Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut bill would expand exemptions to required student immunizations
A 2025 bill to expand exemptions to Connecticut's school vaccination requirements did not get out of committee. In 2026 the legislature passed an act establishing Connecticut vaccine standards, while a bill on the standard of care for immunization did not pass. Bills to phase out the motor vehicle property tax, end income limits on retirement income deductions, and protect campus free speech all stalled.
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Set Connecticut vaccine standards
An act establishing Connecticut vaccine standards, introduced to implement the governor's budget recommendations. Transmitted to the governor in May 2026.
State vaccine standards shape school and health requirements for families, so CODR is watching how they are set and used.
Standard of care for immunization
Would clarify the standard of care for immunization in the state.
The description does not say what standard would apply, so CODR is watching how it could affect patient choice.
Stop taxing more retirement income
Would eliminate the income thresholds for personal income tax deductions for Social Security benefits, pension or annuity income, and IRA distributions.
Retirees should keep more of the savings and benefits they worked for.
Maternal health task force and report card
Establishes a task force on perinatal mental health care, a report card for birth centers and hospitals providing maternity care, and an advisory committee study.
Report cards on birth centers could inform families or add burdens on out-of-hospital birth, so CODR is watching.
Eliminate the car property tax
Would phase out and eliminate the property tax on motor vehicles, with reimbursement grants to municipalities.
Families should not pay a yearly tax just to own the car they already bought.
Expand student vaccine exemptions
Would expand the exemptions to state mandatory vaccination laws for school-aged children.
Parents, not the state, should make vaccine decisions for their children, and every child deserves access to school.
Protect free speech on campus
Would require colleges and universities to adopt policies in line with federal and state constitutional free speech protections.
Students and faculty should be free to speak without institutional censorship.