# Connecticut HB 05467: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONCIERGE SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

Connecticut HB 05467, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONCIERGE SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Commerce Committee; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by the Governor) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Connecticut HB 05467
- State: Connecticut
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EMPLOYEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CONCIERGE SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by the Governor
- Sponsor: Commerce Committee
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (0 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

To require the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to designate an employee of the Office of Small Business Affairs to be responsible for providing concierge services to small businesses in the state.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Commerce Committee
- Cosponsor: Christopher Poulos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dominique Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Farley Santos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jaime S. Foster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Barry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Santanella (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph H. Zullo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph P. Gresko (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kerry S. Wood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Osborne (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Quinn (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Saud Anwar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tami Zawistowski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tony J. Scott (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Pizzuto (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 411 | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | House Roll Call Vote 93 AS AMENDED | pass |   |   |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass |   |   |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-06-02: Signed by the Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-28: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature)
- 2026-05-28: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature)
- 2026-05-20: Public Act 26-135 (legislature)
- 2026-05-06: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: File Number 723 (legislature)
- 2026-04-27: Senate Calendar Number 457 (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House)
- 2026-04-23: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4416 (House)
- 2026-04-01: File Number 332 (legislature)
- 2026-04-01: House Calendar Number 249 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-26: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM (legislature)
- 2026-03-17: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature)
- 2026-03-17: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature)
- 2026-03-06: Public Hearing 03/10 (legislature)
- 2026-03-05: Referred to Joint Committee on Commerce (legislature)

## Bill text

- Public Act No. 26-135, 2026-05-20: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00135-R00HB-05467-PA.PDF)
- File No. 723, 2026-04-27: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000723-FC.PDF)
- File No. 332, 2026-04-01: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-FC.PDF)
- CE Joint Favorable Substitute, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-HB.PDF)
- Raised Bill, 2026-03-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00-HB.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 332: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis For File Copy 723: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R010723-BA.PDF)
- Bill Analysis for HB-5467, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-BA.PDF)
- CE Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00CE-CV33-TS.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 332: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note For File Copy 723: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R010723-FN.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4416 (No Fiscal Impact): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05467-R00LCO04416-FNA.PDF)
- Fiscal Note for HB-5467, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4416): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-FN.PDF)
- House Roll Call Vote 93 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00093-R00HB05467-HV.PDF)
- House Schedule A LCO# 4416 (J): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05467-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- Senate Roll Call Vote 411: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00411-R00HB05467-SV.PDF)
- Summary for Public Act No. 26-135: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00135-R02HB-05467-SUM.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 05442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO CERTAIN CLASS I RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. (signed)
- HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN CASH PURCHASES. (signed)
- HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION. (signed)
- HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RELATED STATUTES. (signed)
- SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM AND SECOND INJURY FUND. (signed)
- SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS. (signed)

## Sources
- [Public Act No. 26-135 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/ACT/PA/PDF/2026PA-00135-R00HB-05467-PA.PDF)
- [File No. 723 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000723-FC.PDF)
- [File No. 332 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FC/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-FC.PDF)
- [CE Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-HB.PDF)
- [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TOB/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00-HB.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 332 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis For File Copy 723 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R010723-BA.PDF)
- [Bill Analysis for HB-5467, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/BA/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-BA.PDF)
- [CE Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/JFR/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00CE-JFR.PDF)
- [CE Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/TS/H/PDF/2026HB-05467-R00CE-CV33-TS.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 332 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R000332-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note For File Copy 723 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R010723-FN.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 4416 (No Fiscal Impact) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/fna/pdf/2026HB-05467-R00LCO04416-FNA.PDF)
- [Fiscal Note for HB-5467, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 4416) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/FN/PDF/2026HB-05467-R01-FN.PDF)
- [House Roll Call Vote 93 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/H/PDF/2026HV-00093-R00HB05467-HV.PDF)
- [House Schedule A LCO# 4416 (J) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/amd/H/pdf/2026HB-05467-R00HA-AMD.pdf)
- [Senate Roll Call Vote 411 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/VOTE/S/PDF/2026SV-00411-R00HB05467-SV.PDF)
- [Summary for Public Act No. 26-135 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/SUM/PDF/2026SUM00135-R02HB-05467-SUM.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 05442: AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION FOR AND TAX AGREEMENTS RELATED TO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05442-2026)
- [HB 05349: AN ACT CONCERNING A POLICE OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE ROUNDING OF CERTAIN…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05349-2026)
- [HB 05340: AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05340-2026)
- [HB 05153: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR REVISIONS TO DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PRO…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05153-2026)
- [SB 00488: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE TREASURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REVISIONS TO THE UNCLAI…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00488-2026)
- [SB 00475: AN ACT CONCERNING JUDICIAL BRANCH OPERATIONS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB00475-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05467-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).