This tenet of statutory constructionensures that โstatutes [are] construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant, and that every sentence, phrase and clause is presumed to have a purpose.โ Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980). The dissenting justice contends that we fail to address the question of whether the legislature intended to overrule Rhodes.
The plaintiff's interpretation would both require the insertion of words such as "to be undertaken by any person or entity" into ยง 22aโ1aโ1 (2) of the regulations and General Statutes ยง 22aโ1c and render the existing phrase "to be undertaken" superfluous. See Giaimo v. New Haven , 257 Conn. 481, 494, 778 A.2d 33 (2001) ("we may not read into clearly expressed legislation provisions which do not find expression in its words" [internal quotation marks omitted] ); Hopkins v. Pac , 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) ("[it is] well established ... that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant").
This tenet of statutory construction ensures that "statutes [are] construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant, and that every sentence, phrase and clause is presumed to have a purpose."Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980). The dissenting justice contends that we fail to address the question of whether the legislature intended to overrule Rhodes.
Accordingly, care must be taken to effectuate all provisions of the statute. See Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412, 418, 581 A.2d 1050 (1990) ([a] statute should be read as a whole and interpreted so as to give effect to all of its provisions); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) (it is a well established principle that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant). Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995)." (Internal quotation marks omitted.)
Accordingly, care must be taken to effectuate all provisions of the statute. See Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412, 418, 581 A.2d 1050 (1990) ([a] statute should be read as a whole and interpreted so as to give effect to all of its provisions); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) (it is a well established principle that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant)." (Internal quotation marks omitted.)
Accordingly, care must be taken to effectuate all provisions of the statute. See Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412, 418, 581 A.2d 1050 (1990) (`[a] statute should be read as a whole and interpreted so as to give effect to all of its provisions'); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) (it is a `well established principle that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant')." Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995).
State v. Szymkiewicz, 237 Conn. 613, 621, 678 A.2d 473 (1996); see State v. Spears, 234 Conn. 78, 93, 662 A.2d 80, cert. denied, 516 U.S. 1009, 116 S.Ct. 565, 133 L.Ed.2d 490 (1995). "`[S]tatutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant . . . .'" State v. Szymkiewicz, supra, 621; see Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980). When the usury statutes were enacted in 1907, ยง 1 prohibited loans with interest rates greater than 15 percent but exempted bona fide mortgages from that prohibition.
Moreover, "statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant. . . ." Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980); see also Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995). In addition, "`[i]n construing a statute . . . we will search for an effective and constitutional construction that reasonably accords with the legislature's underlying intent.
Accordingly, care must be taken to effectuate all provisions of the statute. See Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412, 418, 581 A.2d 1050 (1990) (`[a] statute should be read as a whole and interpreted so as to give effect to all of its provisions'); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) (it is a `well established principle that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant')." Bridgeport Hospital v. Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995).
"It is a basic tenet of statutory construction that the legislature `did not intend to enact meaningless provisions.' Turner v. Turner, [supra, 219 Conn. 713]. Accordingly, care must be taken to effectuate all provisions of the statute. See Pintavalle v. Valkanos, 216 Conn. 412, 418, 581 A.2d 1050 (1990) (`[a] statute should be read as a whole and interpreted so as to give effect to all of its provisions'); Hopkins v. Pac, 180 Conn. 474, 476, 429 A.2d 952 (1980) (it is a `well established principle that statutes must be construed, if possible, such that no clause, sentence or word shall be superfluous, void or insignificant')." Bridgeport Hospital v.Commission on Human Rights Opportunities, 232 Conn. 91, 100-101, 653 A.2d 782 (1995); see also Negonsott v. Samuels, supra, 113 S.Ct. 1123 ("[o]ur reading of the . . . Act is the only one which gives effect `to every clause and word of [the] statute'"); 2A J. Sutherland, supra, ยง 46.06, pp. 119-20.