Legislation

H.B. 5052, An Act Concerning the Theft of Waste Vegetable Oil or Animal Fats

This bill proposes to quadruple the maximum punishment for theft of used cooking oil of any or no value. This is an unnecessary overcriminalization. We urge the legislature to oppose this bill.

February 28, 2020

S.B. 19, An Act Concerning Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses

The ACLU-CT supports meaningful reform aimed at holding educational institutions accountable when they fail to respond to gender-based violence and at empowering people who have experienced sexual assault or intimate partner violence.

February 28, 2020

S.B. 85, An Act Deterring Age Discrimination in Employment Applications

Age discrimination faultily assumes that a person’s age is more important than their individual characteristics. When an employer classifies a job applicant who is able to perform the work as ineligible solely because they are older, that applicant is denied equal protection of the law.

February 28, 2020

S.B. Bill 105, S.B. 109, H.B. 5122, H.B. 5129

The ACLU of Connecticut submitted testimony: supporting Senate Bill 105, An Act Establishing a Right to Housing, with amendments;
opposing Senate Bill 109, An Act Concerning a Landlord’s Ability to Consider the Criminal Record of Prospective Tenants unless amended;

February 28, 2020

S.B. 73, An Act Repealing the Prohibition against Ridicule of Another Person on Account of Creed, Religion, Color, Denomination, Nationality or Race

This bill proposes a total repeal of Connecticut General Statutes § 53-37, which makes “[a]ny person who . . .

February 28, 2020

H.B. 5271 An Act Concerning Breastfeeding in the Workplace

Connecticut has done the right thing for working parents who breastfeed by clearly requiring employers to support breastfeeding in the workplace. This bill strengthens those requirements.

February 28, 2020