General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 540
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1560
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 540
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1560
Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING BED BUGS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to provide measures to combat the increasing public health threat posed by bed bugs. Such measures may include: (1) Requiring landlords to inform tenants bed bugs have been present in a rented unit within the last year, (2) requiring landlords to make reasonable efforts to eliminate bed bugs once the landlords are aware of their presence, (3) requiring tenants to cooperate in efforts to eliminate bed bugs, (4) requiring the Department of Public Health to develop standards for the disposal of mattresses or furniture exposed to bed bugs, and (5) requiring the Department of Public Health to develop an educational campaign to inform people of the steps that can be taken to avoid and remedy bed bug infestations.
Statement of Purpose:
To protect the public by developing strategies to combat the spread of bed bugs.