Nearly 80 new state laws take effect tomorrow.
Some we’ve covered in The Advocate over the past several months, including: new criminal justice reforms enacted following the 2007 triple murders in Cheshire; a bill criminalizing the display of nooses; legislation allowing judges to reduce/revoke the pensions of corrupt state/municipal officials; and a requirement that new adult drivers take a safety and drug/alcohol course.
You might be thinking “didn’t we have a bunch of new laws kick-in July 1. What’s with this second wave?”
Larry Perosino, spokesman for House Speaker James Amann, D-Milford, explains:
“There’s always exceptions,” he said. “Some go into effect immediately upon passage. But generally speaking July 1 represents those laws that coincide with the (July through June) fiscal year. October 1 is the time frame that most other laws take effect. That date has to do with allowing the appropriate agencies of jurisdiction to prepare for those new laws and … to get that information out to the public.”
