The CT Environmental Rights Amendment (aka the CT Green Amendment) that when passed, would go to a vote of the people.

February Session, 2024   Senate Joint Resolution No. 193 

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE CONSTITUTION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.

Resolved by this Assembly:

Section 1. That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the State, which, when approved and adopted in the manner provided by the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes, become a part thereof:

Article first of the Constitution is amended by adding section 21 as follows:

Sec. 21. Each person shall have an individual right to clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment and a safe and stable climate for the benefit of public health, safety and the general welfare. The state shall not infringe upon these rights and shall protect these rights equitably for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, gender, socioeconomic status or geography. Recognizing all of the residents of the state, including present and future generations, as the beneficiaries of a healthy environment, the state shall conserve, protect and maintain, for these beneficiaries, all of the natural resources of Connecticut, including its waters, air, flora, fauna, soils and climate. Any funds supporting protection of the state's natural resources shall not be diverted. The rights stated in this section are equivalent to all other inalienable rights and may be directly invoked and enforced by the residents of this state.

RESOLVED: That the foregoing proposed amendment to the Constitution be continued to the next session of the General Assembly elected at the general election to be held on November 5, 2024, and published with the laws passed at the present session, or be presented to the electors at the general election to be held on November 5, 2024, whichever the case may be, according to article sixth of the amendments to the Constitution. The designation of said proposed amendment to be used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the State be amended to (1) provide each citizen an enforceable individual right to clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment, and a safe and stable climate for the benefit of public health, safety and the general welfare, that is equivalent to all other inalienable rights, (2) require the state to conserve, protect and maintain the state's natural resources, and (3) prohibit the diversion of funds supporting protection of such resources?"