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SB 641 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR A BOAT WASHING STATION AT GARDNER LAKE IN THE TOWN OF SALEM.

SB 641 establishes a two-year pilot program (starting July 1, 2025) for a boat washing station at Gardner Lake in Salem, to be managed by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The station must include clear signage instructing boat users on how to remove plant material from boat propellers, hulls, and motors to prevent spreading invasive species. After two years, the department will assess the program's viability and may relocate it to a nearby site if needed. This directly affects boat owners using Gardner Lake, with the state covering all costs ($51,000 initial setup and $5,000 annual maintenance).
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentPrevents invasive species spread via boat washing, directly protecting Gardner Lake's ecosystem and aligning with environmental conservation goals.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was referred to the Environment Committee and assigned a new Legislative Committee Office (LCO) number. The text was reorganized to include a formal Statement of Purpose and co-sponsor information. The core policy content establishing a two-year pilot boat washing station at Gardner Lake remains substantively unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the policy content regarding the boat washing station pilot program remains identical.
TECHNICAL

Header information updated from 'Proposed Bill' to 'Committee Bill' with a new LCO number (4748 instead of 1451).

Added a formal 'Statement of Purpose' section explaining the goal to reduce invasive plants on boats.

Added co-sponsor information listing the original sponsors (Sen. Marx, Sen. Osten, Rep. Gauthier, Rep. Ryan, Rep. Menapace).

Reformatted the bill text to include standard committee markup indicators and page numbering.

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Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
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Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Change of Reference APP
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment
upper
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