Bill Text: CT HB06065 | 2017 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Bus Public Transportation For Veterans.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-28 - Referred by House to Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding [HB06065 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2017-HB06065-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Substitute Bill No. 6065
January Session, 2017		*_____HB06065VA____030617____*

AN ACT CONCERNING BUS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR VETERANS.

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

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2017) A person who is a veteran, as defined in subsection (a) of section 27-103 of the general statutes, shall be exempt from payment of the lawful charge for state-owned or controlled bus public transportation service, provided such person presents to the fare inspector, as defined in section 13b-2 of the general statutes, or the driver of such bus, as applicable, a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card that indicates such person's status as a veteran in accordance with subsection (e) of section 14-36h of the general statutes.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2017	New section

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

The new language of the bill now appears as a standalone section, rather than incorporated into an existing statute.

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Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO