SB 642 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE UPKEEP OF VETERANS' GRAVES.

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64223-25 Senate,AN MarchACT 27,ESTABLISHING 2023A TheWORKING CommitteeGROUP onTO Veterans'ADDRESS andCONCERNS MilitaryREGARDING AffairsTHE reportedUPKEEP throughOF SEN.VETERANS' GRAVES.

MARX of the 20th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE UPKEEP OF VETERANS' GRAVES.

(3) The Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's sSB642designee; / File No.

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216 designee;

(5)Substitute OneSenate appointedBill byNo. the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is a member of an organization of municipal leaders in this state that represents towns and cities of varying sizes;

642 (5) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who is a member of an organization of municipal leaders in this state that represents towns and cities of varying sizes;

(f) Not later than January 1, 2024, the working group shall submit a report on the process developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this sectionto thejoint standing committeesoftheGeneralAssembly having cognizance of matters relating to veterans' and military affairs, sSB642consumer /protection Fileand public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, including, but not limited to, any recommended changes in state law necessary to Special Act No.

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216642 consumer protection and public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, including, but not limited to, any recommended changes in state law necessary to implement such process.

ThisApproved actJune shall28, take2023 effectSpecial asAct followsNo. and shall amend the following sections:

Section23-25 13 July 1, 2023 New section Statement of Legislative3 Commissioners:

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(a), "in this state" was added for consistency with standard drafting conventions;

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(b)(4) to (b)(7) were rewritten for consistency with standard drafting conventions.

VA Joint Favorable Subst.

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216 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill creates a veterans' graves upkeep working group resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because the working group has the expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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216 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 642 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS CONCERNS REGARDING THE UPKEEP OF VETERANS' GRAVES.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Veterans' and Military Affairs Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 13 Nay 7 (03/07/2023) sSB642 / File No.

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