republic-os/legislation/us/states/ct/2021/sb-608.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN WHEN BUYING ICE CREAM FROM A FROZEN DESSERT TRUCK."
description: "AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN WHEN BUYING ICE CREAM FROM A FROZEN DESSERT TRUCK."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ct"
legislature: "Connecticut General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 608"
citation: "Connecticut SB 608 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children", "Fines (Penalties)", "Frozen desserts", "Infractions", "Itinerant vendors", "Motor vehicle equipment", "Traffic regulations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackert, Tim", "Anwar, Saud", "Arconti, David", "Berthel, Eric C.", "Cabrera, Jorge", "Callahan, Patrick E.", "Candelora, Vincent J.", "Carney, Devin R.", "Champagne, Dan", "Cheeseman, Holly H.", "Cicarella, Paul", "Cohen, Christine", "Conley, Christine", "Daugherty Abrams, Mary", "Digiovancarlo, Michael", "Dillon, Patricia A.", "Doucette, Jason", "Exum, Tammy R.", "Ferraro, Charles J.", "Fishbein, Craig C.", "Formica, Paul M.", "Garibay, Jane M.", "Gresko, Joseph P.", "Hampton, John K.", "Hennessy, John \"jack\" F.", "Howard, Greg S.", "Hughes, Anne M.", "Kavros Degraw, Eleni", "Kelly, Kevin C.", "Klarides-ditria, Nicole", "Mcgorty, Ben", "Michel, David", "Morrin Bello, Amy", "Mushinsky, Mary M.", "O'dea, Tom", "Paolillo, Alphonse", "Perillo, Jason", "Petit, William A.", "Phipps, Quentin W.", "Polletta, Joe", "Quinn, Michael D", "Rebimbas, Rosa C.", "Ritter, Matthew", "Rojas, Jason", "Santiago, Hilda E.", "Slap, Derek", "Smith, Brian T.", "Somers, Heather S.", "Turco, Gary A.", "Vargas, Edwin", "Welander, Mary", "Witkos, Kevin D.", "Yaccarino, Dave W.", "Zawistowski, Tami", "Zullo, Joseph H.", "Zupkus, Lezlye"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/89e1cbdb-fe51-44c4-a6dc-e129082c2a17"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.cga.ct.gov/pub/data/bill_info.csv"
source_hash: "1c57bce7c7d4ee730a9f4d7ea90d8c3550951a638f26f13e352d0c70d748aeca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ct"]
---

# Connecticut SB 608 (2021) — AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN WHEN BUYING ICE CREAM FROM A FROZEN DESSERT TRUCK.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-00608-R01-SB.PDF)
2. **File No. 125** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/FC/PDF/2021SB-00608-R000125-FC.PDF)
3. **Proposed Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-00608-R00-SB.PDF)
4. **Public Act No. 21-20** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/ACT/PA/PDF/2021PA-00020-R00SB-00608-PA.PDF)
5. **TRA Joint Favorable Substitute** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/TOB/S/PDF/2021SB-00608-R02-SB.PDF)

## Sponsors

- Ackert, Tim — primary (person)
- Anwar, Saud — primary (person)
- Arconti, David — primary (person)
- Berthel, Eric C. — primary (person)
- Cabrera, Jorge — primary (person)
- Callahan, Patrick E. — primary (person)
- Candelora, Vincent J. — primary (person)
- Carney, Devin R. — primary (person)
- Champagne, Dan — primary (person)
- Cheeseman, Holly H. — primary (person)
- Cicarella, Paul — primary (person)
- Cohen, Christine — primary (person)
- Conley, Christine — primary (person)
- Daugherty Abrams, Mary — primary (person)
- Digiovancarlo, Michael — primary (person)
- Dillon, Patricia A. — primary (person)
- Doucette, Jason — primary (person)
- Exum, Tammy R. — primary (person)
- Ferraro, Charles J. — primary (person)
- Fishbein, Craig C. — primary (person)
- Formica, Paul M. — primary (person)
- Garibay, Jane M. — primary (person)
- Gresko, Joseph P. — primary (person)
- Hampton, John K. — primary (person)
- Hennessy, John "jack" F. — primary (person)
- Howard, Greg S. — primary (person)
- Hughes, Anne M. — primary (person)
- Kavros Degraw, Eleni — primary (person)
- Kelly, Kevin C. — primary (person)
- Klarides-ditria, Nicole — primary (person)
- Mcgorty, Ben — primary (person)
- Michel, David — primary (person)
- Morrin Bello, Amy — primary (person)
- Mushinsky, Mary M. — primary (person)
- O'dea, Tom — primary (person)
- Paolillo, Alphonse — primary (person)
- Perillo, Jason — primary (person)
- Petit, William A. — primary (person)
- Phipps, Quentin W. — primary (person)
- Polletta, Joe — primary (person)
- Quinn, Michael D — primary (person)
- Rebimbas, Rosa C. — primary (person)
- Ritter, Matthew — primary (person)
- Rojas, Jason — primary (person)
- Santiago, Hilda E. — primary (person)
- Slap, Derek — primary (person)
- Smith, Brian T. — primary (person)
- Somers, Heather S. — primary (person)
- Turco, Gary A. — primary (person)
- Vargas, Edwin — primary (person)
- Welander, Mary — primary (person)
- Witkos, Kevin D. — primary (person)
- Yaccarino, Dave W. — primary (person)
- Zawistowski, Tami — primary (person)
- Zullo, Joseph H. — primary (person)
- Zupkus, Lezlye — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-27** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Vote to Draft
- **2021-03-02** DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
- **2021-03-03** REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-04** PUBLIC HEARING 0308
- **2021-03-10** Joint Favorable Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-10** FILED WITH LCO
- **2021-03-18** REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/21
- **2021-03-24** RPTD. OUT OF LCO
- **2021-03-24** FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
- **2021-03-24** SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 125
- **2021-03-24** FILE NO. 125
- **2021-04-14** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2021-04-14** SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
- **2021-04-14** SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A,B `passage`
- **2021-04-15** FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR
- **2021-04-15** HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 355
- **2021-05-19** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. A
- **2021-05-19** HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. B
- **2021-05-19** HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. A,B `passage`
- **2021-05-19** ON CONSENT CALENDAR
- **2021-05-19** IN CONCURRENCE
- **2021-05-27** PUBLIC ACT 21-20
- **2021-05-28** TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE
- **2021-05-28** TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR
- **2021-06-02** SIGNED BY GOVERNOR `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/89e1cbdb-fe51-44c4-a6dc-e129082c2a17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Connecticut legislature records).