Help stop a dangerous vaccine bill in Connecticut!

Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation that would shift authority over adult vaccination policy away from the existing regulatory review process and place it directly under the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health.

HB5044 removes legislative oversight for future changes to adult vaccine schedules and establishes a framework for vaccination policy to be determined administratively rather than through elected representatives.

While this bill does not immediately mandate vaccines for adults, it establishes the legal framework that could enable future vaccine requirements—including workplace mandates—to be imposed without returning to the General Assembly for approval.

HB5044 has been referred to the Public Health Committee for consideration. If this bill moves quietly through the Public Health Committee, especially as a line item in the state budget, it is likely to pass.

Please act TODAY!

TAKE ACTION
1. Contact your State Representative and ask them to OPPOSE HB5044.

Find your Connecticut legislators here:
https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/cgafindleg.asp

2. Sign this petition to OPPOSE HB5044.

Sign and share the HB5044 petition

Phone calls are most effective, but emails help too.

SAMPLE SCRIPT
“Hello, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent. I’m calling to urge Representative ___ to OPPOSE HB5044.

This bill is concerning because it removes legislative oversight of adult vaccination policy and places that authority directly under the Commissioner of the Department of Public Health.

Medical decisions that could affect employment, access to services, and bodily autonomy should not be made unilaterally without public debate and approval from our elected representatives.

I strongly oppose HB5044 because it creates the framework for future adult vaccine mandates without meaningful legislative input or public accountability.

Please oppose HB5044 and protect transparency, accountability, and medical freedom in Connecticut.

Thank you.”

TALKING POINTS

Policies that centralize authority and reduce legislative oversight weaken safeguards designed to protect citizens from coercion. Transparency, consent, and accountability are essential to maintaining both freedom and trust in healthcare systems.

Although HB5044 does not immediately mandate vaccines, it establishes a framework that could enable future mandates, including workplace requirements, to be implemented administratively.

Medical decisions that impact bodily autonomy, employment, and participation in society should be debated openly by elected representatives, not determined solely by agency leadership.

The Covid-19 response demonstrated how quickly emergency authority can expand into sweeping mandates affecting jobs and public life. Laws that consolidate power without safeguards risk repeating that pattern.