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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5004
February Session, 2024
AN ACT CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN
CLIMATE CHANGE MEASURES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The state hereby declares a 1
climate crisis to demonstrate the urgency for enacting meaningful 2
climate legislation and to support increased efforts to secure federal 3
funds to respond to such crisis. Such crisis threatens the resilience of 4
communities in the state, regardless of zip code, multiple aspects of the 5
state's natural resources and infrastructure assets, the state's economy 6
and the quality of life for younger generations of state residents. 7
Accordingly, the state recognizes the urgency to significantly and 8
rapidly decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase community 9
coping capacities to handle the impacts of climate change. The state 10
recognizes the need and urgency to mitigate climate impacts and 11
prepare for and manage disaster risk from climate change. Such 12
declaration shall not authorize the Governor to utilize the provisions of 13
this section to operate the government of the state through executive 14
order. 15
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Each state agency shall have 16
the following greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals: (1) A forty-five 17
per cent reduction from 2001 levels by 2030; (2) a seventy per cent 18
reduction from 2016 levels by 2040; and (3) achieving a level determined 19 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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to be net-zero by 2050. For purposes of this subsection, "net-zero" has 20
the same meaning as provided in section 22a-200 of the general statutes, 21
as amended by this act. 22
(b) Each state agency shall have the goal of only utilizing zero-carbon 23
generating electricity by 2030. 24
Sec. 3. Section 22a-200 of the general statutes is repealed and the 25
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 26
As used in sections 22a-200 to 22a-200b, inclusive, as amended by this 27
act, 22a-200d and 4a-67h: 28
(1) "Direct emissions" means emissions from sources that are owned 29
or operated, in whole or in part, by an entity or facility, including, but 30
not limited to, emissions from factory stacks, manufacturing processes 31
and vents, and company owned or leased motor vehicles; 32
(2) "Entity" means a person, as defined in section 22a-2, that owns or 33
operates, in whole or in part, a source of greenhouse gas emissions from 34
a generator of electricity or a commercial or industrial site, which source 35
may include, but not be limited to, a transportation fleet; 36
(3) "Facility" means a building, structure or installation located on any 37
one or more contiguous or adjacent properties of an entity; 38
(4) "Greenhouse gas" means any chemical or physical substance that 39
is emitted into the air and that the Commissioner of Energy and 40
Environmental Protection may reasonably anticipate will cause or 41
contribute to climate change, including, but not limited to, carbon 42
dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons 43
and sulfur hexafluoride; 44
(5) "Indirect emissions" means emissions associated with the 45
consumption of purchased electricity, steam and heating or cooling by 46
an entity or facility; 47
(6) "Carbon sequestration" means the removal of greenhouse gases 48 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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from the atmosphere through nature-based solutions such as soils, 49
forests, wetlands or working or natural lands and through technological 50
solutions that have the primary purpose of removing greenhouse gases 51
from the atmosphere; 52
(7) "Net-zero" means a level of greenhouse gas reduction marked by 53
the complete offset of any greenhouse gases emitted by any greenhouse 54
gas emission reduction and carbon sequestration. 55
Sec. 4. Section 22a-200a of the general statutes is repealed and the 56
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 57
(a) The state shall reduce the level of emissions of greenhouse gas: 58
(1) Not later than January 1, 2020, to a level at least ten per cent below 59
the level emitted in 1990; 60
(2) Not later than January 1, 2030, to a level at least forty-five per cent 61
below the level emitted in 2001; 62
(3) Not later than January 1, 2040, to a level at least sixty-five per cent 63
below the level emitted in 2001, including to a level of zero per cent from 64
electricity supplied to electric customers in the state; 65
(4) Not later than January 1, 2050, to [a] an economy-wide net-zero 66
level, taking into account carbon sequestration, provided direct and 67
indirect emissions of greenhouse gases are at least eighty per cent below 68
the level emitted in 2001; and 69
(5) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be determined 70
by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. 71
(b) On or before January 1, 2010, and biannually thereafter, the state 72
agencies that are members of the Governor's Steering Committee on 73
Climate Change shall submit a report to the Secretary of the Office of 74
Policy and Management and the Commissioner of Energy and 75
Environmental Protection. The report shall identify existing and 76
proposed activities and improvements to the facilities of such agencies 77 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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that are designed to meet state agency energy savings goals established 78
by the Governor. The report shall also identify policies and regulations 79
that could be adopted in the near future by such agencies to reduce 80
greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with subsection (a) of this 81
section. 82
(c) (1) Not later than January 1, 2012, and every three years thereafter, 83
the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, in 84
consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management 85
