(a) For the purposes of this section, 'nonessential outdoor lighting' means lighting that has not been deemed essential for either safety or functionality, as determined by a state agency head.(b) For any state-owned building, nonessential outdoor lighting shall be turned off between the hours of eleven o'clock p.m. and six o'clock a.m. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the State Capitol building.(c) The State Building Inspector and the Code and Standards Committee shall consider a change in lighting design to effectuate the purposes of this section for any revision to the State Building Code to take effect on or after January 1, 2024.(P.A. 23-143, S. 1.)History: P.A. 23-143 effective June 27, 2023.
Connecticut Legal Code
§ 4b-16a
Connecticut Title 4b — Connecticut law
Source: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_059.htm#sec_4b-16a· Version 2026