Several new laws take effect in Connecticut as of Friday. They include:
The minimum wage in Connecticut will increase to $14 an hour, from $13. The bump is part of a gradual, phased-in increase passed in 2019 that is taking Connecticut’s minimum wage from $10.10 at the beginning of 2019 up to $15 an hour on July 1, 2023.
The General Assembly in April passed legislation that strengthens Connecticut’s existing abortion protection laws. Gov. Ned Lamont signed it into law after the May leak of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling reversing Roe vs. Wade. The new laws also officially authorize advanced practice registered nurses, nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform aspiration abortions — the most common type of in-clinic abortion.
The abortion safe harbor laws that go into effect are designed to protect people seeking abortions in Connecticut from other states and Connecticut providers from legal action in patients’ home states. The law is in part a reaction to a Texas law that creates a private right of action for anyone to sue patients or providers involved in abortions performed after about six weeks of pregnancy.
A piece of the Police Accountability Act, passed in 2020, goes into effect on July 1.
All sworn members of law enforcement and members who perform police duties will be required to wear body cameras starting Friday. Dashboard cameras in each police patrol vehicle will also...
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