Archive for the ‘CSFA 2019 Legislative Updates’ Category


CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, April 5, 2019

This week CSFA Legislative Representative Leon Collins has news of progress and plans for “The PTSD Bill”. Also, we have a date and time set for a Fire/EMS Caucus meeting next week.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, March 29, 2019

CSFA Legislative Representative Leon Collins has news about the “Red and Blue Lights Bill” this week. Also, there are developments about ‘The PTSD Bill” and the next Fire EMS/Caucus meeting.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, March 22, 2019

CSFA Legislative Representative Leon Collins has news of bills that are moving forward this session including the “PTSD Bill”. Also, some good news about fire-service-related bills that are essentially dead.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, March 15, 2019

This week, CSFA Legislative Representative Leon Collins has news on proposed legislation that would legalize mobile gasoline re-fueling. Also, read the latest on the “PTSD Bill” in this week’s Legislative Update and House Bill Status Report.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, March 8, 2019

CSFA Legislative Representative Leon Collins reports the latest on Regional Fire Schools from the new commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services in this week’s Legislative Update and House Bill Status Report. Also, read how you can submit testimony both for and against bills that CSFA has been tracking.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, March 1, 2019

There is lots of news from CSFA’s Legislative Representative Leon Collins in his weekly update today. Learn the latest on bills that we are tracking for the Fire Service and read about upcoming meetings at the LOB. Also, find out how you can help by submitting written testimony to legislators for our most important proposed […]

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, February 22, 2019

This week’s CSFA Legislative Update has news of the Governor’s Budget that was released this past week. Also, get the updated House Bill Status Report and find out how you can help a bill that proposes to put smoke detectors in Connecticut homes.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, February 15, 2019

This week’s update has lots of news on the public hearings that were held this past week. Also, read in Leon’s update how you can help the Fire Service by submitting testimony to legislators.

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, February 1, 2019

More than twenty new bills directly or indirectly related to the Fire Service were proposed this past week and are now being tracked in our House Bill Status Report. For those who are following weekly, this week’s new related bills begin with H.B. 6516 from the House and with S.B. 699 from the Senate. There […]

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CSFA Legislative Update from Leon Collins, January 25, 2019

There are now dozens of bills directly or indirectly related to the Fire Service that we are tracking this legislative session. Several of these proposed bills concern issues that are priorities for CSFA and its member organizations this session (e.g., funding for Regional Fire Schools, bonding for Regional Fire School building projects, Post Traumatic Stress). […]

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