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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5483
February Session, 2024
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
(PS)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND TRANSFERRING VARIOUS
FUNCTIONS TO A DIVISION OF FIRE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND
PUBLIC PROTECTION AND REVISING THE POWERS AND
COMPOSITION OF THE COMMISSION ON FIRE PREVENTION AND
CONTROL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 29-1b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
(a) There shall be within the Department of Emergency Services and 3
Public Protection a Division of State Police. The Commissioner of 4
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall serve as administrative 5
head and commanding officer of the State Police Division. As 6
administrative head, said commanding officer of the Division of State 7
Police shall delegate said commanding officer's jurisdiction of the affairs 8
of the Division of State Police to a deputy commissioner who shall have 9
the powers and privileges conferred by statute upon a state policeman. 10
(b) There shall be within said department a Division of Emergency 11 Raised Bill No. 5483
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Management and Homeland Security. The commissioner shall serve as 12
administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said 13
commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the 14
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to a 15
deputy commissioner. The deputy commissioner shall possess 16
professional training and knowledge consisting of not less than five 17
years of managerial or strategic planning experience in matters relating 18
to public safety, security, emergency services and emergency response. 19
No person possessing a record of any criminal, unlawful or unethical 20
conduct shall be eligible for or hold such position. Any person with any 21
present or past political activities or financial interests that may 22
substantially conflict with the duties of the deputy commissioner or 23
expose such person to potential undue influence or compromise such 24
person's ability to be entrusted with necessary state or federal security 25
clearances or information shall be deemed unqualified for such position 26
and shall not be eligible to hold such position. 27
(c) (1) There shall be within said department a Division of Fire 28
Services Administration. The commissioner shall serve as 29
administrative head of said division. As administrative head, said 30
commissioner shall delegate said commissioner's jurisdiction of the 31
Division of Fire Services Administration to the State Fire Administrator. 32
(2) The functions, powers, duties and personnel of the former Office 33
of State Fire Administrator, Office of the State Fire Marshal and Office 34
of Education and Data Administration within the Department of 35
Administrative Services shall be transferred to the Division of Fire 36
Services Administration pursuant to the provisions of sections 4-38d 37
and 4-39. 38
(3) The Division of Fire Services Administration shall constitute the 39
successor to the Office of State Fire Administrator, the Office of the State 40
Fire Marshal and the Office of Education and Data Administration in 41
accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39. 42
Wherever the words "Office of State Fire Administrator" or "Office of 43
State Fire Marshal" are used in the general statutes, the words "Division 44 Raised Bill No. 5483
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of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency 45
Services and Public Protection" shall be substituted in lieu thereof. Any 46
order or regulation of the former Office of State Fire Administrator, 47
Office of the State Fire Marshal or Office of Education and Data 48
Administration that is in force on the effective date of this section shall 49
continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Division of 50
Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency 51
Services and Public Protection until amended, repealed or superseded 52
pursuant to law. 53
Sec. 2. Section 7-323k of the general statutes is repealed and the 54
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 55
(a) There is established a Commission on Fire Prevention and 56
Control. [to] Until June 30, 2025, the commission shall consist of twelve 57
members appointed by the Governor. The State Fire Marshal or his or 58
her designee and the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and 59
Universities or his or her designee shall serve as ex-officio, voting 60
members of said commission. Of the twelve members appointed by the 61
Governor, two shall represent The Connecticut State Firefighter's 62
Association, two shall represent the Connecticut Fire Chiefs 63
Association, two shall represent the Uniformed Professional Firefighters 64
of the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, two shall 65
represent the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, two shall 66
represent the Connecticut Fire Department Instructors Association and 67
two shall represent the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. On 68
and after July 1, 2025, the council shall consist of the following members: 69
(1) A member of the Connecticut Career Fire Chiefs' Association, 70
appointed by the Governor; 71
(2) A member of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, appointed 72
by the Governor; 73
(3) A member of the Uniformed Professional Firefighters of the 74
International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, appointed by the 75
Governor; 76 Raised Bill No. 5483
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(4) A member of The Connecticut State Firefighter's Association, 77
appointed by the Governor; 78
(5) A member of the Connecticut Fire Department Instructors 79
Association, appointed by the Governor; 80
(6) A member of the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, 81
appointed by the Governor; 82
(7) A member of the Connecticut Career Fire Chiefs' Association, 83
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; 84
(8) A member of the Connecticut Fire Chiefs Association, appointed 85
by the president pro tempore of the Senate; 86
(9) A member of the Uniformed Professional Firefighters of the 87
International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO, A member of The 88
Connecticut State Firefighter's Association, appointed by the majority 89
leader of the House of Representatives; 90
(10) A member of The Connecticut State Firefighter's Association, 91
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 92
(11) A member of the Connecticut Fire Department Instructors 93
Association, appointed by the minority leader of the House of 94
Representatives; 95
(12) A member of the Connecticut Fire Marshals Association, 96
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 97
(13) A member of the Connecticut Fire Equipment Mechanics 98
Association, appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing 99
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 100
relating to public safety and security; 101
(14) A representative of the Connecticut Conference of 102
Municipalities, appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint 103
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matters relating to public safety and security; 105
(15) A representative of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns, 106
appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing 107
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 108
relating to public safety and security; 109
(16) A representative of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory 110
Board, appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing 111
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 112
relating to public safety and security; 113
