Connecticut 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 975 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Ned Lamont (Democratic) on June 26, 2023.

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

94 added · 142 removed

94 line(s) added, 142 removed.

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Senate General Assembly File No.
Substitute Senate Bill No.
102 January Session, 2023 Substitute Senate Bill No.
975 Public Act No.
975 Senate, March 16, 2023 The Committee on General Law reported through SEN.
23-110 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION.
MARONEY of the 14th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION.
sSB975 / File No.
Sec.
102 1 sSB975 File No.
102 Sec.
(a) A cafe permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises of a cafe.
Substitute Senate Bill No.
975 (a) A cafe permit shall allow the retail sale of alcoholic liquor to be consumed on the premises of a cafe.
The annual fee for a cafe permit shall be two thousand dollars, except the annual fee for a cafe permit for a prior holder of a tavern permit issued under section 30-26 shall be eight hundred dollars for the first year, twelve hundred dollars for the second sSB975 / File No.
The annual fee for a cafe permit shall be two thousand dollars, except the annual fee for a cafe permit for a prior holder of a tavern permit issued under section 30-26 shall be eight hundred dollars for the first year, twelve hundred dollars for the second year, one thousand six hundred dollars for the third year and two Public Act No.
102 2 sSB975 File No.
23-110 2 of 4 Substitute Senate Bill No.
102 year, one thousand six hundred dollars for the third year and two thousand dollars for each year thereafter.
975 thousand dollars for each year thereafter.
Subsection (a) of section 52-557l of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstituted inlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2023):
Subsection (a) of section 52-557l of the general statutes is repealed andthefollowing issubstitutedinlieuthereof(EffectiveOctober 1, 2023):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person, including, but not limited to, a seller, farmer, processor, distributor, wholesaler or retailer of food, who donates an item of food for use or distribution by a nonprofit organization, nonprofit corporation, political subdivision of the state or senior center, and any nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation that collects donated food and distributes such food to other nonprofit organizations or nonprofit corporations or a political subdivision of the state or senior center free of charge or for a nominal fee, shall not be liable for civil damages or criminal penalties resulting from the nature, age, condition or packaging of the food, unless it is established that the donor, at the sSB975 / File No.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person, including, but not limited to, a seller, farmer, processor, distributor, wholesaler or retailer of food, who donates an item of food for use or distribution by a nonprofit organization, nonprofit corporation, political subdivision of the state or senior center, and any nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation that collects donated food and distributes such food to other nonprofit organizations or nonprofit corporations or a political subdivision of the state or senior center free of charge or for a nominal fee, shall not be liable for civil Public Act No.
102 3 sSB975 File No.
23-110 3 of 4 Substitute Senate Bill No.
102 time of making the donation, or the nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation,at thetime ofdistributing the food,knewor hadreasonable grounds to believe that the food was (1) adulterated, as described in section 21a-101, or (2) not fit for human consumption.
975 damages or criminal penalties resulting from the nature, age, condition or packaging of the food, unless it is established that the donor, at the time of making the donation, or the nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation,at thetime ofdistributing the food,knewor hadreasonable grounds to believe that the food was (1) adulterated, as described in section 21a-101, or (2) not fit for human consumption.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Approved June 26, 2023 Public Act No.
Section 1 July 1, 2023 42-515(6) Sec.
23-110 4 of 4
2 July 1, 2023 30-22a(a) Sec.
3 July 1, 2023 30-91(c) Sec.
4 October 1, 2023 52-557l(a) Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Sections 2 and 3, "as amended by this act" was deleted for consistency with standard drafting conventions.
GL Joint Favorable Subst.
-LCO sSB975 / File No.
102 4 sSB975 File No.
102 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 makes various technical and conforming changes regarding consumer protection statutes resulting in no fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sSB975 / File No.
102 5 sSB975 File No.
102 OLR Bill Analysis SB 975 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MINOR AND TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION.
SUMMARY This bill makes various technical and conforming changes to the laws related to consumer data privacy and online monitoring, the Liquor Control Act, and food donation immunity.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2023, except the provision on food donation immunity is effective October 1, 2023.
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COMMITTEE ACTION General Law Committee Joint Favorable Yea 23 Nay 0 (03/02/2023) sSB975 / File No.
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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 23-110

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED

  7. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 444

  8. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  9. ON CONSENT CALENDAR

  10. SENATE PASSED

  11. FILE NO. 102

  12. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 92

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

  14. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  15. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/15/23

  16. FILED WITH LCO

  17. Joint Favorable

  18. PUBLIC HEARING 0216

  19. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON General Law

Sponsors

  • General Law Committee · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • General Law Committee

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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