LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134-R01- SB.docx 1 of 14 General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 134 February Session, 2024 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 19a-342a of the 1 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 2 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 3 (b) (1) No person shall use an electronic nicotine or cannabis delivery 4 system or vapor product: (A) In any area of a building or portion of a 5 building owned and operated or leased and operated by the state or any 6 political subdivision of the state; (B) in any area of a health care 7 institution, including, but not limited to, a psychiatric facility; (C) in any 8 area of a retail establishment accessed by the public; (D) in any 9 restaurant; (E) in any area of an establishment with a permit issued for 10 the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-20a, 30-21, 30-21b, 30-11 22, 30-22a, 30-22c, 30-26, 30-28, 30-28a, 30-33a, 30-33b, 30-35a, 30-37a, 30-12 37e or 30-37f, or in any area of an establishment with a permit issued for 13 the sale of alcoholic liquor pursuant to section 30-22aa issued after May 14 1, 2003; (F) in any area of a school building or on the grounds of such 15 school; (G) within a child care facility or on the grounds of such child 16 care facility, except, if the child care facility is a family child care home 17 as defined in section 19a-77, such use is prohibited only when a child 18 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 2 of 14 enrolled in such home is present during customary business hours; (H) 19 in any passenger elevator; (I) in any area of a dormitory in any public or 20 private institution of higher education; (J) in any area of a dog race track 21 or a facility equipped with screens for the simulcasting of off-track 22 betting race programs or jai alai games; (K) in any room offered as an 23 accommodation to guests by the operator of a hotel, motel or similar 24 lodging; (L) in any area of a correctional facility, halfway house or 25 residential facility funded by the Judicial Branch; or (M) in any area of a 26 platform or a shelter at a rail, busway or bus station, owned and 27 operated or leased and operated by the state or any political subdivision 28 of the state. For purposes of this subsection, "restaurant" means space, 29 in a suitable and permanent building, kept, used, maintained, 30 advertised and held out to the public to be a place where meals are 31 regularly served to the public; and "school" has the same meaning as 32 provided in section 10-154a. 33 Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 20-327f of the 2024 supplement to the 34 general statutes, as amended by section 35 of public act 23-84, is 35 repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 36 1, 2024): 37 (a) With respect to a contract for the sale of residential real property, 38 if the seller provides written notice to the purchaser, prior to, or upon, 39 entering into the contract, of the availability of the lists of hazardous 40 waste facilities pursuant to section 22a-134f, the seller and any real estate 41 licensee shall be deemed to have fully satisfied any duty to disclose the 42 presence of all hazardous waste facilities, as defined in section 22a-134f, 43 even if: (1) The list required to be submitted pursuant to section 22a-134f 44 has not been submitted, (2) the list has not been received or made 45 available as required in section 22a-134f, or (3) there is an error, omission 46 or inaccuracy in the list. 47 Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 20-420a of the 2024 supplement to the 48 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 49 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 50 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 3 of 14 (b) A business entity desiring a certificate of registration shall apply 51 to the commissioner, online, on a form provided by the commissioner. 52 The application shall (1) state the name and address of such business 53 entity, the city or town and the street and number where such business 54 entity is to maintain its principal place of business in this state and the 55 names and addresses of its individual owners, (2) contain a list of one or 56 more individuals who shall direct, supervise or perform home 57 improvements for such business entity, (3) require each individual 58 owner of such business entity to disclose whether such individual 59 owner has been found guilty or convicted as a result of an act which (A) 60 constitutes a felony under the laws of this state or federal law, or (B) was 61 committed in another jurisdiction but, if committed in this state, would 62 constitute a felony under the laws of this state, and (4) contain such other 63 information as the commissioner may require. 64 Sec. 4. Subsection (a) of section 20-426 of the 2024 supplement to the 65 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 66 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 67 (a) The commissioner may revoke, suspend or refuse to issue or 68 renew any certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor 69 or salesperson or place a registrant on probation or issue a letter of 70 reprimand (1) for conduct of a character likely to mislead, deceive or 71 defraud the public or the commissioner, (2) for engaging in any 72 untruthful or misleading advertising, (3) for failing to reimburse the 73 guaranty fund established pursuant to section 20-432, as amended by 74 this act, for any moneys paid to an owner pursuant to subsection (o) of 75 section 20-432, (4) for unfair or deceptive business practices, (5) subject 76 to section 46a-80, based on a felony conviction of an individual 77 registrant or an individual owner of a registrant that is a business entity, 78 [;] or (6) for violation of any of the provisions of the general statutes 79 relating to home improvements or any regulation adopted pursuant to 80 any of such provisions. The commissioner may refuse to issue or renew 81 any certificate of registration as a home improvement contractor or 82 salesperson of any person subject to the registration requirements of 83 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 4 of 14 chapter 969. 