Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00259 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 259
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2283
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44 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
55 Introduced by:
66 SEN. CHAPIN, 30th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 259
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 2283
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1818 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 SEN. CHAPIN, 30th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING INSPECTIONS BY LOCAL FIRE MARSHALS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That (1) section 29-298 of the general statutes be amended so that the failure of any local fire marshal, deputy fire marshal, fire inspector or other inspector or investigator to inspect a building or facility as required by subsection (b) of section 29-305 of the general statutes for three or more consecutive years, except if such failure occurred because the building or facility owner or occupant denied access to such building or facility, (A) requires the State Fire Marshal to revoke such officer's certification and (B) constitutes evidence that such officer acted in bad faith and with reckless disregard for health or safety, and (2) subsection (b) of section 29-305 of the general statutes be amended to allow any local fire marshal to charge a reasonable fee for inspections from the owner of a building or facility and such fee shall be deposited into a nonlapsing account to be used to support the services of the office of the local fire marshal.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To require that inspections by local fire marshals be completed in a timely fashion.