and the Governor's Steering Committee on Climate Change, report, in 86
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing 87
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 88
relating to the environment, energy and transportation on the 89
quantifiable emissions reductions achieved pursuant to subsection (a) 90
of this section. The report shall include a schedule of proposed 91
regulations, policies and strategies, including, but not limited to, carbon 92
sequestration, designed to achieve the limits of greenhouse gas 93
emissions imposed by said subsection, an assessment of the latest 94
scientific information and relevant data regarding global climate change 95
and the status of greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts in other 96
states and countries. 97
(2) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 98
enter into an agreement with a consultant for the preparation of a report 99
to be submitted not later than January 1, 2026, to the joint standing 100
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 101
relating to the environment and energy. Such report shall: (A) Contain 102
strategies for achieving the greenhouse gas emissions reductions 103
required in subsection (a) of this section, (B) indicate whether a strategy 104
to achieve such limits should include sector specific emission reduction 105
targets and, if so, in what manner and order of priority such sector 106
specific targets should be implemented, and (C) evaluate the adequacy 107
of the standards contained in section 16-245a. No recommendation 108
contained in such report shall be implemented without the approval of 109
each chamber of the General Assembly. 110 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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(d) At least one year prior to the effective date of any federally 111
mandated greenhouse cap and trade program including greenhouse gas 112
emissions subject to any state cap and trade requirements adopted 113
pursuant to this section, the Commissioner of Energy and 114
Environmental Protection and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 115
Management shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 116
11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 117
cognizance of matters relating to the environment, energy and 118
technology and transportation. Such report shall explain the differences 119
between such federal and state requirements and shall identify any 120
further regulatory or legislative actions needed to achieve consistency 121
with such federal program. 122
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 22a-200b of the general statutes is 123
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 124
passage): 125
(a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, 126
with the advice and assistance of a nonprofit association organized to 127
provide scientific, technical, analytical and policy support to the air 128
quality and climate programs of northeastern states: (1) Not later than 129
December 1, 2009, publish an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions to 130
establish a baseline for such emissions for the state and publish a 131
summary of greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies on the 132
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Internet web 133
site, (2) not later than July 1, 2010, publish results of various modeling 134
scenarios concerning greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not 135
limited to, an evaluation of the potential economic and environmental 136
benefits and opportunities for economic growth based on such 137
scenarios, (3) not later than July 1, 2011, analyze greenhouse gas 138
emission reduction strategies and, after an opportunity for public 139
comment, make recommendations on which such strategies will achieve 140
the greenhouse gas emission levels specified in section 22a-200a, as 141
amended by this act, and (4) not later than July 1, 2012, and every three 142
years thereafter, develop, with an opportunity for public comment, a 143
schedule of recommended regulatory actions by relevant agencies, 144 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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policies and other actions necessary to [show] make reasonable further 145
progress towards achieving the greenhouse gas emission levels 146
specified in section 22a-200a, as amended by this act, to attain the levels 147
specified in said section by the relevant date provided. Such regulatory 148
actions may include carbon sequestration. 149
Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, 150
the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a docket 151
regarding the future of natural gas use in the state in relation to the 152
provisions of section 22a-200a of the general statutes, as amended by 153
this act. Upon completion of such docket, said authority shall submit a 154
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 155
statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly 156
having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and energy on 157
any recommendations for legislative changes necessary to implement 158
the findings of such docket. 159
Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision 160
of title 22a of the general statutes, whenever the Commissioner of 161
Energy and Environmental Protection considers an application to grant 162
or modify a permit for fossil-fueled electricity-generating units, the 163
commissioner shall require an evaluation of the replacement of some or 164
all of the fossil-fueled electricity-generating capacity with energy or 165
energy storage that does not have emissions associated with it. Such 166
evaluation shall be prepared by an independent contractor at such 167
applicant's expense and shall include: (1) The technical feasibility of 168
replacing or supplementing some or all of the fossil-fueled electricity-169
generating capacity with renewable energy or energy storage of a type 170