(17) The chairperson of the education committee of the Connecticut 114
State Firefighters Association, Inc.; 115
(18) The State Fire Marshal or his or her designee; 116
(19) The director of the Forestry Division of the Department of Energy 117
and Environmental Protection; 118
(20) The director of the Division of Emergency Management and 119
Homeland Security within the Department of Emergency Services and 120
Public Protection, who shall be a nonvoting member; 121
(21) The Colonel of the Division of State Police within the Department 122
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, who shall be a nonvoting 123
member; and 124
(22) The executive director of the Connecticut Technical Education 125
and Career System, who shall be a nonvoting member. 126
(b) On or before July fifteenth, annually, each organization to be 127
represented on said commission shall submit to the [Governor] 128
appropriate appointing authority a list of nominees for appointment to 129
said commission, which list the [Governor] appointing authority may 130
use when making appointments to said commission. [On or before 131
September 1, 1975, the Governor shall appoint eight members of said 132
commission to serve for a term of three years and on or before 133 Raised Bill No. 5483
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September 1, 1976, he shall appoint four members for a term of one year. 134
Thereafter he] Appointing authorities shall appoint members to said 135
commission, to replace those whose terms have expired, to serve for 136
three years. Persons appointed to said commission shall be qualified, by 137
experience or education, in the fields of fire protection, fire prevention, 138
fire suppression, fire fighting and related fields. 139
(c) The commission shall meet at such times and at such places as it 140
deems proper. Said commission shall elect from its membership a 141
[chairman, vice chairman] chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary 142
who shall serve a one year term commencing on October first of the year 143
in which they are elected, provided nothing contained herein shall 144
prevent their reelection to such office. No member of said commission 145
shall receive compensation for such member's services. 146
(d) Members of the commission shall not be considered as holding 147
public office solely by virtue of their membership on said commission. 148
(e) The members of the education committee of the Connecticut State 149
Firefighters Association, Inc., shall serve as a subcommittee of the 150
commission on matters relating to fire schools. 151
[(e)] (f) The commission shall be within the Department of Emergency 152
Services and Public Protection. 153
Sec. 3. Section 7-323l of the general statutes is repealed and the 154
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 155
(a) The commission shall: 156
(1) [Recommend] Establish and periodically update required 157
minimum standards of education and physical condition [required of 158
each candidate] for candidates for any firefighter position; 159
(2) Establish and periodically update required standards for [a] fire 160
service training and education [program, on a voluntary basis] 161
programs, and develop and conduct an examination program to certify 162
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to meet the requirements of the fire service training and education 164
program standards; 165
(3) Establish [an optional] a required fire service training and 166
education program in the handling of incidents, such as wandering, that 167
involve juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, cognitive 168
impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, provided the curriculum 169
for such techniques is made available at no cost from (A) institutions of 170
higher education, health care professionals or advocacy organizations 171
that are concerned with juveniles and adults with autism spectrum 172
disorder, cognitive impairment or nonverbal learning disorder, or (B) 173
collaborations of such institutions, professionals or organizations; 174
(4) Conduct fire fighting training and education programs designed 175
to assist firefighters in developing and maintaining their skills and 176
keeping abreast of technological advances in fire suppression, fire 177
protection, fire prevention and related fields; 178
(5) [Recommend] Establish standards for promotion to the various 179
ranks of fire departments; 180
(6) Be authorized, with the approval of the Commissioner of 181
Emergency Services and Public Protection, to apply for, receive and 182
distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions available 183
for training and education of fire fighting personnel; 184
(7) Recommend that the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 185
Public Protection approve or reject the establishment of, or, when 186
appropriate, suspend or revoke the approval of, regional fire schools in 187
accordance with section 7-323u; [and] 188
(8) Distribute any state, federal or private funds or contributions for 189
the daily operation of the state fire school and regional fire schools; and 190
[(8)] (9) Submit to the Governor, the [Joint Legislative Management 191
Committee of the General Assembly] joint standing committee of the 192
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and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, and the 194
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection an annual 195
report (A) relating to the activities, recommendations and 196
accomplishments of the commission, and (B) making recommendations 197
on the funding necessary for the operation of, the maintenance of and 198
capital improvements to the state fire school and regional fire schools. 199
(b) The commission may recommend, and the Commissioner of 200
Emergency Services and Public Protection may adopt, regulations in 201
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 as necessary to implement 202
the provisions of this section. 203
Sec. 4. Section 7-323n of the general statutes is repealed and the 204
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 205
[There is established an Office of State Fire Administration, which 206
office] The Division of State Fire Services Administration within the 207
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall: (a) 208
Carry out the provisions of this part; (b) administer the state's 209
responsibilities under federal laws relevant to fire service; (c) develop a 210
master plan for fire prevention and control; and (d) carry out any other 211
function which the commission may devise. [Subject to the provisions 212
of chapter 67, the commission may appoint such clerical and other 213
assistants as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this 214
section.] 215
Sec. 5. Section 7-323o of the general statutes is repealed and the 216
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 217
(a) [There is established the position of State Fire Administrator who 218
shall be recommended by the Commission on Fire Prevention and 219
Control and appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and 220
Public Protection and who] The Division of Fire Services Administration 221
shall: 222
(1) Carry out the requirements of section 7-323n, as amended by this 223
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(2) [administer] Administer federal funds and grants allocated to the 225
fire services of the state; 226
(3) [provide] Provide technical assistance and guidance to fire 227
fighting forces of any state or municipal agency; 228
(4) [develop] Develop a centralized information and audiovisual 229
library regarding fire prevention and control; 230
(5) [accumulate] Accumulate, disseminate and analyze fire 231
prevention data; 232
(6) [recommend] Recommend specifications of fire service materials 233
and equipment and assist in the purchasing thereof; 234
(7) [assist] Assist in mutual aid coordination; 235
(8) [coordinate] Coordinate fire programs with those of the other 236
