I would expect that this will be the last report for the 2021 CGA legislative session.  Last in the listing is the budget implementer bill (S.B. #1202) which was passed at a special session on 6/15/2021.  There were several bills passed in that 6/15 session, but only that specific S.B. 1202 had any issues that pertained to any Fire Service issues.

With back-up from Chief Oates who perused all 837 pages of the implementer, I also scanned through the same 837 pages, plus the 69 pages of the budget bill (H.B. #6689), and the 128 pages of the bonding bill (H.B. #6690.  The results of all 3 of these bills are on the bill listing.  We only found 4 items within the implementer that were Fire Service related.  I have listed only the “jist” of the items in the implementer, as some items involve several paragraphs of text.  If anyone is interested in the full text of any legislation, you may contact me and I can lead you through the process.  It is rather simple once you have done it.

As in past years I have colored the text of passed bills in GREEN.  Most items that did not pass have been deleted.  Some bills that did not pass are still listed, but colored RED, because they were of interest to some individuals.  You will also note that some bills passed one chamber and not the other.  I left those listed, a some individuals have expressed a desire to know what happened to them along the process.  

If anyone is aware of any bills that they had an interest, and I have not listed them, please contact me via the email at the bottom of the listing.  After scanning through approximately 1000 pages of text, some pages get “blurry”. I will be happy to research any missed items.  Be aware that these results are of today, Saturday 6/26.  Some bills have not been signed by the Governor yet, but, if passed, they should be signed within the next week or so.

Ted Schroll Jr., Legislative Representative
Connecticut State Firefighters Association
Email  thschroll@snet.net