General Assembly Raised Bill No. 339 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1371 *01371_______ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) General Assembly Raised Bill No. 339 February Session, 2018 LCO No. 1371 *01371_______ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: (ENV) AN ACT EXTENDING THE PROHIBITION ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES CONCERNING INVASIVE PLANTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subsection (e) of section 22a-381d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2018): (e) From July 1, 2009, until October 1, [2014] 2019, no municipality shall adopt any ordinance regarding the retail sale or purchase of any invasive plant. This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 22a-381d(e) This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2018 22a-381d(e) Statement of Purpose: To extend the prohibition on municipal ordinances concerning invasive plants. [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.]