Connecticut - Session 2026
Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE COMMERCE STATUTES.
To implement the Department of Economic and Community Development's recommendations for revisions to the commerce statutes, including (1) removing references to certain Department of Economic and Community Development offices, (2) repealing or modifying certain reporting requirements, (3) repealing defunct programs, (4) addressing changes to federal funding, (5) revising the Manufacturing Innovation Fund Advisory Board membership and establishing a board absentee policy, (6) establishing a council absentee policy for the Tourism Council, (7) revising the name, charge and membership of the Minority Business Initiative Advisory Board and permitting the board to establish bylaws, (8) implementing certain revisions to the concentrated poverty statutes, and (9) rename the Small Business Express program and the small business express assistance account.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-02 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-02 | Latest Action | REFERRED TO OLR, OFA |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5350 | AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION. | in_committee |
| HB 5431 | AN ACT CONCERNING COOPERATIVE CORPORATIONS. | in_committee |
| SB 246 | AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF NATURAL GAS RATES FOR COMMERCIAL AND AGRICULTURAL CUSTOMERS. | in_committee |
| SB 461 | AN ACT CONCERNING POLITICAL SPENDING AND STATE-GRANTED CORPORATE POWERS. | in_committee |
| SB 469 | AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS BOARD. | in_committee |
| HB 5253 | AN ACT CONCERNING VOTING PROCEDURES FOR AND STATE ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION OVERSIGHT OF FIRE DISTRICTS. | in_committee |
| HB 5443 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES AND USE TAXES RATE FOR AND APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES, PEER-TO-PEER CAR SHARING, CERTAIN PERSONAL PROPERTY USED IN BURIALS AND CREMATIONS AND ELECTRICITY FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES, DEDICATING FUNDING FOR THE TOURISM FUND AND INCREASING THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT FOR SALES TAX-FREE WEEK. | in_committee |
| HB 5445 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE AMORTIZABLE BOND PREMIUM SUBTRACTION FOR PURPOSES OF THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX. | in_committee |