that is in commercial use; and (2) the total project cost of replacing or 171
supplementing some or all of the fossil-fueled electricity-generating 172
capacity with renewable energy and energy storage that is technically 173
feasible. Whenever the commissioner determines that replacement of 174
some or all of such fossil-fueled generators is technically and 175
economically feasible, the commissioner may require the applicant to 176
include such energy or energy storage that does not have emissions 177
associated with it, as a condition of granting or modifying any permit 178 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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pursuant to section 22a-174 or 22a-183 of the general statutes. 179
Sec. 8. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2025, 180
the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall publish 181
on its Internet web site consolidated information on the cost and sources 182
of electricity in the state and electric vehicle power source, service and 183
supply equipment information. Such consolidated information shall 184
additionally include, but not be limited to, information concerning Class 185
I renewable energy deployments in the state, other distributed energy 186
resources in the state, energy storage deployment in the state, the state's 187
electricity and natural gas consumption, heating fuel consumption for 188
the state by type of fuel, information on energy efficiency program 189
participation, federal weatherization program participation information 190
and information on efficiency barrier remediation program 191
participation. 192
Sec. 9. Subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 32-7t of the 2024 193
supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 194
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 195
(3) The commissioner, upon consideration of an application and any 196
additional information, may approve an application in whole or in part 197
or may approve an application with amendments, provided the 198
commissioner shall give preference to applications that: (A) Make 199
significant investments in environmentally sustainable practices, 200
including, but not limited to, zero-carbon energy and energy efficiency, 201
(B) are in sectors of the economy such as renewable energy, energy 202
efficiency and zero-emission vehicles, or (C) are for farming operations 203
that are sustainable from a climate perspective. If the commissioner 204
disapproves an application, the commissioner shall identify the defects 205
in such application and explain the specific reasons for the disapproval. 206
The commissioner shall render a decision on an application not later 207
than ninety days after the date of its receipt by the commissioner. 208
Sec. 10. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The Commissioner of Revenue 209
Services, in collaboration with the Commissioner of Economic and 210 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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Community Development, shall identify business fees that are 211
appropriate for waiver for certified B corporations and farms that are 212
environmentally sustainable. Not later than January 1, 2025, the 213
Commissioner of Revenue Services shall submit a list of such fees to the 214
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 215
matters relating to the environment. 216
Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a 217
Connecticut Clean Economy Council that shall advise on strategies and 218
policies to strengthen the state's climate mitigation, clean energy, 219
resilience and sustainability programs for the purpose of lowering 220
emissions and advancing the state of economic and environmental 221
justice for residents of the state. 222
(b) Such council shall meet not less than quarterly, at dates, times and 223
locations to be established by the cochairpersons of such council. The 224
council shall: (1) Identify opportunities to leverage state and federal 225
funding to scale economic opportunities associated with clean energy, 226
climate and sustainability investments and maximize local economic 227
development benefits from investments needed to meet the climate and 228
sustainability goals of the state, (2) ensure the state's workforce is 229
trained to deliver climate and sustainability solutions and support 230
equitable and diverse participation in climate and sustainability 231
economic development opportunities from both diverse employers and 232
diverse job seekers, (3) work with the Office of Workforce Strategy to 233
increase workforce training in the clean energy sector with a goal of 234
creating opportunities for populations that are underrepresented in the 235
workforce such as residents of environmental justice communities, as 236
defined in section 22a-20a of the general statutes, women, minorities 237
and formerly incarcerated persons, (4) develop a plan for transitioning 238
workers from fossil-fuel-based employment to clean economy jobs. 239
Such plan shall be submitted, not later than February 1, 2026, to the joint 240
standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 241
matters relating to the environment, energy and commerce, in 242
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 243
and (5) be consulted by the Governor and the Commissioner of 244 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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Economic and Community Development on any state-wide economic 245
action plan. The council may form working groups to address workforce 246
development in specific sectors within the fields of clean energy and 247
sustainability. 248
(c) Such council shall be composed of the following members: (1) The 249
Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the 250
commissioner's designee, who shall also serve as cochairperson of the 251
council, (2) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, 252
or the commissioner's designee, who shall also serve as cochairperson 253
