GOVERNOR’S OFFICE June 5, 2008
BILL NOTIFICATION
RELEASE No. 14 For Immediate Release
Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the following legislation of the 2008 Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:
S.A. 08- 5
s.H.B. 5590 AN ACT CONCERNING THE TEACHING OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
S.A. 08- 6
S.B. 469 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGION OF CHRIST COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES
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 5, 2008.
P.A. 08-128
s.H.B. 5330 AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 129
s.H.B. 5520 AN ACT CONCERNING NOTIFICATION BY SURPLUS LINES INSURERS
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect October 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 130
s.H.B. 5599 AN ACT CONCERNING THE TAXATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY PROPERTY AND THE TIMELY FILING OF DECLARATIONS
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect as follows: Section 1 shall take effect July 1, 2008; and section 2 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill and applicable to annual declarations due on or after November 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 131
H.B. 5646 AN ACT CONCERNING VOLUNTEER SERVICE BY PAID EMERGENCY PERSONNEL OR PAID FIREFIGHTERS
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 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 132
s.H.B. 5696 AN ACT REQUIRING INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER THERAPIES
This Act passed and shall take effect January 1, 2009. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 133
S.B. 418 AN ACT CONCERNING THE HIRING OF SUPPORT STAFF FOR TEACHERS OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
This Act passed and shall take effect July 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 134
s.S.B. 496 AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS
This Act passed and shall take effect October 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 135
S.B. 682 AN ACT PROTECTING THE HOME ADDRESSES OF INSPECTORS IN THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 136
s.H.B. 5476 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE MUSIC HALL OF FAME
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 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 137
s.H.B. 5730 AN ACT CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect as follows Sections 1 and 3-6 shall take effect October 1, 2008; and section 2 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 138
s.H.B. 5820 AN ACT CONCERNING HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT FOR PRIVATE WORLD LANGUAGE COURSES AND OTHER SUBJECT AREAS
This Act passed as amended by HousSenate Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect July 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 139
s.H.B. 5825 AN ACT CONCERNING REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTERS
This Act passed and shall take effect July 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 140
s.H.B. 5845 AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOMECARE OPTION PROGRAM FOR THE ELDERLY (HOPE)
This Act passed and shall take effect as follows: Section 1
shall take effect July 1, 2008 and applicable to taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2008 and sections 2-3
shall take effect July 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 141
s.H.B. 5899 AN ACT CONCERNING ON-LINE PROCUREMENT BY STATE AGENCIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND REGIONAL AND LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 142
s.H.B. 5931 AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TAX CREDITS
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 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 143
s.H.B. 5933 AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPENSATION OF WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND INCARCERATED PERSONS, THE DUTIES AND DURATION OF THE SENTENCING TASK FORCE AND THE PREPARATION OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC IMPACT STATEMENTS
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedules A and B and shall take effect as follows: Section 1 shall take effect October 1, 2008; and sections 2-5 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
P.A. 08- 144
s.H.B. 5855 AN ACT CONCERNING HUNTING OF MOOSE AND BEAR AND THE DISCARDING OF FISHING LINE OR OTHER LITTER IN THE WATERS OF THE STATE
This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect as follows: Section 1 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill; and section 2 shall take effect October 1, 2008. The Governor signed the bill on June 5, 2008.
Distributed by:
Office of the Legal Counsel
As of this date, the Governor has signed one hundred forty-six (146) bills of the 2008 Legislative Session; vetoed three (3) bills and one bill has become law without the Governor’s signature.
