessy (D-Bridgeport) Laura Hoydick (R-Stratford) Susan Johnson (D-Windham) Kelly Juleson-Scopino (D-Manchester) (R-Derby) Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R-Seymour) Noreen Kokoruda (R-Madison) Brenda Kupchick (R-Fairfield) David Labriola (R-Oxford) (R-Wilton)

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Tim LeGeyt (R-Canton) (D-New Haven) Matthew Lesser (D-Middletown) Liz Linehan (D-Cheshire) Rick Lopes (D-New Britain) Jesse MacLachlan (R-Westbrook) Cristin McCarthy-Vahey (D-Fairfield) Kathleen McCarty (R-Waterford) Brandon McGee, Jr. (D-Hartford) Ben McGorty (R-Shelton) Patricia Billie Miller (D-Stamford) Russ Morin (D-Wethersfield) (D-Norwalk) (D-Wallingford) Tom O’Dea (R-New Canaan) Brian Ohler (R-Canaan) Arthur O’Neill (R-Southbury) Linda Orange (D-Colchester) Al Paolillo, Jr. (D-New Haven) Cara Pavalock-D’Amato (R-Bristol) (R-Shelton) (D-Norwalk) Bill Petit (R-Plainville) (R-Thomaston) Joe Polletta (R-Watertown) (D-New Haven) (R-Naugatuck) Lonnie Reed (D-Branford) , Jr. (D-Waterbury) (D-Norwich) Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) (D-East Hartford) (D-Bridgeport) Kim Rose (D-Milford) Daniel Rovero (D-Dayville) Dave Rutigliano (R-Trumbull) Kevin Ryan (D-Oakdale) Rob Sampson (R-Wolcott)

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Robert Sanchez (D-New Britain) Ezequiel Santiago (D-Bridgeport) (D-Meriden) Sean Scanlon (D-Guilford) Joseph Serra (D-Middletown) Robert Siegrist III (R-Higganum) Bill Simanski (R-Granby) (D-Stamford) Kevin Skulczyck (R-Jewett City) Derek Slap (D-West Hartford) Richard Smith (R-New Fairfield) Chris Soto (D-New London) J.P. Sredzinski (R-Monroe) (R-Glastonbury) (D-Bridgeport) (D-Bridgeport) Pam Staneski (R-Milford) Jonathan Steinberg (D-Westport) Greg Stokes, Sr. (R-Enfield) Scott Storms (R-Windsor Locks) (D-New Britain) (D-Stamford) Mark Tweedie (R-Manchester) Diana Urban (D-North Stonington) Kurt Vail (R-Stafford Springs) (D-Hartford) Joe Verrengia (D-West Hartford) (D-New Haven) Fred Wilms (R-Norwalk) David Wilson (R-Litchfield) Michael Winkler (D-Vernon) (R-Darien) David Yaccarino (R-North Haven) (R-East Granby) (R-East Haddam) Chris Ziogas (D-Bristol) (R-Prospect)

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