Legislative Agenda

JFACT State Legislative Agenda

Legislative

• SB 568 – Support deleting the religious exemption for vaccines – we advocated for this issue last year.
• SB 527 – Support ADL”s Backspace Hate legislation which deals with on-line harassment.
• SB 363 – Attorney General Office creating a Civil Rights division – we supported this last year.
• SB 55 – Supporting legislation stating racism is a public health crisis.
• HB 5949 – An act concerning state employees and equitable holidays.
• SB-249 – An act concerning the inclusion of Native American studies in the social studies curriculum.
• HB 5223 – An act increasing access to feminine hygiene products in middle school and high school restrooms.
• Push the Governor to make appointments to the Hate Crimes Advisory Council

Budget Implications

• Support Community Services line item under DSS budget – Additional state dollars for Citizenship classes – the money goes to Greenwich and New Haven Federations, Jewish Family Services of Stamford, IRIS and other organizations.
• HB 5649 – An act authorizing bonds of the state for the nonprofit grant program.
This list may grow as session continues and legislation continues to be filed by legislators and committees.

Michael Bloom
JFACT Executive Director
860-983-3476
[email protected]