84 Sec. 5. Subsection (b) of section 20-432 of the 2024 supplement to the 85 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 86 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 87 (b) Each salesman who receives a certificate pursuant to this chapter 88 shall pay a fee of forty dollars annually. Each contractor [(1)] who 89 receives a certificate pursuant to this chapter, or [(2)] who receives a 90 certificate pursuant to chapter 399a and has opted to engage in home 91 improvement pursuant to subsection (f) of section 20-417b, shall pay a 92 fee of one hundred dollars annually to the guaranty fund. Such fee shall 93 be payable with the fee for an application for a certificate or renewal 94 thereof. The annual fee for a contractor who receives a certificate of 95 registration as a home improvement contractor acting solely as the 96 contractor of record for a corporation shall be waived, provided the 97 contractor of record shall use such registration for the sole purpose of 98 directing, supervising or performing home improvements for such 99 corporation. 100 Sec. 6. Subsection (b) of section 20-679 of the 2024 supplement to the 101 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 102 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 103 (b) Not later than seven calendar days after the date on which a 104 homemaker-companion agency commences providing homemaker 105 services or companion services, such agency shall provide the person 106 who receives such services, or the authorized representative of such 107 person, with a written contract or service plan. The written contract or 108 service plan shall be developed in consultation with such person or 109 authorized representative and include (1) a person-centered plan of care 110 and services that prescribes the anticipated scope, type, frequency, 111 duration and cost of such services, (2) the anticipated scope, type and 112 frequency of oversight of an employee assigned to such person by the 113 homemaker-companion agency, and (3) a predetermined frequency of 114 meetings between the person who oversees such employee and the 115 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 5 of 14 person who receives the services, or the authorized representative of 116 such person. In addition, any contract or service plan provided by a 117 homemaker-companion agency to a person receiving homemaker 118 services or companion services shall also provide conspicuous notice, in 119 boldface type, disclosing (A) the person's right to request changes to, or 120 review of, the contract or service plan, (B) that such agency shall provide 121 at least sixty days' advance written notice to such person or such 122 person's authorized representative disclosing any change in the rate for 123 the same level or type of services provided and charged for such 124 services, (C) the employees of such agency who, pursuant to section 20-125 678, are required to submit to a comprehensive background check, (D) 126 that upon the request of such person or an authorized representative of 127 such person, such agency shall provide such person or representative of 128 such person with written notice that a comprehensive background 129 check, as required pursuant to section 20-678, was performed for all 130 employees of such agency performing homemaker services or 131 companion services for such person, (E) that such agency's records are 132 available for inspection or audit by the Department of Consumer 133 Protection, (F) that the agency is not able to guarantee the extent to 134 which its homemaker services or companion services will be covered 135 under any insurance plan, and (G) that such contract or service plan may 136 be cancelled at any time by the client if such contract or service plan does 137 not contain a specific period of duration. On the date that a homemaker-138 companion agency provides such contract or service plan to such 139 person, the agency shall also provide a printed copy of the guide that 140 details the process by which such person, or such person's authorized 141 representative, may file a complaint against such agency, posted on the 142 Department of Consumer Protection's Internet web site pursuant to 20-143 284. No contract or service plan for the provision of homemaker or 144 companion services shall be valid against the person who receives the 145 services or the authorized representative of such person, unless the 146 contract or service plan has been signed by a duly authorized 147 representative of the homemaker-companion agency and the person 148 who receives the services or the authorized representative of such 149 person. No change in the rate for the same level or type of services 150 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 6 of 14 provided and charged for homemaker services or companion services 151 shall be valid against a person who is receiving such services unless the 152 homemaker-companion agency providing such services provides at 153 least sixty days' advance written notice to such person, or such person's 154 authorized representative, disclosing such rate change. The 155 requirements of this section shall not apply to homemaker services or 156 companion services provided under the Connecticut home -care 157 program for the elderly administered by the Department of Social 158 Services in accordance with section 17b-342. A written contract or 159 service plan between a homemaker-companion agency and a person 160 receiving services or the authorized representative of such person shall 161 not be enforceable against such person receiving services or authorized 162 representative unless such written contract or service plan contains all 163 of the requirements of this section. 