Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 5364 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF HORSESHOE CRABS.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.

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  • 11 sponsors

    11 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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6 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill HB 5364 changes the penalty for violations related to horseshoe crab regulations by designating such violations as an infraction. Additionally, it updates the deadline for the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to submit recommendations regarding restricted areas and seasons for taking horseshoe crabs, moving it to January 1, 2020, from January 1, 2019. These changes refine how violations are handled and provide additional time for recommendations aimed at preserving the horseshoe crab population.

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5364 February Session, 2018   LCO No.
5364 February Session, 2018   *_____HB05364ENV___031518____* AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF HORSESHOE CRABS.
1651   *01651_______ENV* Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT   Introduced by:
  (ENV)   AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF HORSESHOE CRABS.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have committed an infraction and may pay the fine by mail or plead not guilty under the provisions of section 51-164n of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
(b) Any person who violates the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall have committed an infraction.
Subsection (b) of section 51-164n of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the establishment of any restricted areas for the taking of horseshoe crabs in the state and any changes to the season for the taking of horseshoe crabs in the state for the purpose of preserving the horseshoe crab population in the state.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person who is alleged to have committed (1) a violation under the provisions of section 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 4b-13, 7-13, 7-14, 7-35, 7-41, 7-83, 7-283, 7-325, 7-393, 8-12, 8-25, 8-27, 9-63, 9-322, 9-350, 10-193, 10-197, 10-198, 10-230, 10-251, 10-254, 12-52, 12-170aa, 12-292, 12-314b or 12-326g, subdivision (4) of section 12-408, subdivision (3), (5) or (6) of section 12-411, section 12-435c, 12-476a, 12-476b, 12-487, 13a-71, 13a-107, 13a-113, 13a-114, 13a-115, 13a-117b, 13a-123, 13a-124, 13a-139, 13a-140, 13a-143b, 13a-247 or 13a-253, subsection (f) of section 13b-42, section 13b-90, 13b-221, 13b-292, 13b-336, 13b-337, 13b-338, 13b-410a, 13b-410b or 13b-410c, subsection (a), (b) or (c) of section 13b-412, section 13b-414, subsection (d) of section 14-12, section 14-20a or 14-27a, subsection (e) of section 14-34a, subsection (d) of section 14-35, section 14-43, 14-49, 14-50a or 14-58, subsection (b) of section 14-66, section 14-66a, 14-66b or 14-67a, subsection (g) of section 14-80, subsection (f) of section 14-80h, section 14-97a, 14-100b, 14-103a, 14-106a, 14-106c, 14-146, 14-152, 14-153 or 14-163b, a first violation as specified in subsection (f) of section 14-164i, section 14-219 as specified in subsection (e) of said section, subdivision (1) of section 14-223a, section 14-240, 14-249, 14-250 or 14-253a, subsection (a) of section 14-261a, section 14-262, 14-264, 14-267a, 14-269, 14-270, 14-275a, 14-278 or 14-279, subsection (e) or (h) of section 14-283, section 14-291, 14-293b, 14-296aa, 14-300, 14-300d, 14-319, 14-320, 14-321, 14-325a, 14-326, 14-330 or 14-332a, subdivision (1), (2) or (3) of section 14-386a, section 15-25 or 15-33, subdivision (1) of section 15-97, subsection (a) of section 15-115, section 16-44, 16-256e, 16a-15 or 16a-22, subsection (a) or (b) of section 16a-22h, section 17a-24, 17a-145, 17a-149, 17a-152, 17a-465, 17a-642, 17b-124, 17b-131, 17b-137, 19a-30, 19a-33, 19a-39 or 19a-87, subsection (b) of section 19a-87a, section 19a-91, 19a-105, 19a-107, 19a-113, 19a-215, 19a-219, 19a-222, 19a-224, 19a-286, 19a-287, 19a-297, 19a-301, 19a-309, 19a-335, 19a-336, 19a-338, 19a-339, 19a-340, 19a-425, 19a-502, 20-7a, 20-14, 20-158, 20-231, 20-249, 20-257, 20-265, 20-324e, 20-341l, 20-366, 