of the council, (3) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 254
or the secretary's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Transportation, or 255
the commissioner's designee, (5) the Commissioner of the Office of 256
Workforce Strategy, or the commissioner's designee, (6) a representative 257
from the office of the Governor, (7) the chief executive officer of the 258
Connecticut Green Bank, or the chief executive officer's designee, (8) the 259
chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, or the 260
chief executive officer's designee, and (9) any other member so 261
designated by the cochairpersons. Any member appointed pursuant to 262
subdivision (9) of this subsection shall serve at the pleasure of the 263
cochairpersons of the council. 264
(d) A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a 265
quorum. 266
(e) Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the 267
council shall report on its work, findings and recommendations to the 268
Governor, the Office of Policy and Management and the joint standing 269
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 270
relating to the environment, energy and commerce, in accordance with 271
the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 272
Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, 273
and annually thereafter, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall 274
submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 275
general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 276 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and 277
energy on investments and assistance provided to companies engaged 278
in matters related to the mitigation of climate change. 279
Sec. 13. (Effective July 1, 2024) The Public Utilities Regulatory 280
Authority shall expand the energy storage program established by the 281
authority in Docket No. 17-12-03RE03. The authority shall: (1) Increase 282
the cumulative storage deployment target for such program to one 283
thousand megawatts; and (2) increase the size of incentives under the 284
program if it concludes that such increase is reasonable, prudent and 285
provides value to ratepayers. 286
Sec. 14. Section 10-285a of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 287
is amended by adding subsection (l) as follows (Effective July 1, 2024): 288
(NEW) (l) The percentage determined pursuant to this section for a 289
school building project grant, including, but not limited to, any 290
renovation, for the installation of a renewable energy or energy 291
efficiency project, shall be increased by ten percentage points. 292
Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) Not later than January 1, 293
2025, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 294
accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 295
shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General 296
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on 297
recommendations for amendments to section 16a-48 of the general 298
statutes to provide for the sale and installation in the state of heating, 299
ventilation and air conditioning systems, hot water heating systems and 300
geothermal systems that do not emit greenhouse gases. Such 301
recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, suggested 302
implementation dates for any such requirement and proposed 303
consumer education efforts to inform the public about such systems. 304
Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) The Commissioner of Energy 305
and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Connecticut 306
Green Bank, shall develop a plan for the installation, within available 307
resources, of not less than three hundred ten thousand heat pumps for 308 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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residential heating systems in the state, including, but not limited to, 309
through any program established pursuant to section 8-240a, 16a-40b, 310
16a-40l or 16a-46m of the general statutes. Not later than January 1, 2026, 311
the commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the 312
provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 313
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 314
relating to the environment and energy on the status of such plan in 315
reaching such goal and any attendant recommendations for expanding 316
or revising such plan. 317
Sec. 17. Subsection (g) of section 8-23 of the general statutes is 318
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 319
passage): 320
(g) (1) Any municipal plan of conservation and development 321
scheduled for adoption on or after July 1, 2015, shall identify the general 322
location and extent of any [(1)] (A) areas served by existing sewerage 323
systems, [(2)] (B) areas where sewerage systems are planned, and [(3)] 324
(C) areas where sewers are to be avoided. In identifying such areas, the 325
commission shall consider the provisions of this section and the priority 326
funding area provisions of chapter 297a. 327
(2) Any municipal plan of conservation and development scheduled 328
for adoption on or after January 1, 2025, shall evaluate environmental 329
sustainability and climate resiliency for such municipality. 330
Sec. 18. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than October 1, 2024, 331
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in consultation 332
with the Department of Administrative Services, shall develop a model 333
policy for environmentally sustainable purchasing that municipalities 334
may voluntarily utilize and implement. 335
Sec. 19. Subsection (e) of section 7-536 of the 2024 supplement to the 336
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 337
thereof (Effective July 1, 2024): 338
(e) (1) Each municipality may apply to the secretary for project 339 Substitute Bill No. 5004
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authorization and expense reimbursement of local capital improvement 340
projects. 341
(2) Notwithstanding the deadlines imposed by this section, each 342
