2025 Regular SessionConnecticut Legislature

HB07159: 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.

Legislative Summary

To require (1) the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity to develop and make available yellow envelopes to promote accommodation and communication between first responders and persons with cognitive impairments or physical disabilities, and (2) various first responder trainings to include information about the blue and yellow envelopes.

Bill History

3/5/2025
Referred to Joint Committee on Transportation
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Public Hearing 03/10
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Joint Favorable Substitute
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25 12:00 PM
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
House Calendar Number 351
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
File Number 562
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

TRA Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute)
3/19/2025
35
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(3/5/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/7/2025110.3 KB
Introduced
Bill Text3/4/2025104.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note4/7/202566.5 KB
Analysis
Analysis4/7/202548.9 KB