GOVERNOR’S OFFICE                                                        

June 2, 2005

BILL NOTIFICATION

RELEASE No. 15                                                                   

For Immediate Release

Governor M. Jodi Rell vetoed the following bill of the 2005 Legislative Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:

PA. 05-83

H.B. 6635                                AN ACT CONCERNING THE ILLEGAL SALE OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO SELL OF COCAINE

This Act passed and shall take effect October 1, 2005.  The Governor vetoed the bill on June 2, 2005.

Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the following bills of the 2005 Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:

P.A. 05-80

s.H.B. 5169                             AN ACT CONCERNING QUALITY OF CARE IN CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITALS

                                                This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect on October 1, 2005.   The Governor signed the bill on June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-81

s.H.B. 5799                             AN ACT CONCERNING DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED CREMATED REMAINS BY FUNERAL DIRECTORS

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect July 1, 2005.  The Governor signed the bill on June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-82

H.B. 5996                                AN ACT ALLOWING THE CONDUCT OF A FROG-RACE RAFFLE IN THE TOWN OF WINDHAM

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill.  The Governor signed the bill on

                                                June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-84

H.B. 6885                                AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATIVE PARDONS PROCESS AND THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect October 1, 2005.  The Governor signed the bill on June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-85

s.H.B. 6918                             AN ACT CONCERNING THE INTEGRITY OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION EXPERIENCE RATED TAX SYSTEM

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect October 1, 2005.  The Governor signed the bill on June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-86

s.S.B. 1181                             AN ACT CONCERNING THE POSTING OF PRICES ON RETAIL END CAPS

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill.  The Governor signed the bill on

                                                June 2, 2005.

P.A. 05-87

s.S.B. 1283                             AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNAUTHORIZED CONVEYANCE OR USE OF ELECTRONIC WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS

                                                This Act passed and shall take effect October 1, 2005.   The Governor signed the bill June 2, 2005.

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Office of the Legal Counsel

As of this date, the Governor has signed ninety (90) bills and vetoed two (2) bills of the 2005 Legislative Session.