Some lawmakers’ attempts to pass two bills spurred by a scandal sparked by alleged child sex abuse at a town-run camp in Bethany came to an end this week when the legislative session came to a close.

Senate Bill 6, which would have required camps operated by towns and cities across Connecticut to be regulated by the state, had received support in the Senate, but efforts to move that forward came to an unceremonious end when the House failed to take it up on the last day of the session. House Bill 6952, which would have required a more limited set of safety measures for those camps, was never voted on by either chamber.

“It’s very unfortunate, disappointing,” Sen. Jorge Cabrera, D-Bethany, told The Connecticut Mirror on the Senate floor this week. “I hope that we’ll get the chance t

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