20-597, 20-608, 20-610, 21-1, 21-38, 21-39, 21-43, 21-47, 21-48, 21-63 or 21-76a, subdivision (1) of section 21a-19, section 21a-21, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 21a-25, section 21a-26 or 21a-30, subsection (a) of section 21a-37, section 21a-46, 21a-61, 21a-63 or 21a-77, subsection (b) of section 21a-79, section 21a-85 or 21a-154, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-159, subsection (a) of section 21a-279a, section 22-12b, 22-13, 22-14, 22-15, 22-16, 22-26g, 22-29, 22-34, 22-35, 22-36, 22-38, 22-39, 22-39a, 22-39b, 22-39c, 22-39d, 22-39e, 22-49 or 22-54, subsection (d) of section 22-84, section 22-89, 22-90, 22-98, 22-99, 22-100, 22-111o, 22-167, 22-279, 22-280a, 22-318a, 22-320h, 22-324a, 22-326 or 22-342, subsection (b), (e) or (f) of section 22-344, section 22-359, 22-366, 22-391, 22-413, 22-414, 22-415, 22a-66a or 22a-246, subsection (a) of section 22a-250, subsection (e) of section 22a-256h, section 22a-363 or 22a-381d, subsections (c) and (d) of section 22a-381e, section 22a-449, 22a-461, 23-37, 23-38, 23-46 or 23-61b, subsection (a) or subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 23-65, section 25-37 or 25-40, subsection (a) of section 25-43, section 25-43d, 25-135, 26-16, 26-18, 26-19, 26-21, 26-31, 26-31c, 26-40, 26-40a, 26-42, 26-49, 26-54, 26-55, 26-56, 26-58 or 26-59, subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 26-61, section 26-64, subdivision (1) of section 26-76, section 26-79, 26-87, 26-89, 26-91, 26-94, 26-97, 26-98, 26-104, 26-105, 26-107, 26-117, 26-128, 26-131, 26-132, 26-138 or 26-141, subdivision (2) of subsection (j) of section 26-142a, subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 26-157b, section 1 of this act, subdivision (1) of section 26-186, section 26-207, 26-215, 26-217 or 26-224a, subdivision (1) of section 26-226, section 26-227, 26-230, 26-232, 26-244, 26-257a, 26-260, 26-276, 26-284, 26-285, 26-286, 26-288, 26-294, 28-13, 29-6a, 29-25, 29-143o, 29-143z or 29-156a, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (g) of section 29-161q, section 29-161y or 29-161z, subdivision (1) of section 29-198, section 29-210, 29-243 or 29-277, subsection (c) of section 29-291c, section 29-316, 29-318, 29-381, 30-48a, 30-86a, 31-3, 31-10, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14, 31-15, 31-16, 31-18, 31-23, 31-24, 31-25, 31-32, 31-36, 31-38, 31-40, 31-44, 31-47, 31-48, 31-51, 31-52, 31-52a or 31-54, subsection (a) or (c) of section 31-69, section 31-70, 31-74, 31-75, 31-76, 31-76a, 31-89b or 31-134, subsection (i) of section 31-273, section 31-288, subdivision (1) of section 35-20, section 36a-787, 42-230, 45a-283, 45a-450, 45a-634 or 45a-658, subdivision (13) or (14) of section 46a-54, section 46a-59, 46b-22, 46b-24, 46b-34, 47-34a, 47-47, 49-8a, 49-16, 53-133, 53-199, 53-212a, 53-249a, 53-252, 53-264, 53-280, 53-302a, 53-303e, 53-311a, 53-321, 53-322, 53-323, 53-331 or 53-344, subsection (c) of section 53-344b, or section 53-450, or (2) a violation under the provisions of chapter 268, or (3) a violation of any regulation adopted in accordance with the provisions of section 12-484, 12-487 or 13b-410, or (4) a violation of any ordinance, regulation or bylaw of any town, city or borough, except violations of building codes and the health code, for which the penalty exceeds ninety dollars but does not exceed two hundred fifty dollars, unless such town, city or borough has established a payment and hearing procedure for such violation pursuant to section 7-152c, shall follow the procedures set forth in this section.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall submit recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment on the establishment of any restricted areas for the taking of horseshoe crabs in the state and any changes to the season for the taking of horseshoe crabs in the state for the purpose of preserving the horseshoe crab population in the state.
2 from passage 51-164n(b) Sec.
2 from passage New section ENV Joint Favorable Subst.
3 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit the taking of horseshoe crabs at certain locations in Stratford and require recommendations concerning the protection of horseshoe crabs.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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Action History

