Bill Text: CT HB05460 | 2013 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Establishing A Plan For Emerging Bioscience And Pharmaceutical Businesses In Southeastern Connecticut.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-08 - File Number 395 [HB05460 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05460-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Committee Bill No. 5460
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 4230
		*04230HB05460CE_*
Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
Introduced by:
(CE)

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PLAN FOR EMERGING BIOSCIENCE AND PHARMACEUTICAL BUSINESSES IN SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT.

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

Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2013) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall develop a plan to facilitate the growth of bioscience and pharmaceutical businesses in southeastern Connecticut. Such model plan shall include, but not be limited to (1) targeted incentives for bioscience and pharmaceutical businesses, (2) business formation support resources for such businesses, (3) mechanisms to quickly respond to changes in market demand, and (4) integration of bioscience and pharmaceutical businesses with existing regional assets. On or before December 1, 2014, the commissioner shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, such plan to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2013	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Department of Economic and Community Development to develop a plan to facilitate the growth of a bioscience and pharmaceutical presence in southeastern Connecticut.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]

Co-Sponsors:

REP. RITTER E., 38th Dist.; SEN. STILLMAN, 20th Dist. SEN. MAYNARD, 18th Dist.; REP. JUTILA, 37th Dist. REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.; REP. HEWETT, 39th Dist. REP. WRIGHT E., 41st Dist.; REP. RYAN, 139th Dist. REP. MOUKAWSHER, 40th Dist.; SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist. REP. ORANGE, 48th Dist.; REP. BOWLES, 42nd Dist.

H.B. 5460