Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00513 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 513
2		-	January Session, 2017 _____SB00513ENV___022317____
	1	+	General Assembly Committee Bill No. 513
	2	+	January Session, 2017 LCO No. 3419
	3	+	03419SB00513ENV
	4	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(ENV)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 513
	10	+	Committee Bill No. 513
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8	12		January Session, 2017
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10		-	~~_____SB00513ENV___022317____~~
	14	+	LCO No. 3419
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12		-	AN ACT AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL TO AID CHILDREN AND ANIMALS LOCKED IN VEHICLES WHEN CONDITIONS ENDANGER THE WELFARE OF SUCH CHILDREN OR ANIMALS AND PROHIBITING THE PLACEMENT OF A CHILD OR ANIMAL IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.
	16	+	03419SB00513ENV
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(ENV)
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	24	+	AN ACT AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL TO AID ANIMALS LOCKED IN VEHICLES WHEN CONDITIONS ENDANGER THE WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMAL AND PROHIBITING THE PLACEMENT OF AN ANIMAL IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16	28		Section 1. Section 52-557b of the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (i) as follows (Effective October 1, 2017):
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18		-	(NEW) (i) A paid or volunteer firefighter or police officer or emergency medical service personnel who renders emergency assistance to any ~~child or~~ animal placed in a locked motor vehicle during a time when weather conditions reasonably may be expected to threaten the health or welfare of such ~~child or~~ animal shall not be liable to ~~such child, the parent or guardian of such child or~~ the owner of such animal for civil damages for any injuries to such ~~child or~~ animal~~, as applicable,~~ or for any damages to such motor vehicle that result from acts or omissions by such person in rendering such emergency assistance that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity provided in this subsection does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
	30	+	(NEW) (i) A paid or volunteer firefighter or police officer or emergency medical service personnel who renders emergency assistance to any animal placed in a locked motor vehicle during a time when weather conditions reasonably may be expected to threaten the health or welfare of such animal shall not be liable to the owner of such animal for civil damages for any injuries to such animal or for any damages to such motor vehicle that result from acts or omissions by such person in rendering such emergency assistance that may constitute ordinary negligence. The immunity provided in this subsection does not apply to acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.
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20		-	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Any person who places ~~a child or~~ an animal, unattended, in a locked motor vehicle during a time when weather conditions reasonably may be expected to threaten the health or welfare of such ~~child or~~ animal shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars. For a second or any subsequent violation of the provisions of this section, such person shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
	32	+	Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) Any person who places an animal, unattended, in a locked motor vehicle during a time when weather conditions reasonably may be expected to threaten the health or welfare of such animal shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars. For a second or any subsequent violation of the provisions of this section, such person shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than one thousand dollars.
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25	37		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
26	38		Section 1 October 1, 2017 52-557b
27	39		Sec. 2 October 1, 2017 New section
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29	41		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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31	43		Section 1
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33	45		October 1, 2017
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35	47		52-557b
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37	49		Sec. 2
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39	51		October 1, 2017
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41	53		New section
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	55	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	57	+	To authorize emergency response personnel to assist an animal that is locked in a vehicle when conditions pose a threat to the welfare of such animal and to make it a violation of the law to place an animal in such conditions.
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	59	+	[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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45		-	ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
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47		-	~~ENV~~
	63	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
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49		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	65	+	Co-Sponsors:
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	67	+	SEN. LEONE, 27th Dist.
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	69	+	S.B. 513