Bill Text: CT HB05296 | 2017 | General Assembly | Introduced

Connecticut House Bill 5296 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Sale Or Delivery Of Body Armor To Firefighters, Emergency Medical Service Organizations And Emergency Medical Services Personnel.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-10 - Public Hearing 02/16 [HB05296 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB05296-Introduced.html


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5296*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 127
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
REP. SREDZINSKI, 112th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OR DELIVERY OF BODY ARMOR TO FIREFIGHTERS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That subsection (b) of section 53-341b of the general statutes be amended to permit firefighters, emergency medical service organizations and emergency medical services personnel to purchase or receive body armor without meeting the transferor of such body armor in person.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow firefighters and persons who provide emergency medical services to more easily obtain body armor for use in dangerous work environments.