Captive Audience (HB 5460): Banned employees and employers from discussing a range of topics in the workplace. As the Hartford Courant noted, “It's a bad time—while the recession still lingers—for the legislature to pile on business. Lawmakers should say no to … jobs-killing legislation.”

• Verdict: Hurts economic recovery and job growth.
• Passed the House 78-65; not called in the Senate.