Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut HB7159: AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE
Status: Introduced, March 5, 2025
AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND INCREASING AWARENESS OF BLUE AND YELLOW ENVELOPES AMONG FIRST RESPONDERS.
What the bill says
An act creating yellow envelopes to promote accommodation and communication between first responders and persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities and promoting the blue and yellow envelopes. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND PROMOTING THE BLUE AND YELLOW ENVELOPES. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this section, (1) "police officer" and "law enforcement unit" have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a of the general statutes; (2) "emergency medical services personnel", "commercial ambulance service", "rescue service", "ambulance service" and "paramedic intercept service" have the same meanings as provided in section 19a-175 of the general statutes; and (3) "firefighter" has the same meaning as provided in section 7-323j of the general statutes, as amended by this act. (b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, an association of police chiefs in the state, an association of fire chiefs in the state, an association of emergency medical services personnel in the state and at least one LCO No. 5376 1 of Raised Bill No. 7159 organization that advocates for persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities, shall: (1) Design yellow envelopes that (A) provide written information and guidance on the outside of the envelopes regarding ways to promote accommodation and enhance effective interaction and communication between a police officer, …
Sponsors
- Mark DeCaprio (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- William Heffernan (D, 115)
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Vincent Candelora (R, 86)
- Aundre Bumgardner (D, 41)
- Tami Zawistowski (R, 61)
- Eleni Kavros DeGraw (D, 17)
- Anthony Nolan (D, 39)
- Timothy Ackert (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 351
- : File Number 562
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/10
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
Common questions
- What is HB7159?
- HB7159 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CREATING YELLOW ENVELOPES TO PROMOTE ACCOMMODATION AND COMMUNICATION BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND PERSONS WITH COGNITIVE .
- What does HB7159 do?
- In its own words: An act creating yellow envelopes to promote accommodation and communication between first responders and persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities and promoting the blue and yellow envelopes. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB7159?
- Introduced as of March 5, 2025. Latest action: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB7159?
- Mark DeCaprio (R, 48), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB7159?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB07159&which_year=2025
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