Lawmakers Need to Hear From You!
Over the last couple of years, you’ve helped send thousands of messages to lawmakers through our easy-to-use message platform which has resulted in dozens of important wins for our state!
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SB 221 – Minimum “Fair” Wage
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
SB 221, commonly referred to as the “One Fair Wage” bill, would change the way tipped workers are paid, and not to their benefit.
SB 7, SB 12, HB 5005 – Paid Sick Leave
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
SB 7, SB 12 , and HB 5005 significantly alter how paid sick leave days are accrued and used by private sector workers.
HB 5164 – An Act Concerning Unemployment Benefits
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
HB 5164 allows striking workers to collect unemployment benefits that should be going to individuals in need.
HB 5004 – The Green Monster
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
HB 5004 encourages open ended environmental lawsuits, begins a process to phase out natural gas, and would formally declare a climate emergency.
SB 135 – Bring Down Barriers to Prosperity
Tell lawmakers to vote YES on this bill!
SB 135 caps the fee individuals must pay to get an occupational license, making it easier for people to thrive in Connecticut.
HB 5198 – An Act Concerning Telehealth
Tell lawmakers to vote YES on this bill!
HB 5198 allows for greater access to medical professionals.
HB 5485: An Electric Vehicle Roadmap
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
HB 5485 would create a new council tasked with providing a roadmap to require electric vehicle adoption in Connecticut.
HB 5056 – Shared Services
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
HB 5056 would allow for local unions to usurp municipal governments and unionize non-union workers.
SB 409 – Wage Theft
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
SB 409 would allow for an employee to sue a business who never signed a contract with them.
SB 440 & HB 5316 – Certificates of Need
Tell lawmakers to vote NO on this bill!
SB 440 and HB 5316 reform various aspects of the CON process, although SB 440 takes positive steps to temporarily remove some restrictions, these bills should aim to repeal the process altogether.
HB 5247 – An Act Concerning Employee Health Benefit Consortiums
Tell lawmakers to vote YES on this bill!
HB 5247 would allow small businesses to offer better health insurance plans for their employees.
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2023 Legislative Session Recap
The Yankee Institute has been hard at work helping to defeat legislation in Hartford that would have limited
your free market opportunities, property rights, and individual liberties. Although Yankee may have sounded
the alarm, you led the fight – sending thousands of emails to lawmakers through our Take Action page.
You achieved all this and more.
Thank you for your partnership in our work together — for Connecticut and its future.
Together, we were able to have a real impact, killing or watering down nearly a dozen bills this last session.
Learn more about some of the “bad bills” that Yankee helped defeat from the 2023 Legislative session.