states; 237
(9) [assist] Assist in communications coordination; 238
(10) [establish] Establish and maintain a fire service information 239
program; [and] 240
(11) [review] Review the purchase of fire apparatus or equipment at 241
state institutions, facilities and properties; [and, on and after July 1, 1985, 242
coordinate the training and education of fire service personnel at such 243
institutions, facilities and properties.] 244
(12) Recommend and provide reports on revisions to statutes relating 245
to firefighter training and fire prevention and control; 246
(13) Advise and assist the Commission on Fire Prevention and 247
Control regarding legislative proposals; 248
(14) Encourage the expansion and improvement of existing local 249
firefighter training facilities in cooperation with the Commission on Fire 250
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(15) Administer the state fire school; 252
(16) Administer certification examinations, testing procedures and 253
reciprocity recognition for credentials in the fire service disciplines; and 254
(17) Make recommendations to the Commission on Fire Prevention 255
and Control pertaining to the operational funding of the state fire school 256
and regional fire schools. 257
(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to apply to 258
forest fire prevention and control programs administered by the 259
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection pursuant to 260
sections 23-33 to 23-57, inclusive. 261
Sec. 6. Section 7-313m of the general statutes is repealed and the 262
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 263
(a) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the chief 264
of a volunteer fire department for a distressed municipality, as defined 265
in section 32-9p, shall submit to the [State Fire Administrator] Division 266
of Fire Services Administration within the Department of Emergency 267
Services and Public Protection a report on the yearly average of the 268
number of volunteer firefighters from such municipality's volunteer fire 269
department who enrolled in Firefighter I certification and recruit 270
training based on the preceding four years, except the year commencing 271
January 1, 2020, shall not be included in any such four preceding years 272
for purposes of calculating such average. 273
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 274
thereafter, the [State Fire Administrator] Division of Fire Services 275
Administration shall award a grant to any distressed municipality with 276
a volunteer fire department for the purposes of covering costs related to 277
the provision of Firefighter I certification and recruit training for 278
volunteer firefighters at regional fire schools. The amount of such grant 279
award for each such distressed municipality shall be equal to the 280
product of (1) the average cost of a Firefighter I certification and recruit 281
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of volunteer firefighters from such distressed municipality's volunteer 283
fire department who enrolled at a regional fire school for such 284
certification and training. 285
(c) Not later than February 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, the [State 286
Fire Administrator] Division of Fire Services Administration shall 287
submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint 288
standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 289
matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies a 290
report on the (1) reports submitted by the chiefs of volunteer fire 291
departments of distressed municipalities pursuant to subsection (a) of 292
this section, and (2) average cost of a Firefighter I certification and 293
recruit training program at a regional fire school. 294
Sec. 7. Section 7-323s of the general statutes is repealed and the 295
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 296
(a) The [State Fire Administrator] Division of Fire Services 297
Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and 298
Public Protection, within available appropriations, shall develop model 299
guidelines, on or before January 1, 2007, to be used by municipalities 300
with paid municipal emergency personnel and municipalities with 301
volunteer emergency personnel in entering into agreements authorizing 302
volunteer emergency personnel to serve during personal time. 303
(b) A municipality with paid municipal emergency personnel and a 304
municipality with volunteer emergency personnel may enter into an 305
agreement authorizing paid emergency personnel to serve during 306
personal time as active members of a volunteer fire department in the 307
municipality in which they reside. In developing such agreements, such 308
municipalities shall consider the model guidelines developed by the 309
[State Fire Administrator] Division of Fire Services Administration 310
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 311
pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 312
(c) The municipalities that are parties to an agreement entered into 313
under subsection (b) of this section may request the Labor 314 Raised Bill No. 5483
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Commissioner to provide assistance, within available appropriations, in 315
resolving such issues arising out of the agreement as the commissioner 316
deems appropriate. 317
Sec. 8. Section 7-323v of the general statutes is repealed and the 318
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 319
(a) The [State Fire Administrator] Division of Fire Services 320
Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and 321
Public Protection shall, within available appropriations, pay five 322
hundred dollars to each volunteer fire company for each call to which it 323
responds on (1) a limited access highway, designated pursuant to 324
section 13b-27, (2) the section of the highway known as the Berlin 325
Turnpike, which begins at the end of the existing Wilbur Cross Parkway 326
in the town of Meriden and extends northerly along Route 15 to the 327
beginning of a section of limited access highway in the town of 328
Wethersfield known as South Meadows Expressway, or (3) the section 329
of Route 8 in the town of Beacon Falls which is within the boundaries of 330
the Naugatuck State Forest. 331
(b) No municipality that provides funds to a volunteer fire company 332
may reduce such funding based on the payments that such company 333
receives, or is anticipated to receive, under subsection (a) of this section. 334
Sec. 9. Subsection (a) of section 22a-601 of the general statutes is 335
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 336
2025): 337
(a) There is established a Connecticut Emergency Response 338
Commission which shall be within the Department of Energy and 339
Environmental Protection. The commission shall consist of eighteen 340
members as follows: The Commissioners of Energy and Environmental 341
Protection, Emergency Services and Public Protection, Public Health 342
and Transportation, the Labor Commissioner, the Secretary of the Office 343
of Policy and Management, the Adjutant General of the Military 344
Department, and the State Fire Marshal, [and the State Fire 345
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appointed by the Governor, four of whom shall represent the public, 347
three of whom shall represent owners or operators of facilities, one of 348
whom shall be the fire chief of a municipal fire department whose 349
employees are compensated for their services and one of whom shall be 350
the fire chief of a volunteer fire department. Members of the commission 351
appointed by the Governor shall serve for two years. The Governor shall 352
fill any vacancy in the office of an appointed member for the unexpired 353
portion of the term. Members of the commission shall serve without 354
compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred 355
in the performance of their duties. The chairperson of the commission 356
