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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 345
February Session, 2022
LCO No. 2247
Referred to Committee on VETERANS' AFFAIRS
Introduced by:
(VA)
AN ACT EXEMPTING VETERANS FROM PAYMENT OF THE FARES
FOR BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) Any person who is a veteran, 1
as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes, shall 2
be exempt from payment of the lawful charge for state-owned or state-3
controlled bus public transportation service, provided such person 4
presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2 of the general 5
statutes, or the driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle 6
operator's license or identity card indicating such person's status as a 7
veteran, in accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h of the 8
general statutes. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section
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Statement of Purpose:
To exempt veterans from payment of the fares for state-owned or state-
controlled bus public transportation services.
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that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]