Posted on February 8, 2021
The Public Safety and Security Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. via Zoom.
The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live. In addition, the public hearing may be recorded and broadcast live on CT-N.com. Individuals who wish to testify via Zoom must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. Registration will close on February 10, 2021 at 3:00P.M.
Speaker order of approved registrants will be listed in a randomized order and posted on the Public Safety and Security Committee website on February 11, 2021 at 9:00 A.M. under Public Hearing Testimony. If you do not have internet access, you may provide testimony via telephone.
To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at (860) 240-0570 to leave your contact information. Please email written testimony in Word or PDF format to PSTestimony@cga.ct.gov.
Testimony should clearly state testifier name and related topics from the agenda. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for legislators and administrative officials Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement. All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information. As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines.
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The following bills will be heard at the hearing:
S.B. No. 121 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESS TO DIAPER CHANGING STATIONS IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
S.B. No. 123 (COMM) AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE INTENTIONAL INJURY OF A POLICE ANIMAL OR DOG IN A VOLUNTEER CANINE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM.
Proposed S.B. No. 572 AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS AND REENTRY CENTERS.
Proposed S.B. No. 575 AN ACT CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION ON PROFESSIONAL BONDSMEN, BAIL ENFORCEMENT AGENTS AND SURETY BAIL BOND AGENTS.
Proposed S.B. No. 781 AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING REQUIRED BY THE STATE POLICE ACADEMY AND POLICE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL.
Proposed S.B. No. 783 AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTED AND APPOINTED CONSTABLES AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS DURING A STATE OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
S.B. No. 845 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE SAFETY CODES, MEMBERSHIP OF THE CODE TRAINING AND EDUCATION BOARD OF CONTROL, APPOINTMENT OF A TEMPORARY FIRE MARSHAL AND REPORTS FILED AFTER A FIRE, EXPLOSION OR OTHER FIRE EMERGENCY.
S.B. No. 846 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE CERTIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT INSPECTORS AND INSPECTION FIRMS TO PERFORM STATE BUILDING CODE INSPECTIONS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5078 AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY THAT POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL MAY USE WHEN RESPONDING TO OPIOID OVERDOSES.
Proposed H.B. No. 5145 AN ACT CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEOGRAPHIC SPECIAL EFFECTS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5162 AN ACT CREATING A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES REGARDING CARE OF PEOPLE ADDICTED TO OPIOIDS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5164 AN ACT CONCERNING LICENSURE OF RESIDENTIAL STAIR LIFT TECHNICIANS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5201 AN ACT CONCERNING MUAY THAI AS A FORM OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS.
H.B. No. 5412 (COMM) AN ACT NAMING THE TROOP K STATE POLICE BARRACKS IN COLCHESTER IN HONOR OF LINDA A. ORANGE.
Proposed H.B. No. 5414 AN ACT CONCERNING STATE CRANE INSPECTORS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5585 AN ACT CONCERNING AGRICULTURAL FAIRS AND STATE POLICE OFFICERS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5586 AN ACT REQUIRING EXPANSION OF THE CRISIS INITIATIVE PILOT PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
Proposed H.B. No. 5722 AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX STIPENDS PAID TO VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE MEMBERS.
Proposed H.B. No. 5723 AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO OPIOID ANTAGONISTS SUCH AS NARCAN.
Proposed H.B. No. 6046 AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE AND USE OF CONSUMER GRADE FIREWORKS.
Proposed H.B. No. 6047 AN ACT CONCERNING NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND TENANTS OF BLASTING ACTIVITY.
Proposed H.B. No. 6049 AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE PROTECTION AT CARNIVALS AND FAIRS THAT DO NOT SERVE ALCOHOL.
Proposed H.B. No. 6302 AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGIONALIZATION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC SAFETY EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS CENTERS AND A STUDY OF CONSOLIDATION.
Proposed H.B. No. 6303 AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Proposed H.B. No. 6304 AN ACT CONCERNING JUST CAUSE DISMISSALS FOR MUNICIPAL FIRE CHIEFS.
H.B. No. 6395 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING SMALL HOT WATER HEATERS.
Proposed H.B. No. 6050 AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF INCLUDING FIRE DISTRICTS IN THE PILOT PROGRAM.