shall be appointed by the Governor and shall serve at his pleasure. 357
Sec. 10. Section 28-29a of the general statutes is repealed and the 358
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 359
(a) There is established an E 9-1-1 Commission to (1) advise the 360
division in the planning, design, implementation and coordination of 361
the state-wide emergency 9-1-1 telephone system created pursuant to 362
sections 28-25 to 28-29b, inclusive, and (2) in consultation with the 363
Coordinating Advisory Board established pursuant to section 29-1t, 364
advise the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 365
in the planning, design, implementation, coordination and governance 366
of the public safety data network established pursuant to section 29-1j. 367
(b) The commission shall be appointed by the Governor and shall 368
consist of the following members: (1) One representative from the 369
technical support services unit of the Division of State Police within the 370
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (2) the [State 371
Fire Administrator] Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 372
Protection; (3) one representative from the Office of Emergency Medical 373
Services; (4) one representative from the Division of Emergency 374
Management and Homeland Security within the Department of 375
Emergency Services and Public Protection; (5) the Commissioner of 376
Public Health, or the commissioner's designee; (6) the Commissioner of 377
Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee; 378
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designee; (8) one municipal police chief; (9) one municipal fire chief; (10) 380
one volunteer fireman; (11) one representative of the Connecticut 381
Conference of Municipalities; (12) one representative of the Council of 382
Small Towns; (13) one representative of telecommunicators, as defined 383
in section 28-30; (14) one representative of the public; (15) one manager 384
or coordinator of 9-1-1 public safety answering points serving areas of 385
differing population concentration; and (16) one representative of 386
providers of commercial mobile radio services, as defined in 47 Code of 387
Federal Regulations 20.3, as amended. Each member shall serve for a 388
term of three years from the date of his or her appointment or until a 389
successor has been appointed and qualified. No member of the 390
commission shall receive compensation for such member's services. 391
Sec. 11. Subsection (a) of section 14-103d of the general statutes is 392
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 393
2025): 394
(a) No motor vehicle which uses any pressurized gas except natural 395
gas or hydrogen as a fuel for its engine may enter or be parked in any 396
area that is under grade level. Any vehicle within the state which carries 397
any pressurized gas as its fuel in a tank attached to the vehicle in any 398
concealed area, including, but not limited to, trunks, compartments or 399
under such vehicle, except a vehicle that is in compliance with all 400
applicable federal codes and standards for light duty passenger use, 401
shall have displayed on its exterior the words "Pressurized Flammable 402
Gas" or a standard abbreviation or symbol as determined by the [Office 403
of the State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire Services Administration 404
within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 405
block letters at least two inches high, which letters shall be of contrasting 406
colors and shall be placed as near as possible to the area where the tank 407
is located. No person may dispense any pressurized gas used as a 408
vehicle fuel into any tank in a concealed area of a vehicle unless the 409
vehicle is in compliance with the requirements of this subsection. The 410
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles shall adopt regulations in accordance 411
with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this 412
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Sec. 12. Subsection (a) of section 19a-510a of the general statutes is 414
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 415
2025): 416
(a) The attending physician, the director of a health care institution, 417
his designee, or any health care provider shall report the provision of 418
treatment for (1) a second or third degree burn to five per cent or more 419
of the body, (2) any burn to the upper respiratory tract, (3) laryngeal 420
edema due to the inhalation of superheated air, (4) each case of a burn 421
injury which is likely to or may result in death, and (5) any injury 422
resulting from the use of fireworks, immediately, by telephone, to the 423
local fire marshal of the jurisdiction where the incident which caused 424
the burn occurred, and within forty-eight hours, in writing, to the 425
[Office of the State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire Services 426
Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and 427
Public Protection on forms provided by that office. The office shall 428
compile the information and publish a statistical abstract to be 429
submitted annually to local fire marshals and the General Assembly. 430
Sec. 13. Section 29-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the 431
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 432
There shall be [(1) an Office of the State Fire Marshal, and (2)] an 433
Office of the State Building Inspector, within the Department of 434
Administrative Services. The head of [each] said office shall report to the 435
Commissioner of Administrative Services. 436
Sec. 14. Section 29-291 of the general statutes is repealed and the 437
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 438
For the purposes of this part and any other statute related to fire 439
prevention and safety, the Commissioner of [Administrative Services] 440
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall appoint a person to 441
serve as the State Fire Marshal. The commissioner may delegate such 442
powers as the commissioner deems expedient for the proper 443
administration of this part and any other statute related to fire 444
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[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection, (2) 446
The University of Connecticut at Storrs Division of Public Safety, 447
provided the commissioner and the president of The University of 448
Connecticut enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning 449
such delegation of powers in accordance with section 10a-109ff, and (3) 450
the Connecticut Airport Authority upon any premises, road or land 451
under the control of the authority, provided the commissioner and the 452
executive director of the authority enter into a memorandum of 453
understanding concerning such delegation of powers. 454
Sec. 15. Section 29-291e of the general statutes is repealed and the 455
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 456
(a) For the purposes of this section, "proposed code" means a 457
proposal by the State Fire Marshal, in coordination with the advisory 458
committee for a new State Fire Prevention Code or for a change in, 459
addition to or repeal of any provision of the State Fire Prevention Code 460
and "advisory committee" means the advisory committee established 461
under subsection (b) of section 29-291a. 462
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, the adoption of the 463
State Fire Prevention Code and any amendments thereto shall not be 464
required to comply with the provisions of chapter 54, except as provided 465
in this section. 466
(c) Prior to the adoption of the State Fire Prevention Code and any 467
amendments thereto, the State Fire Marshal shall (1) post any proposed 468
code, a statement of purpose for which the proposed code is proposed, 469
a fiscal note associated with compliance with the proposed code 470
prepared pursuant to section 4-168 and a regulatory flexibility analysis 471
