Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7051: AN ACT CONCERNING THE BLACK BEAR POPULATION IN THE STATE.
Status: Introduced, February 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning a black bear management plan. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING A BLACK BEAR MANAGEMENT PLAN. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, shall develop, and thereafter revise as necessary, a black bear management plan to ensure public safety and the protection of property and maintain a sustainable black bear population in the state. Such plan shall include, but need not be limited to: (1) An assessment of the current black bear population, and the desired future status of such population, in various regions of the state, (2) recommendations for minimizing human and black bear conflicts, (3) guidelines for public education initiatives concerning management and conflict avoidance, (4) strategies for nonlethal black bear deterrence and response, (5) an evaluation of potential black bear population control measures, (6) protocols for the public, the state and agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions of the state to manage black bears that pose an imminent threat to public safety or property, (7) recommendations for waste management practices to reduce black bear attractants, and (8) strategies LCO No. 5053 1 of Raised Bill No. 7051 for coordinating with municipalities, law enforcement officers and interested parties to improve black bear safety measures. (b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection …
Sponsors
- Henri Martin (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Mark Anderson (R, 62)
- Karen Reddington-Hughes (R, 66)
- Patrick Boyd (D, 50)
- Patrick Callahan (R, 108)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 261
- : File Number 400
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/25 5:00 PM
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Public Hearing 02/27
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security
Common questions
- What is HB7051?
- HB7051 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING THE BLACK BEAR POPULATION IN THE STATE.
- What does HB7051 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning a black bear management plan. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7051?
- Introduced as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (April 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7051?
- Henri Martin (R, 31), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7051?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07051&which_year=2025
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