GOVERNOR’S OFFICE                                                        

June 26, 2007

BILL NOTIFICATION

RELEASE No. 1

Special Session                                                                     

For Immediate Release

Governor M. Jodi Rell signed, IN THE ORIGINAL, the following bills of the 2007 Special Session on the date indicated after the title of the bills:

H.B. 8001

LCO 9697                               AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR

This Act passed as amended by House Amendments A (LCO 9747) and B (LCO 9750) and shall take effect as follows: Sections 1-20, 22-35; 37-50; 52-91; 93-95; 97; 99-118; 120-122; 126-128; 130-133; and 135-153 shall take effect July 1, 2007; Sections 21, 36, 92, 96, 98, 119, 123, 129, 134, and 154 shall take effect upon passage, which

is the day the Governor signed the bill;  Section 51 shall take effect

July 1, 2008; Section 124 shall take effect July 1, 2007 and applicable to sales occurring on or after July 1, 2007; and Section 125 shall take effect July 1, 2007 and applicable to the storage or use of unstamped cigarettes occurring on or after July 1, 2007. The Governor signed the bill on June 26, 2007 at 3:17 p.m.

H.B. 8002

LCO 9698                               AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET CONCERNING HUMAN SERVICES AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

This Act passed shall take effect as follows: Sections 1-20, 22, 24, 26-29, 44-45, 59, 61-63, 66, 68, and 70-72 shall take effect on July 1, 2007; Sections 21, 25, 67, and 69 shall take effect from passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill; Sections 23 and 46 shall take effect on July 1, 2008; Sections 30-31, 34-43, 47, 49, 53-58, and 60 shall take effect on October 1, 2007; Sections 32-33 shall take effect on April 1, 2008; Sections 48, 50-52, and 64-65 shall

take effect on January 1, 2009.  The Governor signed the bill on

June 26, 2007 at 3:17 p.m.

H.B. 8003

LCO 9740                               AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUDGET CONCERNING EDUCATION.

This Act passed shall take effect as follows: Sections 1-19, 24-37, 40-49, 51, 53-54, and 60-65 shall take effect on July 1, 2007; Sections 20-23, 38-39, 50, 52, and 55-59 shall take effect from passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 26, 2007 at 3:19 p.m.

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Office of the Legal Counsel

As of this date, the Governor has signed three (3) bills of the 2007 Legislative Special Session.