prepared pursuant to section 4-168a on the Internet web site of the 472
Department of [Administrative Services] Emergency Services and 473
Public Protection, (2) give notice electronically to the joint standing 474
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 475
relating to public safety and security, (3) give notice to any person who 476
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code adoption proceedings, (4) provide for a public comment period of 478
forty-five days following the posting of such proposed code, fiscal note 479
and regulatory flexibility analysis, and (5) hold a public hearing on the 480
proposed code not less than twenty nor more than thirty-five days after 481
such posting. 482
(d) After the close of the public comment period, the State Fire 483
Marshal, in coordination with the advisory committee, shall respond to 484
each written and oral comment respecting the proposed code received 485
during the public comment period and at the public hearing. Such 486
response shall include any change made to the proposed code if 487
applicable, and the rationale for such change. The State Fire Marshal 488
shall post such response on the Internet web site of the Department of 489
[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection not 490
later than thirty days after the close of the public comment period. 491
(e) The State Fire Marshal, in coordination with the advisory 492
committee, shall create and maintain a code-making record for each 493
proposed code, submit such code-making record electronically to the 494
standing legislative regulation review committee and the joint standing 495
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 496
relating to public safety and security, and post such code-making record 497
on the Internet web site of the Department of [Administrative Services] 498
Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such code-making record 499
shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The final wording of the 500
proposed code in a format consistent with a nationally recognized 501
model building code, (2) the fiscal note prepared pursuant to subsection 502
(c) of this section, (3) the regulatory flexibility analysis prepared 503
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (4) all written and oral 504
comments received during the public comment period, and (5) the 505
response to such comments prepared pursuant to subsection (d) of this 506
section. 507
(f) The standing legislative regulation review committee shall have 508
not more than forty-five days from the date the code-making record is 509
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convene a meeting to approve, disapprove or reject without prejudice 511
the proposed code, in whole or in part. If the proposed code is 512
withdrawn, the State Fire Marshal shall resubmit the proposed code and 513
the committee shall have not more than forty-five days from the date of 514
such resubmittal to convene a meeting to approve, disapprove or reject 515
without prejudice the resubmitted proposed code. If the committee 516
notifies the State Fire Marshal in writing that it is waiving its right to 517
convene a meeting or does not act on a proposed code or a resubmitted 518
proposed code, as the case may be, within such forty-five-day period, 519
the proposed code or resubmitted proposed code shall be deemed to be 520
approved by the committee. 521
(g) If the committee disapproves a proposed code, in whole or in part, 522
the committee shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the disapproval and 523
the reasons for the disapproval. The State Fire Marshal shall not take 524
any action to implement such disapproved code, except that the State 525
Fire Marshal may submit a substantively new proposed code in 526
accordance with the provisions of this section, provided the General 527
Assembly may reverse such disapproval in accordance with the 528
provisions of section 4-171. 529
(h) If the committee rejects a proposed code without prejudice, in 530
whole or in part, the committee shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the 531
reasons for the rejection and the State Fire Marshal shall resubmit the 532
proposed code in revised form to the committee not later than thirty 533
days after the date of rejection without prejudice. Each resubmission of 534
the proposed code under this subsection shall include a summary of any 535
revisions to the proposed code. The committee shall have not more than 536
forty-five days after the receipt of the resubmittal to review and take 537
action on such resubmitted proposed code in the same manner as 538
provided in subsection (f) of this section. 539
(i) The State Fire Prevention Code or any amendment thereto 540
approved or deemed approved by the committee pursuant to subsection 541
(f) of this section is effective and enforceable against any person or party 542
upon its posting on the Internet web site of the Department of 543 Raised Bill No. 5483
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[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection, 544
except that: (1) If a later date is required by statute or specified in the 545
code, the later date is the effective date, and (2) a code may not be 546
effective before the effective date of the public act requiring or 547
permitting the code. Such posting shall include a statement by the State 548
Fire Marshal certifying that the electronic copy of the code is a true and 549
accurate copy of the code approved or deemed approved in accordance 550
with subsection (f) of this section. The electronic copy of the State Fire 551
Prevention Code posted on the Internet web site of the Department of 552
[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection 553
shall be the official version for all purposes, including all legal and 554
administrative proceedings. 555
(j) No provision of the State Fire Prevention Code or any amendment 556
thereto adopted after May 31, 2016, is valid unless adopted in 557
substantial compliance with the requirements of this section. A 558
proceeding to contest any provision of the code on the ground of 559
noncompliance with the requirements of this section shall be 560
commenced within two years from the effective date of the code. 561
(k) The State Fire Marshal shall advise the public concerning how to 562
obtain a copy of the State Fire Prevention Code and any amendments 563
thereto. 564
Sec. 16. Section 29-292a of the general statutes is repealed and the 565
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 566
(a) For the purposes of this section, "proposed code" means a 567
proposal by the State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards 568
Committee for a new Fire Safety Code or for a change in, addition to or 569
repeal of any provision of the Fire Safety Code. 570
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 54, the adoption of the 571
Fire Safety Code and any amendments thereto shall not be required to 572
comply with the provisions of chapter 54, except as provided in this 573
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(c) Prior to the adoption of the Fire Safety Code and any amendments 575
thereto, the State Fire Marshal shall (1) post any proposed code, a 576
statement of purpose for which the proposed code is proposed, a fiscal 577
note associated with compliance with the proposed code prepared 578
pursuant to section 4-168, and a regulatory flexibility analysis prepared 579
pursuant to section 4-168a on the Internet web site of the Department of 580
[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection, (2) 581
give notice electronically to the joint standing committee of the General 582
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 583
security, (3) give notice to any person who has requested the State Fire 584
Marshal for advance notice of the proposed code adoption proceedings, 585
(4) provide for a public comment period of forty-five days following the 586
posting of such proposed code, fiscal note and regulatory flexibility 587
analysis, and (5) hold a public hearing on the proposed code not less 588
than twenty nor more than thirty-five days after such posting. 589
(d) After the close of the public comment period, the State Fire 590
Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee shall respond to each 591
written and oral comment respecting the proposed code received 592
during the public comment period and at the public hearing. Such 593
response shall include any change made to the proposed code if 594
applicable, and the rationale for such change. The State Fire Marshal 595
shall post such response on the Internet web site of the Department of 596
[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection not 597
later than thirty days after the close of the public comment period. 598
(e) The State Fire Marshal and the Codes and Standards Committee 599
shall create and maintain a code-making record for each proposed code, 600
submit such code-making record electronically to the standing 601
legislative regulation review committee and the joint standing 602
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 603
relating to public safety and security, and post such code-making record 604
on the Internet web site of the Department of [Administrative Services] 605
Emergency Services and Public Protection. Such code-making record 606
shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) The final wording of the 607
proposed code in a format consistent with a nationally recognized 608 Raised Bill No. 5483
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model building code, (2) the fiscal note prepared pursuant to subsection 609
(c) of this section, (3) the regulatory flexibility analysis prepared 610
pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (4) all written and oral 611
comments received during the public comment period, and (5) the 612
response to such comments prepared pursuant to subsection (d) of this 613
section. 614
(f) The standing legislative regulation review committee shall have 615
not more than forty-five days from the date the code-making record is 616
submitted to the committee pursuant to subsection (e) of this section to 617
convene a meeting to approve, disapprove or reject without prejudice 618
the proposed code, in whole or in part. If the proposed code is 619
withdrawn, the State Fire Marshal shall resubmit the proposed code and 620
the committee shall have not more than forty-five days from the date of 621
such resubmittal to convene a meeting to approve, disapprove or reject 622
without prejudice the resubmitted proposed code. If the committee 623
notifies the State Fire Marshal in writing that it is waiving its right to 624
convene a meeting or does not act on a proposed code or a resubmitted 625
proposed code, as the case may be, within such forty-five-day period, 626
the proposed code or resubmitted proposed code shall be deemed to be 627
approved by the committee. 628
(g) If the committee disapproves a proposed code, in whole or in part, 629
the committee shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the disapproval and 630
the reasons for the disapproval. The State Fire Marshal shall not take 631
any action to implement such disapproved code, except that the State 632
Fire Marshal may submit a substantively new proposed code in 633
accordance with the provisions of this section, provided the General 634
Assembly may reverse such disapproval in accordance with the 635
provisions of section 4-171. 636
(h) If the committee rejects a proposed code without prejudice, in 637
whole or in part, the committee shall notify the State Fire Marshal of the 638
reasons for the rejection and the State Fire Marshal shall resubmit the 639
proposed code in revised form to the committee not later than thirty 640
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the proposed code under this subsection shall include a summary of any 642
revisions to the proposed code. The committee shall have not more than 643
forty-five days after the receipt of the resubmittal to review and take 644
action on such resubmitted proposed code in the same manner as 645
provided in subsection (f) of this section. 646
(i) The Fire Safety Code or any amendment thereto approved or 647
deemed approved by the committee pursuant to subsection (f) of this 648
section is effective and enforceable against any person or party upon its 649
posting on the Internet web site of the Department of [Administrative 650
Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection, except that: (1) If a 651
later date is required by statute or specified in the code, the later date is 652
the effective date, and (2) a code may not be effective before the effective 653
date of the public act requiring or permitting the code. Such posting 654
shall include a statement by the State Fire Marshal certifying that the 655
electronic copy of the code is a true and accurate copy of the code 656
approved or deemed approved in accordance with subsection (f) of this 657
section. The electronic copy of the Fire Safety Code posted on the 658
Internet web site of the Department of [Administrative Services] 659
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall be the official version 660
for all purposes, including all legal and administrative proceedings. 661
(j) No provision of the Fire Safety Code or any amendment thereto 662
adopted after May 31, 2016, is valid unless adopted in substantial 663
compliance with the requirements of this section. A proceeding to 664
contest any provision of the code on the ground of noncompliance with 665
the requirements of this section shall be commenced within two years 666
from the effective date of the code. 667
(k) The State Fire Marshal shall advise the public concerning how to 668
obtain a copy of the Fire Safety Code and any amendments thereto. 669
Sec. 17. Section 29-294 of the general statutes is repealed and the 670
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 671
The Fire Safety Code and all amendments to said code shall be posted 672
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Emergency Services and Public Protection in accordance with section 674
29-292a, as amended by this act, and, in addition, a copy shall be 675
provided to each local fire marshal, fire chief and building inspector, 676
and other governmental officials who request said code. 677
Sec. 18. Section 29-298a of the general statutes is repealed and the 678
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 679
There shall be established within the Department of [Administrative 680
Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection a Fire Marshal 681
Training Council which shall advise the State Fire Marshal and the 682
Codes and Standards Committee on all matters pertaining to (1) 683
certification training programs, (2) decertification hearings, (3) in-684
service training for fire marshals in the state, and (4) programs for all 685
other persons eligible to receive training pursuant to subsections (a) to 686
(c), inclusive, of section 29-251c. The council shall be composed of 687
twelve members as follows: The State Fire Marshal or his designee; a 688
member of the Codes and Standards Committee to be elected by such 689
committee; three members appointed by the Connecticut Fire Marshals 690
Association, one of whom shall be a volunteer, one of whom shall be a 691
part-time paid, and one of whom shall be a full-time, local fire marshal, 692
deputy fire marshal or fire inspector; one member appointed by the 693
Board of Regents for Higher Education; two members appointed by the 694
Board of Trustees for the Community-Technical Colleges; the chief 695
elected official of a municipality having a population in excess of 696
seventy thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; the chief elected 697
official of a municipality having a population of less than seventy 698
thousand persons, appointed by the Governor; and two public 699
members, appointed by the Governor. Members shall be residents of 700
this state and shall not be compensated for their services but shall be 701
reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their 702
duties. The council may elect such officers as it deems necessary. 703
Sec. 19. Section 29-312 of the general statutes is repealed and the 704
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 705 Raised Bill No. 5483
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The Commissioner of [Administrative Services] Emergency Services 706
and Public Protection may appoint a Deputy State Fire Marshal who 707
shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the [Commissioner 708
of Administrative Services] commissioner and be vested with all the 709
powers conferred upon the State Fire Marshal by section 29-310. 710
Sec. 20. Section 29-315c of the general statutes is repealed and the 711
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 712
The Commissioner of [Administrative Services] Emergency Services 713
and Public Protection may establish, within available appropriations, a 714
public awareness campaign to educate the public concerning the 715
dangers of not having smoke and carbon monoxide detection and 716
warning equipment in residential dwellings and to promote the 717
installation of smoke and carbon monoxide detection and warning 718
equipment in all residential dwellings. 719
Sec. 21. Section 29-319 of the general statutes is repealed and the 720
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 721
As used herein, "emergency" means the existence in any community 722
of general distress because of a shortage of fuel, or threatened distress 723
because of probable shortage of fuel, when public proclamation to that 724
effect is made by the Governor; "hoard" means the withholding by any 725
person, firm or corporation dealing in fuel of the same from sale or 726
delivery at a reasonable price during an emergency; and "profiteer" 727
means to hold for sale, or sell, fuel at an excessive profit, or charge an 728
excessive rate or place unreasonable restrictions or conditions upon the 729
sale, delivery or transportation of fuel. Whenever the Governor, by 730
public proclamation, declares that an emergency exists, the provisions 731
hereof may be enforced from the date of such proclamation until, in like 732
manner, he declares the emergency at an end. During such emergency, 733
no person, firm or corporation, and no employee of any person, firm or 734
corporation, shall hoard or profiteer in fuel, or hinder or obstruct or in 735
any way interfere with its prompt sale, distribution or transportation. 736
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accurate and complete written records of all transactions concerning the 738
same, showing, as to each purchase and sale, the date, kind, quantity 739
and price, the name and address of the vendor and vendee and the 740
identity of the agency of delivery. No person, firm or corporation shall 741
knowingly give any false, deceiving or misleading information, or 742
knowingly engage in any transaction that is calculated to create false, 743
deceiving or misleading information, or knowingly incorporate or 744
permit to remain in his or its books, accounts or other printed or written 745
record any information that is calculated to create or convey false, 746
deceiving or misleading information essential to the ascertainment of 747
the facts concerning his or its dealings and profit in fuel. During any 748
emergency, the Labor Commissioner, any member of the Labor 749
Department under his direction and any local fire marshal shall have 750
and exercise, in the enforcement of this section, the same powers of 751
investigation, as far as applicable, as are conferred upon local fire 752
marshals under the provisions of this part, and the commissioner, in the 753
enforcement of this section, shall have and exercise the same powers, as 754
far as applicable, as are conferred upon the Commissioner of 755
[Administrative Services] Emergency Services and Public Protection by 756
the provisions of section 29-310. Any person, firm or corporation 757
violating any provision of this section shall be fined not more than one 758
thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. 759
Sec. 22. Subsection (b) of section 29-417 of the general statutes is 760
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 761
2025): 762
(b) Cigarettes to be sold, or offered for sale, to consumers within this 763
state, whether directly or through a distributor, dealer, or similar 764
intermediary or intermediaries, shall: (1) Have been tested in 765
accordance with the test method specified in section 29-418, as amended 766
by this act, and meet the performance standard specified in section 29-767
418, as amended by this act; (2) have been listed in a written certification 768
submitted to the [Office of the State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire 769
Services Administration within the Department of Emergency Services 770
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this act; and (3) be in packages marked in accordance with section 29-772
421. 773
Sec. 23. Section 29-418 of the general statutes is repealed and the 774
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 775
(a) All testing by or on behalf of a holder of a cigarette manufacturer's 776
license or by or on behalf of the [Office of the State Fire Marshal] 777
Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of 778
Emergency Services and Public Protection to determine a cigarette's 779
compliance with the performance standard specified in this section shall 780
be conducted in accordance with the following requirements: 781
(1) Testing of cigarettes shall be conducted in accordance with the 782
American Society of Testing and Materials or "ASTM" standard E2187-783
04, "Standard Test Method for Measuring the Ignition Strength of 784
Cigarettes" or a subsequent ASTM Standard Test Method for Measuring 785
the Ignition Strength of Cigarettes upon a finding by the State Fire 786
Marshal that such subsequent method does not result in a change in the 787
percentage of full-length burns exhibited by any tested cigarette when 788
compared to the percentage of full-length burns the same cigarette 789
would exhibit when tested in accordance with ASTM standard E2187-790
04 and the performance standard in subdivision (3) of this subsection; 791
(2) Testing shall be conducted on ten layers of filter paper; 792
(3) Not more than twenty-five per cent of the cigarettes tested in a test 793
trial in accordance with this section shall exhibit full-length burns. Forty 794
replicate tests shall comprise a complete test trial for each cigarette 795
tested; 796
(4) The performance standard required by this section shall only be 797
applied to a complete test trial; 798
(5) Written certifications shall be based upon testing conducted by a 799
laboratory that has been accredited pursuant to standard ISO or IEC 800
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other comparable accreditation standard as the [Office of the State Fire 802
Marshal] Division of Fire Services Administration within the 803
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection may require 804
by regulation; 805
(6) Laboratories conducting testing in accordance with this section 806
shall implement a quality control and quality assurance program that 807
includes a procedure that will determine the repeatability of the testing 808
results. The repeatability value shall be no greater than 0.19. Such 809
program ensures that the testing repeatability remains within the 810
required repeatability value set forth in this subdivision for all test trials 811
used to certify cigarettes in accordance with this section and section 29-812
419, as amended by this act; and 813
(7) No additional testing under this section is required if cigarettes 814
are tested consistent with this section for any other purpose. 815
