CSFA Legislative Update – March 11, 2014 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

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CSFA Legislative Update – March 11, 2014 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 | Comments Off

All, The 2014 legislative session continues. New bills published this week include H.B. #5503, #5507, #5531, #5533, #5537, S.B. #386, #416, #426, #427, & #430. Three more new bills are to be published tomorrow (Monday) morning, H.B. #5541, #5542, & S.B. #439. Public Hearings next week: 3/10 Judiciary S. B. #386 3/11 Public Safety H. […]

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 announces Hall of Fame Dinner next month, Wednesday April 9th, 2014

By admin on Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 | Comments Off

Save the date, get tickets for the CSFA Hall of Fame Dinner 2014 The Connecticut State Firefighters Association proudly announces its Fifth Annual Hall of Fame Dinner to celebrate the dedication and achievement of its members past, present and future. Join us as we come together with our and families and friends from across the […]

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 and South Windsor Fire Departement prep for 2013 Convention weekend, September 20-22

By admin on Friday, September 13th, 2013 | Comments Off

The 2013 CSFA Annual Convention and Parade – Friday Sept. 20 through Saturday Sept. 22 CSFA welcomes all family and friends of the Fire Service to join the family fun at our annual Convention weekend and parade. This year we join the South Windsor Volunteer Fire Department as it celebrates 75 years of service to […]

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 […]

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 Legislative Update – February 26, 2013 from Ted Schroll, Jr. with House Bill Status Report

By admin on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013 | Comments Off

All, The public hearing process continues. There are a few bills that are of interest to us this next week. On Tuesday 2/26: H.B. #6434 – This is the bill that would add any and all volunteer fire departments and volunteer ambulance companies to the definition of “employer” under OSHA. This could be labeled the […]

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