Bills That Go Into Effect October 1 Ordered by Bill Number HB 0067
Protection of Specified Personnel by Gottlieb Protection of Specified Personnel: Requires violation to be committed with specified intent; prohibits specified threats against justice, judicial assistant, clerk of court, or clerk personnel or family member of such person; prohibits specified harassment of certain personnel with intent to intimidate or coerce such person to perform or refrain from performing lawful duty. Effective Date: October 1, 2023
SB 0170
Local Ordinances by Trumbull Local Ordinances; Authorizing courts to assess and award reasonable attorney fees and costs and damages in certain civil actions filed against local governments; providing certain procedures for continued meetings on proposed ordinances and resolutions for counties; requiring a county to suspend enforcement of an ordinance that is the subject of a certain legal action if certain conditions are met; providing certain procedures for continued meetings on proposed ordinances for municipalities, etc. Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a law, this act shall take effect October 1, 2023
SB 0180
Regulation of Securities by Gruters Regulation of Securities; Requiring the Financial Services Commission to define the term “accredited investor” by rule; revising requirements for the registration of securities; revising grounds on which the office may revoke, suspend, or deny the registration of securities; specifying continuing education requirements for associated persons of investment advisers and federal covered advisers; authorizing the commission to establish rules of conduct and prohibited business practices for intermediaries, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2023
SB 0232
Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons by Garcia (I) Exploitation of Vulnerable Persons; Specifying conditions under which a person commits exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older; providing criminal penalties for violations of the act; specifying that not knowing the age of a victim is not a defense to such crime; authorizing persons who are in imminent danger of exploitation to petition for an injunction for protection; providing time limitations for commencing prosecution for violations of the act, etc. Effective Date: 10/1/2023
HB 0319
Interference With Sporting or Entertainment Events by Yarkosky Interference With Sporting or Entertainment Events: Prohibits certain actions during covered sporting & entertainment events; prohibits profiting from violations; provides for seizure & forfeiture of specified assets. Effective Date: October 1, 2023
HB 0329
Electronic Monitoring of Persons Charged with or Convicted of Offenses Involving Schools or Students by Maggard Electronic Monitoring of Persons Charged with or Convicted of Offenses Involving Schools or Students: Requires court to consider electronic monitoring & location restrictions as conditions of pretrial release, probation, or community control for persons charged with certain offenses against schools or students. Effective Date: October 1, 2023
HB 0331
Liens and Bonds by Overdorf Liens and Bonds: Revises liens & bonds laws, including provisions relating to when notices must be served; notarizing forms; alternative forms of security; direct contracts; computation of time; extent of certain liens; requirements for notice of commencement, notice of termination, & notice of contest of lien; transferring lien to security; service of documents; immunity to issuing authority; & release of liens; & authorizes attorney fees in certain actions. Effective Date: October 1, 2023