(b) Each cigarette that uses lowered permeability bands in the 816
cigarette paper to achieve compliance with the performance standard 817
set forth in this section shall have not less than two nominally identical 818
bands on the paper surrounding the tobacco column. At least one 819
complete band shall be located not less than fifteen millimeters from the 820
lighting end of the cigarette. For cigarettes on which the bands are 821
positioned by design, there shall be not less than two bands fully located 822
at least fifteen millimeters from the lighting end and ten millimeters 823
from the filter end of the tobacco column, or ten millimeters from the 824
labeled end of the tobacco column for nonfiltered cigarettes. 825
(c) A holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license that manufactures a 826
cigarette that the State Fire Marshal determines cannot be tested in 827
accordance with the test method prescribed in subdivision (1) of 828
subsection (a) of this section may propose an alternate test method and 829
performance standard for the cigarette to the State Fire Marshal. Upon 830
approval and a determination by the State Fire Marshal that the 831
performance standard proposed by the holder is equivalent to the 832
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this section, the holder may employ such test method and performance 834
standard to certify such cigarette pursuant to section 29-419, as 835
amended by this act. If the State Fire Marshal determines that another 836
state has enacted reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards that 837
include a test method and performance standard that are the same as 838
those contained in this section, and the State Fire Marshal finds that the 839
officials responsible for implementing those requirements have 840
approved the proposed alternative test method and performance 841
standard for a particular cigarette proposed by a holder as meeting the 842
reduced cigarette ignition propensity standards of that state's law or 843
regulations under a legal provision comparable to this section, then the 844
State Fire Marshal shall authorize that holder to employ the alternative 845
test method and performance standard to certify that cigarette for sale 846
in this state, unless the State Fire Marshal has a reasonable basis for 847
deciding that the alternative test should not be accepted under said 848
sections. All other applicable requirements of this section shall apply to 849
the holder. 850
(d) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall maintain 851
copies of the reports of all tests conducted on all cigarettes with respect 852
to which such holder has submitted written certification in accordance 853
with the provisions of section 29-419, as amended by this act. Such 854
holder shall provide copies of the reports available to the [Office of the 855
State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire Services Administration within the 856
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and to the 857
office of the Attorney General upon written request. Any holder that 858
fails to provide such copies not later than sixty days after receiving a 859
written request shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten 860
thousand dollars for each day after the sixtieth day that the holder does 861
not make such copies available. 862
Sec. 24. Subsection (a) of section 29-419 of the general statutes is 863
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 864
2025): 865
(a) Each holder of a cigarette manufacturer's license shall submit to 866 Raised Bill No. 5483
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the [Office of the State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire Services 867
Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and 868
Public Protection a written certification every three years attesting that: 869
(1) Each cigarette listed in the certification has been tested in accordance 870
with section 29-418, as amended by this act; and (2) each cigarette listed 871
in the certification meets the performance standard set forth in section 872
29-418, as amended by this act. 873
Sec. 25. Subsection (a) of section 29-420 of the general statutes is 874
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 875
2025): 876
(a) Not later than July 1, 2008, the [Office of the State Fire Marshal] 877
Division of Fire Services Administration within the Department of 878
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall develop and make 879
available for public inspection, on its web site and in such other forms 880
as the State Fire Marshal deems appropriate, a Connecticut Fire Safe 881
Cigarette Directory listing of all holders that have provided current 882
certifications conforming to the requirements of section 29-419, as 883
amended by this act, and all cigarettes that are listed in such 884
certifications. The State Fire Marshal shall update the directory as 885
necessary in order to correct mistakes and to add or remove a holder or 886
cigarette to keep the directory current and in conformity with the 887
requirements of sections 29-416 to 29-421, inclusive. 888
Sec. 26. Subsection (d) of section 29-453 of the 2024 supplement to the 889
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 890
thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 891
(d) The [Office of the State Fire Marshal] Division of Fire Services 892
Administration within the Department of Emergency Services and 893
Public Protection shall (1) in consultation with an association 894
representing the interests of realtors, a bar association and an 895
association representing the interests of fire marshals, develop a model 896
form that may be used for the affidavit required by subsection (a) of this 897
section, and (2) in consultation with an association representing the 898 Raised Bill No. 5483
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interests of fire marshals, develop a guide outlining smoke detection 899
and warning equipment requirements to assist transferors with the 900
completion of such affidavit. 901
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 29-1b
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 7-323k
Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 7-323l
Sec. 4 July 1, 2025 7-323n
Sec. 5 July 1, 2025 7-323o
Sec. 6 July 1, 2025 7-313m
Sec. 7 July 1, 2025 7-323s
Sec. 8 July 1, 2025 7-323v
Sec. 9 July 1, 2025 22a-601(a)
Sec. 10 July 1, 2025 28-29a
Sec. 11 July 1, 2025 14-103d(a)
Sec. 12 July 1, 2025 19a-510a(a)
Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 29-250
Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 29-291
Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 29-291e
Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 29-292a
Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 29-294
Sec. 18 July 1, 2025 29-298a
Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 29-312
Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 29-315c
Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 29-319
Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 29-417(b)
Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 29-418
Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 29-419(a)
Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 29-420(a)
Sec. 26 July 1, 2025 29-453(d)
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) establish a Division of Fire Services Administration within the
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, (2) transfer
the functions of the Office of the State Fire Administrator, the Office of
the State Fire Marshal and the Office of Education and Data
Administration within the Department of Administrative Services to the Raised Bill No. 5483
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division, and (3) revise the powers and duties of the Commission on Fire
Prevention and Control, and revise the membership of the commission.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]