Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

HB 7171 — AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN CARETAKER AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.

Last action — FILE NO. 685

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2025 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
7171 January Session, 2025 LCO No.
685 January Session, 2025 House Bill No.
5145 Referred to Committee on ENVIRONMENT Introduced by:
7171 House of Representatives, April 14, 2025 The Committee on Environment reported through REP.
(ENV) AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN CARETAKER AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
PARKER of the 101st Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN CARETAKER AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
It shall expend all money appropriated by the state in the prosecution of the work for which said institution is established, shall use for the same purpose the incomefromallfundsandendowmentswhichitmayreceivefromother LCO 5145 1 of 2 Raised Bill No.
It shall expend all money appropriated by the state in the prosecution of the work for which said institution is established, shall use for the same purpose the HB7171 / File No.
7171 sources and may sue and be sued by the name of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
685 1 HB7171 File No.
685 incomefromallfundsandendowmentswhichitmayreceivefromother sources and may sue and be sued by the name of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
from passage Section 1 22-81(a) ENV Joint Favorable LCO 5145 2 of 2
Section 1 from passage 22-81(a) ENV Joint Favorable HB7171 / File No.
685 2 HB7171 File No.
685 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 clarifies who is allowed to be a caretaker at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s (CAES) various properties.
This codifies law to existing practice and does not result in a fiscal impact.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None HB7171 / File No.
685 3 HB7171 File No.
685 OLR Bill Analysis HB 7171 AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN CARETAKER AUTHORIZATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION.
SUMMARY This bill allows the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station’s (CAES)boardofcontrolto assign caretakerstolive inpropertiesthat are under the board’s jurisdiction.
Under the bill, the caretakers may be the CAES director, department heads, or employees.
By law, the board has general management powers over CAES and may own property as needed to carry out its work.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Upon passage COMMITTEE ACTION Environment Committee Joint Favorable Yea 32 Nay 0 (03/24/2025) HB7171 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 685

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 425

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/25

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0317

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment

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Not signed on (187)

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