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Children’s Committee advances multiple bills, including school meals and swim instruction; several bills referred to appropriations and education
Summary
The Children’s Committee debated and voted on multiple bills Feb. 18, 2025. Lawmakers sent swim-instruction and free school-meal proposals forward, moved several early-childhood measures for further review, and approved drafting of two bills on social media and prenatal medical records.
The Children’s Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly voted on a slate of bills during its Feb. 18, 2025 meeting, forwarding several proposals to other committees and approving draft language for others.
Why it matters: The committee advanced measures that would affect public-school meal programs, state-supported swim-instruction programs for low-income youth, and multiple early-childhood initiatives. Some proposals will require further budget decisions or outside appropriations to be implemented.
Key outcomes (motions and roll-call votes recorded during the hearing):
- SB 1218, “An act concerning water safety and swim instruction” — Joint favorable to the floor. Motion carried on roll call. Recorded yes votes (excerpted): Representative Perez, Senator Maher, Representative Wheatlander, Senator Cohen, Representative Belton, Senator Kushner, Representative Martinez; recorded no votes included Representative Dauphine, Senator Martin, Representative Lanou, Representative Mastro Francesco, Representative Pezzuto. (See vote record below.)
- SB 1217, “An act providing school meals to all students” — Joint favorable, change of reference to Appropriations.…
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