municipality that has expended funds in the fiscal year ending June 30, 343
2013, on projects listed in subparagraphs (T) to (X), inclusive, of 344
subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section may apply to the 345
secretary for reimbursement of such expenses. 346
(3) (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (2) of 347
subsection (f) of this section, the secretary, at the secretary's discretion, 348
may authorize expense reimbursement for a project listed in 349
subparagraphs (T) to (Y), inclusive, of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) 350
of this section prior to such project's inclusion on the local capital 351
improvement plan adopted by a municipality. The secretary may 352
require certification from the municipality that such municipality is 353
taking steps to amend its local capital improvement plan to include such 354
project. 355
(B) (i) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, 356
for the period commencing July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2025, the 357
secretary shall additionally authorize expense reimbursement for any 358
project listed in subparagraph (Y) of subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of 359
this section from funds appropriated to the Office of Policy and 360
Management for such projects. 361
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, 362
for the period commencing July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the 363
secretary shall additionally authorize expense reimbursement for any 364
municipality that implements the Office of Policy and Management's 365
model policy for environmentally sustainable purchasing from funds 366
appropriated to the Office of Policy and Management for such purpose. 367
Sec. 20. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision 368
of title 4b of the general statutes, any new or existing state building shall 369
either be constructed utilizing electrical systems that are not reliant 370
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major renovation, retrofitted to utilize such electrical systems provided 372
funding is available for such purpose. 373
Sec. 21. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of 374
Energy and Environmental Protection shall prepare a report that 375
outlines a proposed plan and program for advancing nature-based 376
solutions in the state that support climate mitigation and adaptation. 377
Such report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the 378
associated funding needs for such plan, an identification of potential 379
federal, state, or other funding sources and a proposed timeline for 380
implementation of such plan, provided such plan shall be implemented 381
not later than July 1, 2026. Not later than December 31, 2025, the 382
commissioner, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 383
general statutes, shall submit such report to the joint standing 384
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 385
relating to the environment. 386
(b) The nature-based solutions program described in subsection (a) 387
of this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) 388
Increasing carbon sequestration through increased forest extent, 389
including reforestation, (2) controlling invasive species, (3) growing 390
forests to greater maturity, (4) protecting carbon stocks through the 391
avoided conversion of forests and wetlands to other purposes, (5) 392
restoring coastal habitats, and (6) increasing climate-smart agriculture 393
and soil conservation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while 394
improving habitat and protecting biodiversity. 395
(c) The nature-based solutions program described in subsection (a) of 396
this section may include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (1) 397
Acquisition of land and conservation easements to provide upslope 398
advancement zones adjacent to tidal marshes, (2) a comprehensive 399
modeling assessment of the extent of inland migration of tidal marshes 400
needed to inform adaptation decisions, (3) the acquisition of land and 401
conservation easements in riparian areas adjacent to cold water streams, 402
(4) the adoption or amendment of regulations, in accordance with 403
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necessary to ensure the resilience and ecological integrity of cold water 405
streams, (5) increasing active management of upland forests to improve 406
regeneration, diversity and resilience, (6) collaborating with other 407
northeast states and federal agencies to develop a coordinated regional 408
adaptation approach for the conservation of habitats and species at risk, 409
and (7) advancing connectivity among habitats. 410
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage New section
Sec. 3 from passage 22a-200
Sec. 4 from passage 22a-200a
Sec. 5 from passage 22a-200b(a)
Sec. 6 from passage New section
Sec. 7 from passage New section
Sec. 8 from passage New section
Sec. 9 July 1, 2024 32-7t(c)(3)
Sec. 10 from passage New section
Sec. 11 from passage New section
Sec. 12 from passage New section
Sec. 13 July 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 14 July 1, 2024 10-285a(l)
Sec. 15 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 16 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 17 from passage 8-23(g)
Sec. 18 from passage New section
Sec. 19 July 1, 2024 7-536(e)
Sec. 20 from passage New section
Sec. 21 from passage New section
Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Section 6, ", as amended by this act" was added after "section 22a-200a
of the general statutes" for consistency with standard drafting
conventions; in Section 8, the first sentence was rewritten for clarity; in
Section 11(e), Section 15 and Section 21(a), "the provisions of" was added
before "section 11-4a" for consistency with standard drafting
conventions; and in Section 20, "any provision of" was added before
"title 4b" for consistency with standard drafting conventions. Substitute Bill No. 5004
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ENV Joint Favorable Subst.