Stephanie Thomas

Establishes the Connecticut Baby Bond Trust program for babies covered by Medicaid/HUSKY and creates the Community Investment Fund 2030 for "underserved" and "marginalized" populations.

Defines domestic violence to include "coercive control" and expands the "best interest of the child" factors in custody decisions to include the child's "emotional safety."

Declares racism a "public health crisis" in Connecticut, establishes a Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health, and creates a Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention Advisory Committee.

Would amend HB6666 to entirely eliminate sections of the bill that grant the Connecticut Department of Health remote access to individual electronic medical records concerning "a reportable disease, emergency illness or health condition."

Proposes an amendment to the Connecticut Constitution that would remove current restrictions on absentee voting and permit the General Assembly to allow each voter to vote by absentee ballot.