Thank You!

On Thursday, February 27th, the Commerce Committee held a public hearing regarding S.B. 23, and the outpouring of support in support of Benefit Corporation legislation was tremendous. We’d like to extend a special thank you to the following individuals and organizations who submitted testimony – both written and in-person – in support of bringing Benefit Corporations to Connecticut!

AARP

Alan Tan, President & CEO, The Tan2000 International Holdings Corporation

Boehringer Ingelheim Cares

Bruce Carlson, Acting President & CEO, Connecticut Technology Council

Bryan Nurnberger, CEO & Founder, Simply Smiles

Catherine Smith, Commissioner, DECD

Claire Leonardi, CEO, Connecticut Innovations

Dawn McDaniel, CT Veterans Chamber of Commerce

Denise W. Merrill, Secretary of the State

Doug Hardy, Co-owner, CTNewsJunkie and the Independent Media Network

Eric George, Connecticut Business and Industry Association

Erik Trojian, Policy Director, B Lab

Hillel Goldman, Esq. Connecticut Bar Association

iMission Partners LLC

Jacqueline Johnson, Choice Business & Personal Coaching LLC

Judith Greiman, CCIC

Jeff Shaw, Director of Public Policy, CT Nonprofits

Leslie Krumholz, Co-Founder, GoodStreets

Marvin Weil, President & Founder, Consulting by MHW LLC

Onyeka Obiocha, COO, A Happy Life

Supriyo Chatterjee

To read what each individual/organization had to say, simply click on their name above. If you missed the hearing, but would like to watch a video of the proceedings, please click HERE.

The next step for S.B. 23 in its journey towards passage is to get voted out of the Commerce Committee, and head to the Judiciary Committee for review. Check in here for an update as soon as it makes it out of Commerce!