l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

House Bill 6263

AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE AND PURCHASE OF GAS-POWERED HAND-HELD OR BACKPACK LEAF BLOWERS BY STATE AGENCIES.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on April 14, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To eventually prohibit the use of hand-held or backpack gas-powered leaf blowers in the state.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

12 co-sponsors

Aimee Berger-Girvalo, Michael "MJ" Shannon Jr., Laurie Sweet, Hector Arzeno, Steven Winter, William Heffernan, Jonathan Jacobson, Josh Elliott, Patricia A. Dillon, Anne M. Hughes, Travis Simms, Savet Constantine

In the Senate

    2 co-sponsors

    Julie Kushner, Ceci Maher

    Its course

    January 23 to April 14, 2025, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action12 actions on 9 days

    In the House of RepresentativesJan 23 to Apr 14 · stopped81 days

    Environment CommitteeJan 23 to Mar 2460 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Jan 23 – Mar 24

    1. Jan 23Introduced and sent to Environment Committee
    2. Mar 5Drafted as a bill by Environment Committee
    3. Mar 6Sent to Environment Committee
    4. Mar 7Heard in Environment Committee
    5. Mar 24Environment Committee recommended a substitute for it
    All 12 actions, as published
    1. Jan 23REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Feb 10Vote to DraftBoth houses
    3. Mar 5DRAFTED BY COMMITTEEBoth houses
    4. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    5. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    6. Mar 24Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
    7. Mar 27FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    8. Apr 7REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    9. Apr 14RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    10. Apr 14FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 14HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 14FILE NO.Both houses