OLR Bill Analysis

SB 882

AN ACT CONCERNING A MANUFACTURER'S "BUY CONNECTICUT" PROGRAM.

SUMMARY:

This bill requires the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) to develop and implement a “Buy Connecticut” program to designate and promote products manufactured in the state as “Buy Connecticut” products. It authorizes DECD to use, as a program model, the process the agriculture commissioner uses for designating “Connecticut-grown” farm products.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage

COMMITTEE ACTION

Commerce Committee

Joint Favorable