LCO No. 737 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5314 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 737 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. HAINES, 34th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE RELEASE OF HELIUM BALLOONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 26-25c of the general statutes be amended to prohibit 1 the intentional release of helium or any lighter-than-air balloons. 2 Statement of Purpose: To address the environmental harm caused to Long Island Sound and other waterways from the intentional release of helium balloons.