  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 18-112

  5. ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCE

  6. SENATE PASSED

  7. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 306

  8. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  9. HOUSE PASSED

  10. FILE NO. 80

  11. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 94

  12. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  13. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  14. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/18

  15. FILED WITH LCO

  16. Joint Favorable Substitute

  17. PUBLIC HEARING 0309

  18. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

Sponsors

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11 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (11)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (176)

176 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate Roll Call Vote 349 ADOPT

Passed 36 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 22000
Republican 6000
Total 36000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Yea
STEVE CASSANO — Yea
BETH BYE — Yea
EDWIN A. GOMES — Yea
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Yea
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Yea
TONI BOUCHER — Yea
PAUL DOYLE — Yea
CARLO LEONE — Yea
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Yea
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Yea
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Yea
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Yea
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Kevin C. Kelly — Yea
Marilyn Moore — Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Douglas McCrory Democratic Yea
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Yea
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Yea
John W. Fonfara Democratic Yea
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
Martin M. Looney Democratic Yea
Eric C. Berthel Republican Yea
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Yea
John A. Kissel Republican Yea
Kathy Kennedy Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

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House Roll Call Vote 33

Passed 144 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 85003
Republican 25001
Democratic 34002
Total 144006
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ABERCROMBIE — Yea
PORTER — Yea
ADAMS — Yea
REED — Yea
ALBIS — Yea
REBIMBAS — Yea
ALTOBELLO — Yea
RILEY — Yea
ARCONTI — Yea
CHEESEMAN — Yea
CUMMINGS — Yea
SIEGRIST — Yea
BORER — Yea
D'AMELIO — Yea
SIMANSKI — Yea
ROSE — Yea
SKULCZYCK — Yea
ROVERO — Yea
DAVIS — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
SANCHEZ — Yea
SREDZINSKI — Yea
CURREY — Yea
DEVLIN — Yea
SRINIVASAN — Yea
D'AGOSTINO — Not Voting
STANESKI — Yea
DE LA CRUZ — Yea
SCANLON — Yea
STOKES — Yea
SERRA — Yea
DUNSBY — Yea
STORMS — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
FERGUSON — Yea
TWEEDIE — Yea
DIMASSA — Yea
FERRARO — Yea
SOTO — Yea
WILMS — Yea
FLEISCHMANN — Yea
FLOREN — Yea
FOX — Yea
STALLWORTH — Yea
FRANCE — Yea
FREY — Yea
TERCYAK — Yea
FUSCO — Yea
TONG — Yea
GREEN — Yea
ZIOBRON — Yea
URBAN — Yea
GUERRERA — Yea
VARGAS — Yea
VERRENGIA — Yea
KLARIDES — Yea
HAMPTON — Yea
WINKLER — Yea
KOKORUDA — Yea
ARESIMOWICZ — Yea
HENNESSY — Yea
YOUNG — Yea
KUPCHICK — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
ZIOGAS — Not Voting
LABRIOLA — Yea
JULESON-SCOPINO — Yea
LAVIELLE — Yea
LEGEYT — Yea
MACLACHLAN — Not Voting
BERGER — Yea
BELSITO — Yea
BETTS — Yea
COOK — Yea
BOCCHINO — Yea
OHLER — Yea
GENTILE — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
MORIN — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
BYRON — Yea
ORANGE — Yea
PERONE — Yea
CAMILLO — Yea
PETIT — Yea
RYAN — Yea
Mccarthy Vahey — Yea
Mccarty, K. — Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Yea
Andre F. Baker Democratic Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Bob Godfrey Democratic Yea
Bobby G. Gibson Democratic Yea
Christopher Rosario Democratic Yea
Derek Slap Democratic Yea
Derell Wilson Democratic Yea
Frank Smith Democratic Yea
Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic Yea
Gregory Haddad Democratic Yea
Henry J. Genga Democratic Not Voting
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Jason Rojas Democratic Yea
Jonathan Steinberg Democratic Yea
Joseph P. Gresko Democratic Yea
Josh Elliott Democratic Yea
Joshua M. Hall Democratic Yea
Juan R. Candelaria Democratic Yea
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Yea
Larry B. Butler Democratic Yea
Liz Linehan Democratic Yea
Mary M. Mushinsky Democratic Yea
Matthew L. Lesser Democratic Yea
Matthew Ritter Democratic Yea
Mike Demicco Democratic Yea
Minnie Gonzalez Democratic Yea
Patricia A. Dillon Democratic Yea
Patricia Billie Miller Democratic Not Voting
Patrick S. Boyd Democratic Yea
Rick Lopes Democratic Yea
Roland J. Lemar Democratic Yea
Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic Yea
Toni E. Walker Democratic Yea
Trenee McGee Democratic Yea
Anne Dauphinais Republican Yea
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Not Voting
Carol Hall Republican Yea
Christie M. Carpino Republican Yea
Craig C. Fishbein Republican Yea
Dave W. Yaccarino Republican Yea
David Rutigliano Republican Yea
Devin R. Carney Republican Yea
Doug Dubitsky Republican Yea
Jason Perillo Republican Yea
Jay M. Case Republican Yea
Joe Polletta Republican Yea
John E. Piscopo Republican Yea
Kurt Vail Republican Yea
Lezlye Zupkus Republican Yea
Mitch Bolinsky Republican Yea
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Rob Sampson Republican Yea
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tami Zawistowski Republican Yea
Tim Ackert Republican Yea
Tom Delnicki Republican Yea
Tom O'Dea Republican Yea
Vincent J. Candelora Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 5364?
HB 5364 is sponsored by Adams, Terry B., Somers, Heather B., Serra, Joseph C., Young, Philip L., Miner, Craig, Urban, Diana S., Marilyn Moore, Kevin C. Kelly, Joseph P. Gresko (Democratic), Mary M. Mushinsky (Democratic), and Ben McGorty (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5364?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2018. Enacted.
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