Rep. Donna Veach

Maddy summaryHB 5670 requires public school officials to notify a student's parent or guardian about any behavior intervention meeting addressing specific concerns, including disruptions, injuries, mental health distress, new gender identity, bullying (as perpetrator or victim), or significant academic changes. The law mandates this notification for all such meetings, ensuring parents are informed about their child's school behavior and academic issues. This directly affects parents, students, and school staff in public schools statewide. The goal is to foster family-school collaboration to support student well-being and educational outcomes.

Maddy summaryHB 5453 requires healthcare providers to notify a minor's parent or guardian before a minor can terminate a pregnancy. Minors who cannot notify parents may seek court approval for confidentiality, with the court ensuring the minor's anonymity and expediting the process to allow timely termination. The bill directly affects minors seeking pregnancy termination services in the state. It establishes a court process as the sole alternative to parental notification, aiming to balance parental involvement with minor access to care.

Maddy summaryHB 5352 would prohibit students identified as biological males from competing on public school female-only athletic teams or using female-only locker rooms and facilities in interscholastic and intramural sports. The bill directly affects transgender and gender-diverse students in public schools who are assigned male at birth but participate in girls' sports or access girls' facilities. It amends state law to require schools to restrict participation and facility access based on biological sex, specifically for athletic teams and locker rooms designated for females. The policy change applies to all public school athletic programs and facilities covered under the state's education statutes.

Maddy summaryHB 5209 prohibits the Governor or any municipality from changing or suspending laws related to firearms and ammunition during civil preparedness or public health emergencies. It specifically bars restrictions on lawful possession, purchase, sale, storage, transportation, or transfer of firearms or ammunition during such emergencies. The bill directly affects state and local officials who might otherwise issue emergency orders limiting firearm access. This policy change ensures existing firearm regulations remain in effect regardless of emergency declarations.

Maddy summaryHB 5218 names the Christian Lane overpass on Connecticut Route 9 in Berlin as the "Gold Star Families Memorial Bridge." The bill honors families of U.S. military members who died while serving in active duty. This is a symbolic, non-policy change commemorating these families through the naming of a specific public infrastructure location.

Maddy summaryHB 5068 eliminates a requirement that incarcerated individuals in Connecticut state facilities receive four hours of out-of-cell time daily. The bill amends statute 18-96b to remove this mandate, directly affecting daily routines for people held in state correctional facilities. The stated purpose is to provide a safer working environment for corrections officers. This change modifies a specific operational standard in correctional facilities without altering other aspects of incarceration policy.

Maddy summaryHB 5021 authorizes a limited black bear hunting season to manage the state's black bear population and protect residents. The bill would amend general statutes to permit a controlled hunting season, directly affecting bear populations and residents in areas where bears may pose safety concerns. Key provisions include establishing a regulated hunting season with specific timing and limits, though details like season length or quotas are not specified in the bill text. This policy change focuses on wildlife management as a concrete step to address human-bear conflicts.

Maddy summaryHB 5044 modifies how the ten percent threshold is calculated for exemptions from the affordable housing appeals procedure. It adds currently under-construction mobile manufactured homes (that meet final requirements) and affordable housing developments to the calculation. This change directly affects developers and local governments by potentially expanding the number of projects exempt from appeals, streamlining approvals for certain new housing projects.

Maddy summaryThis bill would amend state statutes to permit hunting on Sundays using shotguns or rifles on both private and public property. Currently, Sunday hunting may be restricted in many areas, so this change would directly affect hunters seeking to hunt on Sundays across all property types. The key provision removes existing prohibitions, allowing this activity with specified firearms without requiring additional permits. This is a straightforward policy change to expand hunting opportunities under current legal frameworks.

Maddy summaryHB 5063 requires Connecticut's Department of Transportation to install signs on Route 9 indicating the location of the Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Berlin. This bill directly affects the public by providing clear signage for visitors seeking the memorial, which honors military families who lost members in service. The key provision is the placement of these directional signs along Route 9, with no other policy changes or funding mechanisms specified. As a procedural bill, it solely addresses public access to an existing memorial site.