Connecticut: Registration, Inspection & Emissions

[Don]

Jerry:

As of this AM, Bill 1400 has not been signed by the Governor. The last signing update for other Bills was on Wednesday June 20th. With the CT budget discussions finished, might allow time for the Bill signing process on 1400 and other Bills.

Not sure on the timing of the process after the General Assembly is out of session. One version is that if the Governor does not take any action in 15 days from the date declared as a Public Act, June 15th, the Bill is approved w/o a signature. If someone definetly knows the procedure, correct or agree ?

Will post when/if there is a signing

Don

[jdebaun]

Don,
I did some further searching, and this is what I found, on http://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/eob.htm

"Action by the Governor

If the Governor receives the bill while the legislature is in session, he has five calendar days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, in which to sign it or return it to the house in which it originated with a statement of his objections. In the latter case, the bill may be reconsidered and, if passed by at least two-thirds of the members of each house of the General Assembly, it becomes law. If the Governor does not sign or veto the bill within five calendar days after the same has been presented to him, Sundays and holidays excepted, it automatically becomes law unless the General Assembly has adjourned the regular or special session. If the regular or special session has adjourned, the bill becomes law unless the Governor, within fifteen calendar days after it has been presented to him, transmits it to the Secretary of the State with his objections."

So, unless Gov. Rell has responded to the Secretary of State with objections, it would appear to be law no later than the July 1st enactment date!

[Don]

Jerry:

Question to the Governor's staff aide:

" Realizing the Governor has been busy with the Budget process, is SB 1400 /Public Act 07-167 on the agenda for review and signing ? "

Reply received at 11:30 AM this morning:

" The Governor will give this bill due consideration when it reaches her desk. "

Since 1400 has a wide variety of Sections and topics, might explain the delay. No mention in the reply of any specfic time frame or process.

The last entry in the CGA Tracking site was back on 6/15 when the Bill was sent to the Secretary of State

Don

[SJK2]

Originally Posted by Don

The last entry in the CGA Tracking site was back on 6/15 when the Bill was sent to the Secretary of State

Don

Don,
I also believe it becomes law if she does nothing for 15 days after the session closes if both houses signed off on the bill, all see here:

http://www.cga.ct.gov/html/bill.pdf#45159

[Don]

With the clarification provided by Jerry and Steve, the 15 days counting weekends is Saturday June 30th, with the weekends excluded Thursday July 5th, counting Wednesday July 4th

Either way, with no NAY votes in the House or Senate, anticipating a favorable action by the Governor

As soon as 1400 is officially a Public Act, I will be in contact with the DMV Emissions Co-ordinator as the effective date for Section 35 is July 1st, requesting the procedures for those that have alreday received a notification for July and August emissions tests.

............getting closer and closer

[Chaplin]

If I ever wind up moving to CT, I want to thank all of you in advance that made this happen! Great news for CT Cobra owners.

[Don]

BILL NOTIFICATION
RELEASE No. 21


Governor M. Jodi Rell signed the following legislation of the 2007 Session on the date indicated after the title of the bill:



P.A. 07-167
s.S.B. 1400 AN ACT CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
This Act passed as amended by Senate Amendment Schedules A and B and shall take effect as follows: Sections 1-5, 24, 27, 46, and 48-50 shall take effect upon passage, which is the day the Governor signed the bill; Sections 6-23, 31, 36, 39-41 and 44-45 shall take effect October 1, 2007; Sections 25-26, 28-30, 32-35, 37-38, 42-43 and section 47 shall take effect July 1, 2007. The Governor signed the bill on June 25, 2007.

Emissions Exemptions for Composites is section 35, effective 7-1-07