| Old | New | Differences | |
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| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6065 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2017 *_____HB06065VA____030617____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6065 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2017 LCO No. 4640 | |
| 3 | + | *04640HB06065VA_* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (VA) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Committee Bill No. 6065 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2017 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____HB06065VA____030617____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 4640 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *04640HB06065VA_* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (VA) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT CONCERNING BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) A person who is a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes, shall be exempt from payment of the lawful charge for state-owned or controlled bus public transportation service, provided such person presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2 of the general statutes, or the driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card that indicates such person's status as a veteran in accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h of the general statutes. | |
| 28 | + | Section 1. Section 13b-38i of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017): | |
| 29 | + | ||
| 30 | + | [Any] (a) A person who is a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103, shall be exempt from payment of the lawful charge for state-owned or controlled bus public transportation service, provided such person presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2, or the driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card that indicates such person's status as a veteran in accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h. | |
| 31 | + | ||
| 32 | + | (b) Unless otherwise exempt under subsection (a) of this section, any person who, with intent to obtain state-owned or controlled bus public transportation service without payment of the lawful charge therefor or to avoid payment of the lawful charge for such service that has been rendered to such person, obtains such service or avoids payment therefor by force, intimidation, stealth, deception or mechanical tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay, shall have committed an infraction. | |
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| 18 | 34 | ||
| 19 | 35 | ||
| 20 | 36 | ||
| 21 | 37 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 22 | - | Section 1 October 1, 2017 | |
| 38 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2017 13b-38i | |
| 23 | 39 | ||
| 24 | 40 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 25 | 41 | ||
| 26 | 42 | Section 1 | |
| 27 | 43 | ||
| 28 | 44 | October 1, 2017 | |
| 29 | 45 | ||
| 30 | - | ||
| 46 | + | 13b-38i | |
| 31 | 47 | ||
| 32 | - | Statement of | |
| 48 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 33 | 49 | ||
| 34 | - | The new language of the bill now appears as a standalone section, rather than incorporated into an existing statute. | |
| 50 | + | To allow a passenger who is a veteran, upon presentation of a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card indicating such passenger's status as a veteran, to ride state-owned or controlled bus public transportation free of charge. | |
| 51 | + | ||
| 52 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] | |
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| 36 | 54 | ||
| 37 | 55 | ||
| 38 | - | ||
| 56 | + | Co-Sponsors: REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.; REP. BYRON, 27th Dist. REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. | |
| 39 | 57 | ||
| 40 | - | ||
| 58 | + | Co-Sponsors: | |
| 41 | 59 | ||
| 42 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO | |
| 60 | + | REP. HENNESSY, 127th Dist.; REP. BYRON, 27th Dist. | |
| 61 | + | ||
| 62 | + | REP. ROSE, 118th Dist. | |
| 63 | + | ||
| 64 | + | H.B. 6065 |