pandemic, and now as vaccines become more widely available, we are reporting on how our local schools, businesses and communities are returning to a more "normal" future. There's never been more of a need for the kind of local, independent and unbiased journalism that The Day produces. Please support our work by subscribing today. Bill ending religious vaccine exemption likely to pass Conn. House State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, D-Westport, co-chairman of the General Assembly's Public Health Committee, speaks during a session at the State Capitol, Monday, April 19, 2021. The Connecticut House of Representatives on Monday was expected to pass a contentious bill that would end the state's long-standing religious exemption from immunization requirements for schools. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)