The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. in Room 2E at The Legislative Office Building (LOB) located at 300 Capitol Avenue, Hartford on the proposed permit fee increases.
The Governor’s proposal will limit the 2nd Amendment to only the wealthy with Bill No. 787 - AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
This bill will raise the current carry permit application fee from $140
to $370 and raise the current renewal fee from $70 to $300. The
Governor’s office has said this will put Connecticut in line with New
York City’s fees. This is way above the fees the surrounding states
charge for their permits. Surrounding state fee are:
- New York’s range by country $100 - $130 for initial application with free renewals
- Rhode Island $40
- Massachusetts $100
- New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine do not even require a permit, so they are FREE.
CCDL needs our members to attend this hearing on Thursday, March 9, 2017 at 10:30 A.M. in Room 2E at the LOB to show our opposition to these fee increases.
If you are unable to attend, but would still like to have your voice heard on this issue, please email your written testimony in Word or PDF format to: FINtestimony@cga.ct.gov
Be sure to cc your own legislators a copy of your testimony.
Members
are encouraged to give oral testimony on how this fee increase will
affect you and your family. Public speaker order will be determined by a
lottery system. Lottery numbers will be drawn from 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.
in First Floor Atrium of the LOB. Speakers arriving after the
completion of the lottery will have their names placed at the end of the
speaker list. Please submit 35 copies of written testimony to the
Committee staff by 9:30 A.M.
in First Floor Atrium of the LOB. Testimony received after the
designated time may not be distributed until after the hearing. Please
email written testimony in Word or PDF format to FINtestimony@cga.ct.gov
. The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related
to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved
for Legislators, Constitutional Officers, State Agency Heads and Chief
Elected Municipal Officials. Speakers will be limited to three minutes
of testimony. The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written
statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement.
All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public
information.
SUBJECT MATTER: Governor's Bill
S.B. No. 787 - AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
S.B. No. 787 - AN ACT CONCERNING REVENUE ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET.
Here are tips for providing testimony:
Introduce
yourself (state your name and related bill) and indicate whether you
support or oppose the bill, or are offering suggestions to improve it.
Clearly explain your reasoning. It may be helpful to write your
viewpoint out completely. Keep your remarks short, approximately three
minutes. After your testimony ask if any Committee members have any
questions.
If you have any questions email Ray Bevis, CCDL Legislative Coordinator at legislative@ccdl.us
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