164 Sec. 7. Subsection (a) of section 21a-70 of the 2024 supplement to the 165 general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 166 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 167 (a) As used in this section: (1) "Drugs", "devices" and "cosmetics" have 168 the same meanings as defined in section 21a-92, "wholesaler" or 169 "distributor" means a person, including, but not limited to, a medical 170 device and oxygen provider, a third-party logistics provider, a virtual 171 manufacturer or a virtual wholesale distributor, as such terms are 172 defined in section 20-571, whether within or without the boundaries of 173 the state of Connecticut, who supplies drugs, devices or cosmetics 174 prepared, produced or packaged by manufacturers, to other 175 wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, hospitals, prescribing 176 practitioners, as defined in section 20-571, pharmacies, federal, state or 177 municipal agencies, clinics or any other person as permitted under 178 subsection (h) of this section, except that: (A) A retail pharmacy or a 179 pharmacy within a licensed hospital that supplies to another such 180 pharmacy a quantity of a noncontrolled drug or a schedule II, III, IV or 181 V controlled substance normally stocked by such pharmacies to provide 182 for the immediate needs of a patient pursuant to a prescription or 183 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 7 of 14 medication order of an authorized practitioner, (B) a pharmacy within a 184 licensed hospital that supplies drugs to another hospital or an 185 authorized practitioner for research purposes, (C) a retail pharmacy that 186 supplies a limited quantity of a noncontrolled drug or [of] a schedule II, 187 III, IV or V controlled substance for emergency stock to a practitioner 188 who is a medical director of a chronic and convalescent nursing home, 189 of a rest home with nursing supervision, of a hospice inpatient facility 190 licensed pursuant to section 19a-491 or of a state correctional institution, 191 and (D) a pharmacy within a licensed hospital that contains another 192 hospital wholly within such licensed hospital's physical structure that 193 supplies to such contained hospital a quantity of a noncontrolled drug 194 or a schedule II, III, IV [,] or V controlled substance normally stocked by 195 such hospitals to provide for the needs of a patient, pursuant to a 196 prescription or medication order of an authorized practitioner, receiving 197 inpatient care on a unit that is operated by the contained hospital, or 198 receiving outpatient care in a setting operated by the contained hospital 199 and such drug or substance is administered on-site by the contained 200 hospital, shall not be deemed a wholesaler under this section; (2) 201 "manufacturer" means (A) a person, whether within or without the 202 boundaries of the state of Connecticut, who produces, prepares, 203 cultivates, grows, propagates, compounds, converts or processes, 204 directly or indirectly, by extraction from substances of natural origin or 205 by means of chemical synthesis or by a combination of extraction and 206 chemical synthesis, or who packages, repackages, labels or relabels a 207 container under such manufacturer's own or any other trademark or 208 label any drug, device or cosmetic for the purpose of selling such items, 209 or (B) a sterile compounding pharmacy, as defined in section 20-633b, 210 that dispenses sterile pharmaceuticals without a prescription or a 211 patient-specific medical order; (3) "drug", "device" and "cosmetic" have 212 the same meanings as provided in section 21a -92; and (4) 213 "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection or 214 the commissioner's designee. 215 Sec. 8. Subdivisions (7) to (13), inclusive, of section 21a-231 of the 2024 216 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following is 217 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 8 of 14 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 218 (7) "Manufacture", "make" [,] or "made" refer to the assembly, 219 construction or [the] importation of bedding or filling material for sale. 220 (8) "Manufacturer" means any person who makes or prepares for sale 221 or imports bedding, in whole or in part, that contains filling material. 222 (9) "New" means any filling material or bedding which has not been 223 previously used for any purpose. 224 (10) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited 225 liability company, association, receiver or agent. 226 (11) "Renovate" means addition of new filling material to bedding. 227 (12) "Renovator" means any person who adds new filling material to 228 bedding for a fee. 229 (13) "Sale", "sell" [,] or "sold" means offering or exposing for sale, [or] 230 exchange or lease or holding in possession with like intent. 231 Sec. 9. Subdivision (30) of section 21a-240 of the 2024 supplement to 232 the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 233 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 234 (30) "Narcotic substance" means any of the following, whether 235 produced directly or indirectly by extraction from a substance of 236 vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or 237 by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis: (A) Morphine-238 type: (i) Opium or opiate, or any salt, compound, derivative, or 239 preparation of opium or opiate which is similar to any such substance 240 in chemical structure or which is similar to any such substance in 241 physiological effect and which shows a like potential for abuse, which 242 is a controlled substance under this chapter unless modified; (ii) any 243 salt, compound, isomer, derivative, or preparation of any such 244 substance which is chemically equivalent or identical to any substance 245 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 