Connecticut Horse Council Action Alert

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Alert: February 22, 2012

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 Connecticut Horse Council Legislative Alert

Public Hearing February 22^nd 2012

SB 111 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PENALTY FOR CAUSING HARM TO A VULNERABLE USER OF A PUBLIC WAY.  Purpose: To protect vulnerable users of a public way by enhancing penalties for operators of motor vehicles whose careless driving causes serious physical injury or death to a pedestrian, bicyclist or other vulnerable user of a public way.

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CHC Supports this legislation: It enhances penalties for operators of motor vehicles who cause serious harm or injury to bicyclists, pedestrians and equestrians when they are on roads or public ways.

There will be a public hearing on this bill in the Transportation Committee at the Legislative Office Building (LOB) in Hartford on February 22^nd at 11 a.m. in room 2E. Signup for the hearing begins at 10:00 a.m. in room 2300 and will be by lottery. Submit 65 copies of written testimony one hour prior to the start of the hearing. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes of testimony.

If you cannot attend the hearing, please contact your own legislators to ask that they support and/or cosponsor SB 111. When contacting legislators remember to be respectful and polite, and use the bill number and title. You may also contact the members of the transportation committee and ask for their support. The members can be found here: http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/menu/MemberList.asp?comm_code=TRA

To see the full text of the bill, please visit the Connecticut General Assembly website at www.cga.ct.gov  and type the bill number into the search box. You may also obtain contact information for your legislators on this site.

Should you have any questions or need assistance, please contact CHC at president@cthorsecouncil.org .

The Connecticut Horse Council is an all-volunteer, not for profit organization dedicated to serving all aspects of the horse industry in Connecticut. For more information, please visit our website at www.cthorsecouncil.org

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The Connecticut Horse Council, Inc. represents the voice of the horse industry in all governmental issues. We monitor and pursue local, state, and federal regulations and legislation. We were directly involved with the passage of state statutes which protect equestrians on roadways, the passage of the equine limited liability law, and the creation of a state Equine Advisory Council which will work with the Department of Environmental Protection to ensure trails remain open to horses. CHC has also actively supported the interests of horse owners during town zoning and ordinance changes. We attend and testify at public hearings, monitor active legislation, and lobby legislators as needed. Our members also sit on various state and town committees, such as the Greenways Council, and the state Trails Advisory Board. CHC is your advocate with elected officials.

Governor Rell hands president Amy Stegall a signed copy of SB1223 An Act Concerning an
Equine Advisory Council.
Shown from left to right are: Dept of Agriculture Phillip Prelli, CHC member Jan Collins,
CHC board member Shirley Vicchitto,
NBLA president Dee Davis, State Representative Larry Miller, CHC trails chair Diane Ciano,
SHLA member Alesia Difrederico,
Governor Rell, SHLA member Kendra Iseppi, OHLA member Nichol Sauter, CHC president Amy Stegall,
State Representative Bill Aman, OHLA member Gail Bunkovsky, OHLA member Gail Kosakowski.