House of Representatives File No. 821 | |
General Assembly |
|
January Session, 2005 |
(Reprint of File No. 574) |
As Amended by House Amendment Schedule "A" |
Approved by the Legislative Commissioner
May 31, 2005
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PROBATE DISTRICT OF BLOOMFIELD-EAST GRANBY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 45a-2 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective January 3, 2007):
(a) Hartford County
The district of Hartford, consisting of the town of Hartford.
The district of Avon, consisting of the town of Avon.
The district of Berlin, consisting of the towns of Berlin and New Britain.
The district of [Bloomfield] Bloomfield-East Granby, consisting of the [town] towns of Bloomfield and East Granby.
The district of Bristol, consisting of the town of Bristol.
The district of Burlington, consisting of the town of Burlington.
The district of Canton, consisting of the town of Canton.
[The district of East Granby, consisting of the town of East Granby.]
The district of East Hartford, consisting of the town of East Hartford.
The district of East Windsor, consisting of the towns of East Windsor and South Windsor.
The district of Enfield, consisting of the town of Enfield.
The district of Farmington, consisting of the town of Farmington.
The district of Glastonbury, consisting of the town of Glastonbury.
The district of Granby, consisting of the town of Granby.
The district of Manchester, consisting of the town of Manchester.
The district of Marlborough, consisting of the town of Marlborough.
The district of Newington, consisting of the towns of Newington, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield.
The district of Plainville, consisting of the town of Plainville.
The district of Simsbury, consisting of the town of Simsbury.
The district of Southington, consisting of the town of Southington.
The district of Suffield, consisting of the town of Suffield.
The district of West Hartford, consisting of the town of West Hartford.
The district of Windsor, consisting of the town of Windsor.
The district of Windsor Locks, consisting of the town of Windsor Locks.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) The towns of Bloomfield and East Granby shall, on and after the first Wednesday following the first Monday of January, 2007, constitute a probate district by the name of the probate district of Bloomfield-East Granby. In 2006, and quadrennially thereafter, a judge of probate for said district shall be elected at the time and in the manner provided by law for the election of judges of probate. From and after the first Wednesday following the first Monday of January, 2007, the probate court for the district of Bloomfield-East Granby shall have the jurisdiction of all probate business arising in the towns of Bloomfield and East Granby.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
January 3, 2007 |
45a-2(a) |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
New section |
The following fiscal impact statement and bill analysis are prepared for the benefit of members of the General Assembly, solely for the purpose of information, summarization, and explanation, and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either House thereof for any purpose:
OFA Fiscal Note
Agency Affected |
Fund-Effect |
FY 06 $ |
FY 07 $ |
Probate Court |
PCAF - Savings |
Minimal |
Minimal |
Note: PCAF=Probate Court Administration Fund
Explanation
The bill eliminates the East Granby probate court, and combines it with the Bloomfield probate court. The reorganization results in a savings to the Probate Court Administration Fund (PCAF) equal to the salary of the East Granby probate court judge, which is estimated to be $12,1031.
The bill also makes two changes related to the name of the probate district, and the election of the probate court judges, and has no fiscal impact.
House “A” eliminated the study group in the original bill and the associated potential minimal cost and replaced it with the savings mentioned above.
OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5382 (as amended by House “A”)*
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON THE PROBATE COURT SYSTEM
This bill eliminates the probate district of East Granby, combines East Granby with the district of Bloomfield, which consists of the town of Bloomfield, and creates the new probate district of Bloomfield-East Granby consisting of Bloomfield and East Granby.
The bill requires a probate judge to be elected to serve the combined district in November 2006 and makes the newly constructed district effective January 3, 2007.
*House Amendment “A” replaces the bill, which established a Blue Ribbon Commission on the Probate Court System and instead establishes the new probate district of Bloomfield-East Granby.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage, except the provision eliminating the current districts and creating the new one becomes effective January 3, 2007.
BACKGROUND
Legislative History
On May 3, the House referred the bill (File 574) to the Government Administration and Elections Committee, which reported it out unchanged on May 5. On May 10, the House referred it to the Joint Committee on Legislative Management, which reported it out unchanged on May 18.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Judiciary Committee
Joint Favorable Report
Yea |
38 |
Nay |
0 |
Government Administration and Elections Committee
Joint Favorable Report
Yea |
16 |
Nay |
0 |
Joint Committee on Legislative Management
Joint Favorable Report
Yea |
25 |
Nay |
0 |
1 The salary figure of $12,103 is based upon 2003 wages.
