LCO No. 264 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5010 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 264 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by: REP. HAINES I., 34 th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF LIGHTER -THAN-AIR BALLOONS INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit knowingly 1 releasing, organizing the release of or intentionally causing the release 2 of helium or other lighter-than-air gas balloons into the atmosphere. 3 Statement of Purpose: To prohibit the release of helium and other lighter-than-air gas balloons into the atmosphere.