CT SB00324

Renames "Department of Public Safety" to "Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection" throughout Connecticut General Statutes, affecting multiple agencies and regulatory bodies including the Connecticut Siting Council, licensing authorities, and sexual offender registry provisions.

Updates references in workers' compensation provisions to direct appropriations for the renamed department to the agency directly rather than through the Department of Administrative Services.

Modifies the Connecticut Siting Council composition to include the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection instead of Public Safety for proceedings involving hazardous waste facilities and low-level radioactive waste.

Changes references in firearm licensing and secondhand dealer licensing statutes to direct fees to the renamed Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection when the licensing authority is the Commissioner.

Updates provisions related to sexual offender registration, name changes, assault weapon relinquishment, and wholesale pharmaceutical information sharing to reference the renamed department.