LCO No. 1062 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5454 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 1062 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. HAINES, 34th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE RELEASE OF HELIUM BALLOONS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the release of helium 1 and other lighter-than-air balloons. 2 Statement of Purpose: To limit the harm to Long Island Sound and other state waterways from the release of helium balloons.