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SB 313 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT FOR LAKE MASHAPAUG IN UNION.

SB 313 establishes a specific maximum speed limit for recreational watercraft on Lake Mashapaug in the town of Union. This procedural bill directly affects boaters and watercraft operators using the lake. It sets a concrete speed restriction without additional enforcement details, creating a clear rule for lake users. The bill was enacted into law on June 10, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Signed Jun 10, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from a proposed bill to a committee bill with a new LCO number, and the language was expanded to require the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to adopt regulations by April 1, 2026, rather than directly amending the statutes. The scope was broadened to cover all motorboats and personal watercraft on Mashapaug Lake in Union, and the purpose statement was updated to reflect the lake name more clearly.
Scope change
The bill's scope was broadened from a direct statutory amendment to a requirement for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to adopt regulations, and the applicability was clarified to cover all motorboats and personal watercraft on Mashapaug Lake in Union.
TIMELINE

Added a deadline of April 1, 2026, for the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to adopt regulations establishing the speed limit.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the mechanism from directly amending the general statutes to requiring the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to adopt regulations under chapter 54 of the general statutes.

SCOPE

Broadened the applicability to cover all motorboats and personal watercraft operated on Mashapaug Lake in Union, rather than just personal watercraft and motorboats.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill number from Proposed Bill No. 313 to Committee Bill No. 313 and changed the LCO number from 1073 to 3559.

DEFINITION

Changed the purpose statement to refer to Mashapaug Lake instead of Lake Mashapaug.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House May 30, 2025

How they voted

36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
May 14, 2025
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
11 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 10, 2025
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable
upper
Jan 24, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Environment
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.