GOVERNOR’S OFFICE                                                        

July 8, 2009

BILL NOTIFICATION

RELEASE No. 40                               

For Immediate Release

Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the following legislation of the 2009 Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:

P.A. 09-154

s.S.B. 735                               AN ACT IMPROVING BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect July 1, 2009.   The Governor signed the bill on June 30, 2009.

P.A. 09-156

s.S.B. 897                               AN ACT CONCERNING TIME SHARES

This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedules A and B and shall take effect January 1, 2010.   The Governor signed the bill on June 29, 2009.

P.A. 09-163

H.B. 6394                                AN ACT CONCERNING THE MILITARY FAMILY RELIEF FUND

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 30, 2009.

P.A. 09-167

s.H.B. 6483                             AN ACT CONCERNING CREDIT CARD OFFERS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES

This Act passed as amended by House Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect July 1, 2009.   The Governor signed the bill on July 2, 2009.

P.A. 09-168

s.S.B. 455                               AN ACT CONCERNING THE NURSING HOME BILL OF RIGHTS

This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedules A and B and shall take effect October 1, 2009.   The Governor signed the bill on June 29, 2009.

P.A. 09-169

s.S.B. 650                               AN ACT CONCERNING THE CREATION OF A TRUST FOR THE CARE OF AN ANIMAL

This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A and shall take effect October 1, 2009.   The Governor signed the bill on June 29, 2009.

P.A. 09-176

S.B. 846                                  AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISABLED VETERANS’ PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION

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 30, 2009.

P.A. 09-187

S.B. 1081                                AN ACT CONCERNING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedules A, B, C and D     and shall take effect as follows: Sections 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 12-14, 25-27, 32, 37-38, 55, 61, and 67-68 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill; Sections 3, 10-11, 15-22, 50, 56-57 and 60 shall take effect July 1, 2009; Sections 5, 23-24, 28-31, 33-36, 39-44, 47-49, 51-54, 58-59, and 62-66 shall take effect October 1, 2009 and Sections 45, 46 and 69 shall take effect January 1, 2010.   The Governor signed the bill on July 8, 2009.

P.A. 09-192

s.H.B. 6284                             AN ACT CONCERNING GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

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 July 8, 2009.

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Office of the Legal Counsel

As of this date, the Governor has signed one-hundred ninety six bills (196) and vetoed sixteen (16) bills of the 2009 Legislative Session.