✔️ Ends harmful “step therapy” delays. Patients with MS, rheumatoid arthritis, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression will no longer be forced to try cheaper meds first while their condition worsens, and trial periods are also cut from 60 to 30 days.

✔️ Enforces mental health parity—with real consequences. Insurers must treat mental health like physical health, and those who don’t comply can face fines up to $625,000 and must publicly report how they’re doing.

Here’s what it does:

✔️ Caps excessive premium hikes. Allows the Connecticut Insurance Department to limit rate increases for insurers that have a track record of hiking costs.

Among the provisions:

✔️20% tax credit for “farm investment property”

✔️Crop loss reimbursement

✔️Drone regulations to boost innovation

✔️Support for shellfish, agritourism & more

✔️Expanding land access grants

Children are our future, and it is our responsibility to provide them a proper education. In a state that has one of the best K-12 public school systems in the country, this bill makes sure our special education program maintains that same level of quality. Onto the Senate!

#SpecialEducation

This legislation was a top priority of businesses and municipalities, and saves them millions of dollars. Business advocates estimate workers’ compensation costs would have increased 265% absent any action. #Connecticut #CT