l9n/ Connecticut

2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 1490

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALE OF BATTERY-POWERED SMOKE DETECTORS IN THE STATE.

Became law as Public Act 25-123, signed July 8, 2025, 124 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To prohibit the sale of smoke detection and warning equipment that is powered solely by a battery unless the equipment has a nonremovable, nonreplaceable battery capable of powering the equipment for a minimum of ten years.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

1 co-sponsor

John A. Kissel

In the House of Representatives

    2 co-sponsors

    William Heffernan, Kathy Kennedy

    Its course

    March 6 to July 8, 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 action18 actions on 11 days

    In the SenateMar 6 to Apr 1540 days

    Public Safety and Security CommitteeMar 6 to Mar 1812 days

    In the House of RepresentativesApr 15 to Jun 450 days

    Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2521 days

    With the GovernorJun 25 to Jul 813 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 Senate Mar 6 – Apr 15

    1. Mar 6Introduced and sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
    2. Mar 7Heard in Public Safety and Security Committee
    3. Mar 18Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 15Passed the Senate

    In the House of Representatives Apr 16 – Jun 4

    1. Apr 16Arrived in the House of Representatives
    2. Jun 4Passed the House of Representatives

    To the Governor Jun 16 – Jul 8

    1. Jun 16Numbered Public Act 25-123
    2. Jun 25Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. Sent to the Governor
    4. Jul 8Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 6REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 7PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 18Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 18FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 27REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 2RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 2FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    8. Apr 2SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    9. Apr 2FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 15SENATE PASSEDSenate
    11. Apr 16FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    12. Apr 16HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    13. Jun 4HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    14. Jun 4IN CONCURRENCEHouse of Representatives
    15. Jun 16PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    16. Jun 25TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    17. Jun 25TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNORGovernor
    18. Jul 8SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor