2017 VOTING RECORDS: STATE SENATE

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 Senate voted in Senate 36–0; signed by governor. CBIA 2017 on these bills, either in committee Workers’ Compensation Liability Position: Supported. or on the Senate floor. (HB 6666): Negated “exclusive remedy” piece of the state Workers’ Biosimilars (HB 7118): Brought new SEBAC (SR 51): 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 Senate after Position: Supported. lieutenant governor broke an 18–18 tie. Workplace Actions (SB 929): Exposed CBIA Position: Opposed. employers and municipalities to DEEP Penalties (SB 818): Required unprecedented liability with new DEEP to waive any civil penalty First Bipartisan Budget (HB 7501): penalties for violations of state assessed against a business for a Included structural reforms and whistleblower statute. Passed first-time violation if remedial action is addressed increasing costs of state Appropriations Committee 26–20, taken within 30 days. Passed Senate government with a spending cap, limits Senate 30–6; no action taken by 26–10; no action taken by House. CBIA on borrowing, required votes on union House. CBIA Position: Opposed. Position: Supported. contracts, and changes to the state employee retirement system. Passed Manufacturing Training (HB 7064): DEEP Permits (HB 6327): Required Senate 21–15, House 77–73; vetoed by Helped smaller manufacturers proposed DEEP general permits with governor. CBIA Position: Supported. offset training costs by extending the the potential to impact businesses be manufacturing apprenticeship tax adopted following the same process Second Bipartisan Budget (SB 1502): credit to pass-through entities. Passed as regulations. Failed in Environment Compromise budget closed a $3.5 Commerce Committee 21–0; no Committee 13–16. CBIA Position: billion deficit without broad-based action taken by House. CBIA Position: Supported. tax hikes while implementing reforms, Supported. including spending cap, limits on Electric Ratepayers (HB 7036): borrowing, and mandatory votes on Technical High Schools (HB 7271): Required any bill with a financial union contracts. Passed Senate 33–3, Created a technical high school system impact on electric ratepayers to House 126–23; signed by governor. separate from the state Department include an impact statement. Passed CBIA Position: Supported. of Education, improving workforce House 130–14, Senate 32–0; signed by development efforts. Passed House governor. CBIA Position: Supported. 96–50, Senate 34–1; signed by governor. CBIA Position: Supported.

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Eric Berthel (R-Watertown) Toni Boucher (R-Wilton) (D-West Hartford) (D-Manchester) (D-Wethersfield) (D-Norwalk) (R-North Haven) (D-Danielson) (D-Hartford) (R-Niantic) Scott Frantz (R-Riverside) Terry Gerratana (D-New Britain) Ed Gomes (D-Bridgeport) (R-Stafford Springs) (D-Waterbury) (R-Fairfield) Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) Ted Kennedy, Jr. (D-Branford) John Kissel (R-Enfield) (D-East Hartford) (D-Stamford) Art Linares (R-Westbrook) George Logan (R-Ansonia) (D-New Haven) (R-Plantsville) Henri Martin (R-Bristol) Doug McCrory (D-Hartford) Michael McLachlan (R-Danbury) (R-Litchfield) Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) (D-Baltic) (D-Milford) (R-Groton) Len Suzio (R-Meriden) (D-New Haven) (R-Canton)

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