Connecticut 2021 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06686 Introduced / Bill

Filed 05/10/2021

                       
 
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General Assembly  Bill No. 6686  
January Session, 2021 
LCO No. 8212 
 
 
Referred to Committee on No Committee  
 
 
Introduced by:  
REP. RITTER M., 1
st
 Dist. 
SEN. LOONEY, 11
th
 Dist. 
REP. ROJAS, 9
th
 Dist. 
SEN. DUFF, 25
th
 Dist. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DECLA RATION AND RENEWAL O F CIVIL 
PREPAREDNESS AND PUB LIC HEALTH EMERGENCI ES BY THE 
GOVERNOR. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subsection (b) of special act 21-2 is amended to read as 1 
follows (Effective from passage): 2 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 19a-131a and 28-9 of 3 
the general statutes, from [the effective date of this section and until 4 
[May 20, 2021] March 31, 2021, and through July 20, 2021, the Governor 5 
is hereby authorized to renew said public health and civil preparedness 6 
emergency declarations through [May 20, 2021] July 20, 2021. The 7 
provisions of this subsection shall not limit the Governor, or any 8 
department head, state agency or municipality from exercising any 9 
authority granted under said sections of the general statutes, from [the 10 
effective date of this section through May 20, 2021] March 31, 2021, and 11     
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through July 20, 2021, provided the exercise of such authority is done in 12 
accordance with said sections of the general statutes. After [May 20, 13 
2021] July 20, 2021, nothing herein shall affect or limit any authority 14 
conveyed pursuant to section 19a-131a or 28-9 of the general statutes. 15 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 from passage SA 21-2, (b)