File No. 190

Senate, March 29, 2006

The Committee on Government Administration and Elections reported through SEN. DEFRONZO of the 6th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOWERING OF THE FLAG.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2006) Whenever the Governor prescribes that the state flag be flown at half-staff for a period following the death in the line of duty of a member of the armed forces, the Governor shall also prescribe that the national flag be flown at half-staff for the same period.

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

State Impact: None

Municipal Impact: None

Explanation

The bill, which prescribes that when the Governor orders the state flag to be flown at half-staff following the death in the line of duty of a member of the armed forces that the Governor shall also prescribe that the national flag also be flown at half-staff, will have no fiscal impact.

The Out Years

State Impact: None

Municipal Impact: None



OLR Bill Analysis

sSB 170

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LOWERING OF THE FLAG.

SUMMARY:

This bill requires that whenever the governor prescribes that the state flag be flown at half-staff following the death of a member of the armed forces in the line of duty, she must prescribe that the national flag be flown at half-staff for the same period as the state flag.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2006

COMMITTEE ACTION

Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Joint Favorable Substitute Change of Reference

Government Administration and Elections Committee

Joint Favorable