CSFA Legislative Update – March 4, 2014 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

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CSFA Legislative Update – March 4, 2014 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 | Comments Off

All, Not much to add from last week. I have added 3 bills to the list; H.B. #5288, H.B. #5388, & S.B. #289. H.B. #5288 came across our radar this past week when a legislator asked me to source out fire departments that may have corrosion problems with apparatus as a result of chemical road treatments […]

CSFA sadly reports the passing of Rep. Elaine O’Brien (D), a supporter of the Connecticut Fire Service

By admin on Monday, February 24th, 2014 | Comments Off

Connecticut State Representative Elaine O’Brien (D) 61st House District (East Granby, Suffield, Windsor) loses battle with brain cancer It is with great sorrow that CSFA shares the news of the recent death of State Representative Elaine O’Brien, a resident of Suffield and longtime public servant. As Vice-Chairman of the Connecticut’s legislative Appropriations Committee, and […]

CSFA thanks 2 new web sponsors: Phoenix Cleaning & Restoration and Just Contents

By admin on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 | Comments Off

New Wallingford Businesses support Connecticut State Firefighters Association CSFA would like to thank Rich Naccarato for his show of support for firefighters across the state this summer. Naccarato, our newest website sponsor, is the CEO of two new companies that are located in Wallingford and serving homeowners and businesses statewide. Phoenix Cleaning & Restoration is […]

CSFA Legislative Update – June 10, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Tuesday, June 11th, 2013 | Comments Off

All, It’s over for this year. Last Wednesday was one of the few days of the session when you know what time the session is over. They must end at midnight of the last day. It’s always a busy day as everyone is attempting to get their bills passed before the deadline. Some make it, […]

CSFA Legislative Update – June 3, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Monday, June 3rd, 2013 | Comments Off

All, As we move into the final days, last week was quite busy. It was a short week because of the holiday and there was lots of work to do. The week included a Saturday session. There were a couple developments that should be mentioned. I mentioned last week that H.B. #6495, which included new […]

CSFA Legislative Update – May 1, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 | Comments Off

All, The General Assembly met in session on Wed 4/24. They moved many bills from both the House & Senate out to committees. This is somewhat typical of bill movement after the budget documents are finalized. With no meetings on Thurs. or Fri., there is little to report. I would anticipate several committee meetings on Mon. […]

CSFA Legislative Update – April 23, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off

All, I want to thank all of those who sent me emails relating to H.B. #6454, the Work Zone Bill. I submitted the information and I feel that it was a deciding factor to getting the bill back out of committee on Friday. There was several questions as to the need, but the ranking member […]

Thanks to all, CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner 2013 another success!

By admin on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off

The Connecticut State Firefighters Association would like to thank everyone who helped to make our CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner another event to remember. Hundreds attended the fabulous banquet we hosted at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville to contribute to our annual celebration. We are presently collecting pictures of CSFA Firefighters with their families […]

CSFA Legislative Update – March 29, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 | Comments Off

All, The session moves forward. This week marks the approximate mid way point. Some of the committees that we deal with have reached their JF (Joint Favorable) deadlines. This means that no more new bills will be coming out of these committees. The Labor and General Law committees had their JF deadlines on Tuesday of last week […]

CSFA Health News Link for Firefighters at Asbestos.com

By admin on Wednesday, February 27th, 2013 | Comments Off

Asbestos and Firefighters One of our online goals at CSFA is to share useful information with members of the Fire Service. To get the latest health information for Firefighters about issues related to asbestos and mesothelioma, visit this link from Asbestos.com. The site provides links to asbestos news, as well as links to asbestos exposure, […]

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