9 of 14 referred to in clause (i) of this [subdivision] subparagraph, but not 246 including the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium; (iii) opium poppy or 247 poppy straw; or (iv) (I) fentanyl or any salt, compound, derivative or 248 preparation of fentanyl which is similar to any such substance in 249 chemical structure or which is similar to any such substance in 250 physiological effect and which shows a like potential for abuse, which 251 is a controlled substance under this chapter unless modified, or (II) any 252 salt, compound, isomer, derivative or preparation of any such substance 253 which is chemically equivalent or identical to any substance referred to 254 in subclause (I) of this clause; or (B) cocaine-type; coca leaves or any salt, 255 compound, derivative or preparation of coca leaves, or any salt, 256 compound, isomer, derivatives or preparation of any such substance 257 which is chemically equivalent or identical to any such substance or 258 which is similar to any such substance in physiological effect and which 259 shows a like potential for abuse, but not including decocainized coca 260 leaves or extractions of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine or 261 ecgonine. 262 Sec. 10. Subdivision (2) of subsection (e) of section 21a-420g of the 263 2024 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 264 substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 265 (2) Upon determination by the Social Equity Council that an 266 application selected through the lottery process does not qualify for 267 consideration as a social equity applicant, the department shall request 268 that the third-party lottery operator identify the next-ranked application 269 in the social equity lottery. This process may continue until the Social 270 Equity Council has identified for further consideration the number of 271 applications set forth on the department's Internet web site pursuant to 272 subsection (b) of this section or until there are no remaining social equity 273 applications to be considered. 274 Sec. 11. Subdivision (2) of section 21a-435 of the 2024 supplement to 275 the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 276 thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 277 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 10 of 14 (2) "Criminal background screening" means a name search for an 278 individual's history of criminal convictions that is conducted by 279 searching [an] (A) an available and regularly updated government 280 public record database that in the aggregate provides national coverage 281 for searching an individual's history of criminal convictions; or (B) a 282 regularly updated database maintained by a private vendor that 283 provides national coverage for searching an individual's history of 284 criminal convictions and sexual offender registries; 285 Sec. 12. Subsections (b) to (g), inclusive, of section 36a-701b of the 286 2024 supplement to the general statutes are repealed and the following 287 is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 288 (b) (1) Any person who owns, licenses or maintains computerized 289 data that includes personal information [,] shall provide notice of any 290 breach of security following the discovery of the breach to any resident 291 of this state whose personal information was breached or is reasonably 292 believed to have been breached. Such notice shall be made without 293 unreasonable delay but not later than sixty days after the discovery of 294 such breach, unless a shorter time is required under federal law, subject 295 to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section. If the person identifies 296 additional residents of this state whose personal information was 297 breached or reasonably believed to have been breached following sixty 298 days after the discovery of such breach, the person shall proceed in good 299 faith to notify such additional residents as expediently as possible. Such 300 notification shall not be required if, after an appropriate investigation, 301 the person reasonably determines that the breach will not likely result 302 in harm to the individuals whose personal information has been 303 acquired or accessed. 304 (2) If notice of a breach of security is required by subdivision (1) of 305 this subsection: 306 (A) The person who owns, licenses or maintains computerized data 307 that includes personal information [,] shall, not later than the time when 308 notice is provided to the resident, also provide notice of the breach of 309 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 11 of 14 security to the Attorney General; and 310 (B) The person who owns or licenses computerized data that includes 311 personal information [,] shall offer to each resident whose personal 312 information under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A) of subdivision 313 (2) of subsection (a) of this section was breached, or is reasonably 314 believed to have been breached, appropriate identity theft prevention 315 services and, if applicable, identity theft mitigation services. Such 316 service or services shall be provided at no cost to such resident for a 317 period of not less than two years. Such person shall provide all 318 information necessary for such resident to enroll in such service or 319 services and shall include information on how such resident can place a 320 credit freeze on such resident's credit file. 321 (c) Any person that maintains computerized data that includes 322 personal information that the person does not own shall notify the 323 owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of the 324 data immediately following its discovery, if the personal information of 325 a resident of this state was breached or is reasonably believed to have 326 been breached. 