CSFA Legislative Report – March 8, 2024
Good Afternoon,
This week in the Legislative Office building, Committees continued their work holding public hearings and voting bills out of their respective Committees,
The below highlights recently added legislation and the attached weekly report contains proposals and hearings to this point.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.
John Carew
CSFA Legislative Representative
203-214-5535
JPCarew@snet.net
Recently Tracked Legislation
HB 5398 – An Act Requiring A Study Of Communication Systems Used By Public Safety Personnel And Privacy Concerns.
HB 5427 – An Act Concerning Nonemergency Medical Transportation.
HB 5460 – An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage For Ambulance Services.
HB 5480 – An Act Making Technical Revisions To Public Safety Statutes.
HB 5483 – An Act Establishing And Transferring Various Functions To A Division Of Fire Services Administration Within The Department Of Emergency Services And Public Protection And Revising The Powers And Composition Of The Commission On Fire Prevention And Control.
SB 285 – An Act Concerning A Study On What Jobs May Be Performed By Certain Minors In Accordance With The Fair Labor Standards Act And Related Regulations.
SB 292 – An Act Concerning The Use Of Pfas In Certain Products.
SB 302 – An Act Expanding The Tax Credit For Qualified Apprenticeship Training Programs And Establishing A Pilot Program For Children Interested In Trades.
SB 314 – An Act Concerning Emergency Medicaid Coverage For Treatment Of Emergency Medical Conditions.
SB 328 – An Act Concerning Permanent Partial Disability Benefits And Pension Offsets.
SB 334 – An Act Requiring Pensions For Police Officers And Firefighters Employed By Municipalities.
SB 338 – An Act Expanding The Eligibility For Grants To Remove Pfas From Fire Apparatus.
SB 378 – An Act Concerning A Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Background Data Study For The Purpose Of Economic Development.
SB 422 – An Act Concerning Firefighter Recruitment And Retention.
Upcoming Hearings
Fri 3/8 @ 11:00 AM – SB 292 – An Act Concerning The Use Of Pfas In Certain Products.
Tue 3/12 @ 1:30 PM – HB 5480 – An Act Making Technical Revisions To Public Safety Statutes.
Tue 3/12 @ 1:30 PM – HB 5483 – An Act Establishing And Transferring Various Functions To A Division Of Fire Services Administration Within The Department Of Emergency Services And Public Protection And Revising The Powers And Composition Of The Commission On Fire Prevention And Control.
Tue 3/12 @ 1:30 PM – SB 422 – An Act Concerning Firefighter Recruitment And Retention.
Thu 3/14 @ 9:00 AM – HB 5460 – An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage For Ambulance Services.
Thu 3/14 @ 11:00 AM – SB 378 – An Act Concerning A Perfluoroalkyl And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Background Data Study For The Purpose Of Economic Development.
Thu 3/14 @ 11:00 AM – HB 5427 – An Act Concerning Nonemergency Medical Transportation.
Updated Legislation
HB 5177 – An Act Concerning The Sale And Use Of Certain Nonaerial And Nonexplosive Consumer Fireworks.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/1)
HB 5264 – An Act Concerning Volunteer Fire Departments And Ambulance Companies And The Definition Of Employer Under The State Occupational Safety And Health Act.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/8)
HB 5265 – An Act Concerning Workers’ Rights.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/8)
SB 6 – An Act Concerning Housing.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/7)
SB 140 – An Act Concerning The Sale And Use Of Consumer Fireworks.
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/13/24 5:00 PM (3/8)
SB 153 – An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Technical Education And Career System.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/7)
SB 179 – An Act Concerning Rates For Ambulance And Paramedic Services.
Status: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/12/24 5:00 PM (3/7)
SB 209 – An Act Concerning Nonresident Landlord Registration And Increasing Penalties For Repeat Building And Fire Code Violations.
Status: Filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office (3/7)