327 (d) Any notification required by this section shall be delayed for a 328 reasonable period of time if a law enforcement agency determines that 329 the notification will impede a criminal investigation and such law 330 enforcement agency has made a request that the notification be delayed. 331 Any such delayed notification shall be made after such law enforcement 332 agency determines that notification will not compromise the criminal 333 investigation and so notifies the person of such determination. 334 (e) Any notice to a resident, owner or licensee required by the 335 provisions of this section may be provided by one of the following 336 methods, subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this section: (1) 337 Written notice; (2) telephone notice; (3) electronic notice, provided such 338 notice is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and 339 signatures set forth in 15 USC 7001, [;] as amended from time to time; or 340 (4) substitute notice, provided such person demonstrates in the notice 341 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 12 of 14 provided to the Attorney General that the cost of providing notice in 342 accordance with subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of this subsection would 343 exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars, that the affected class of 344 subject persons to be notified exceeds five hundred thousand persons or 345 that the person does not have sufficient contact information. Substitute 346 notice shall consist of the following: (A) Electronic mail notice when the 347 person has an electronic mail address for the affected persons; (B) 348 conspicuous posting of the notice on the Internet web site of the person 349 if the person maintains one; and (C) notification to major state-wide 350 media, including newspapers, radio and television. 351 (f) (1) In the event of a breach of login credentials under 352 subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, 353 notice to a resident may be provided in electronic or other form that 354 directs the resident whose personal information was breached or is 355 reasonably believed to have been breached to promptly change any 356 password or security question and answer, as applicable, or to take 357 other appropriate steps to protect the affected online account and all 358 other online accounts for which the resident uses the same user name or 359 electronic mail address and password or security question and answer. 360 (2) Any person that furnishes an electronic mail account shall not 361 comply with this section by providing notification to the electronic mail 362 account that was breached or reasonably believed to have been 363 breached if the person cannot reasonably verify the affected resident's 364 receipt of such notification. In such an event, the person shall provide 365 notice by another method described in this section or by clear and 366 conspicuous notice delivered to the resident online when the resident is 367 connected to the online account from an Internet protocol address or 368 online location from which the person knows the resident customarily 369 accesses the account. 370 (g) Any person that maintains such person's own security breach 371 procedures as part of an information security policy for the treatment of 372 personal information and otherwise complies with the timing 373 requirements of this section [,] shall be deemed to be in compliance with 374 Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 13 of 14 the security breach notification requirements of this section, provided 375 such person notifies, as applicable, residents of this state, owners and 376 licensees in accordance with such person's policies in the event of a 377 breach of security and in the case of notice to a resident, such person 378 also notifies the Attorney General not later than the time when notice is 379 provided to the resident. Any person that maintains such a security 380 breach procedure pursuant to the rules, regulations, procedures or 381 guidelines established by the primary or functional regulator, as defined 382 in 15 USC 6809(2), as amended from time to time, shall be deemed to be 383 in compliance with the security breach notification requirements of this 384 section, provided (1) such person notifies, as applicable, such residents 385 of this state, owners [,] and licensees who are required to be notified 386 under and in accordance with the policies or the rules, regulations, 387 procedures or guidelines established by the primary or functional 388 regulator in the event of a breach of security, and (2) if notice is given to 389 a resident of this state in accordance with subdivision (1) of this 390 subsection regarding a breach of security, such person also notifies the 391 Attorney General not later than the time when notice is provided to the 392 resident. 393 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: Section 1 October 1, 2024 19a-342a(b)(1) Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 20-327f(a) Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 20-420a(b) Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 20-426(a) Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 20-432(b) Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 20-679(b) Sec. 7 October 1, 2024 21a-70(a) Sec. 8 October 1, 2024 21a-231(7) to (13) Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 21a-240(30) Sec. 10 October 1, 2024 21a-420g(e)(2) Sec. 11 October 1, 2024 21a-435(2) Sec. 12 October 1, 2024 36a-701b(b) to (g) Substitute Bill No. 134 LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2024SB-00134- R01-SB.docx } 14 of 14 Statement of Legislative Commissioners: In Section 12(e)(3), "15 USC 7001;" was changed to "15 USC 7001, [;] as amended from time to time; or" for clarity and consistency with standard drafting conventions; and in Section 12(g), ", as amended from time to time" was added after "15 USC 6809(2)" for consistency with standard drafting conventions. 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