# Connecticut HB 07288: AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING GRANT PROGRAMS, STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS REVISING AND IMPLEMENTING THE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027. Connecticut HB 07288, AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING GRANT PROGRAMS, STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS REVISING AND IMPLEMENTING THE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Matthew Ritter (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-30 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07288-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut HB 07288 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING GRANT PROGRAMS, STATE GRANT COMMITMENTS FOR SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS, REVISIONS TO THE SCHOOL BUILDING PROJECTS STATUTES AND VARIOUS PROVISIONS REVISING AND IMPLEMENTING THE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-04 - Last action: 2025-06-30, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: Matthew Ritter (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 163 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Paid leave reaches more school workers: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2025, state paid leave insurance covers qualifying school employees whose jobs do not require professional certification. This includes workers at public school operators and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools. Workers need at least $2,325 in subject earnings during the… - Borrowers get prior-year loan payments reimbursed: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut reimburses eligible participants for qualifying student loan payments made during the previous calendar year. The existing limits remain $5,000 a year, four participation years, and $20,000 total. Your payment depends on qualifying loan payments and how much reim… - More borrowers qualify for loan reimbursement: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut expands student loan reimbursement eligibility, including a path for certain former Stone Academy students. Applicants must have a student loan and at least five years of Connecticut residency. Federal adjusted gross income cannot exceed $125,000 for unmarried or… - Nursing home workers get wage increases: benefit, high. Connecticut must distribute up to $55 million to nursing homes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2028. Funding supports a 2.5% wage increase starting July 1, 2027, for covered personnel. Nurse's aides must receive at least $26 an hour by January 1, 2028. Remaining money can support additional wag… - More bond authority for clean water: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, total state bond authority for clean-water programs rises to $2.453125976 billion. Of that total, $175 million takes effect July 1, 2026. Separate Clean Water Fund revenue bond authority rises to $5.06108 billion, including $500 million effective July 1, 2026. Those revenue… - More funding for roads and bridges: benefit, high. The law authorizes road and bridge bonds in two rounds, beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Resurfacing gets up to $175 million and $185 million, respectively. Fix-it-First bridge repairs get up to $220 million and $238.6 million; road repairs get $159.6 million and $193 million. The Local Tr… - More borrowing authority for school buildings: benefit, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises total school-building bond authority to $14.96216 billion. Eligible work includes approved school buildings, safety and health repairs, fire or disaster damage, and technical and career schools. Of the total authority, $550 million takes effect July 1, 2026. T… - School workers gain another leave pathway: benefit, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, school workers in jobs not requiring professional certification gain broader family and medical leave eligibility. They qualify after working for their school employer for at least three months during the previous 12 months. This covers public school operators and nonpubl… - Life insurance for qualifying state retirees: benefit, medium. Insured state employees retiring on or after July 1, 2025, qualify with at least 25 years of credited state service. Their retirement life insurance equals half their coverage immediately before retirement, with a $10,000 minimum. Credited service includes periods eligible for a state-sponsored ret… - Courts gain building and technology funding: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, court bond authority includes $10 million for facilities, $2 million for security, and $5 million for accessibility. It also includes $10 million for technology, $25 million for new courthouses with land and parking, and $5 million for juvenile courts and residential centers… - Parks and environmental projects get funding: benefit, medium. Separate bond authorizations begin July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026; the 2026 bonds and spending need State Bond Commission approval. Each includes up to $3 million for recreation and natural heritage, $500,000 for water pollution and planning reports, and $2.5 million for dam repairs. Parks and recr… - State prisons gain renovation funding: benefit, medium. The law authorizes up to $50 million beginning July 1, 2025, for existing state-owned correctional buildings. A separate authorization provides up to $55 million beginning July 1, 2026. Projects can support inmate housing, programs, added capacity, staff training space, support facilities, and off-… - More funding for developmental services providers: benefit, medium. For the year ending June 30, 2027, the state must distribute up to $5 million to contracted residential services providers. For the year ending June 30, 2028, it must raise contracted developmental services providers’ rates to support wage increases. Those rate increases must come from an available… - More funding for crumbling foundation help: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Crumbling Foundations Assistance Fund bond authority rises from $200 million to $300 million. The amended schedule provides $25 million effective July 1 each year from 2025 through 2029. The Department of Housing uses the proceeds for the fund. Individual assistance amounts… - Greenwich middle school gains grant exceptions: benefit, medium. Greenwich's Central Middle School construction project gains state grant consideration, with project costs capped at $112.017 million. The application had to be filed before October 1, 2024, and the project must meet remaining grant requirements. The project can use a 20% reimbursement rate. Its gr… - More school funding for early learning: benefit, medium. Eligible elementary school projects get a 15-percentage-point reimbursement boost, capped at 100%, when they include birth-to-five care and education. This boost covers the entire project, and districts must keep the early childhood program for at least 10 years. A separate 15-point boost, also cap… - Named schools gain construction grant commitments: benefit, medium. The law commits grants for school projects on the committee-approved priority list from before February 1, 2025. Three Fairfield schools receive commitments of $155,768, $170,107, and $200,609; Old Greenwich School receives $9.624962 million. John M. Moriarty Elementary receives $59.252021 million,… - Stamford school projects gain grant consideration: benefit, medium. Stamford's Westhill High School construction project gains grant consideration despite repeated cost changes, with project costs capped at $446 million. The New Roxbury Elementary School project also gains consideration despite the earlier deadline for substantially changed projects. Its project-co… - Three school projects gain grant access: benefit, medium. Bridgeport's special education elementary school project gains grant consideration, with project costs capped at $78 million and an application deadline before September 1, 2025. Regional District 13's Middlefield Memorial School project gains consideration as a renovation, capped at $76.13 million… - Community redevelopment gains more bond authority: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, community development bond authority rises from $2.644487544 billion to $3.044487544 billion. Within that total, the urban development grant limit rises from $2.5098 billion to $2.90955 billion. A $200 million portion of the authorization takes effect July 1, 2026. On that d… - Development grants continue without end date: benefit, medium. Major-project and community-development grant authority continues without the former June 30, 2024, end date. Each program remains capped at $100 million, with a combined $200 million cap. Competitive awards must follow criteria consistent with the state's Economic Action Plan. Innovation Corridor… - Economic development gains higher bond limit: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises economic development bond authority to $1.9553 billion. A $100 million portion takes effect July 1, 2026. No more than $50 million can support strategic defense initiatives. Assistance remains limited to the economic development purposes in section 32-235(b),… - Eleven towns receive scheduled state grants: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law sets these annual grants for both fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, and 2027: Bridgeport $11.059559 million; Danbury $2.218855 million; New Haven $19.421822 million; New London $2.112913 million; and Stamford $2.246049 million. Branford receives $100,000 each year;… - More funding for highway equipment and plazas: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $41.035214 million for highway and bridge renewal equipment. It authorizes the same amount beginning July 1, 2026. Each round also authorizes up to $11.75 million for highway service plaza improvements. Plaza money excludes work to keep plazas in goo… - More funding for local transportation projects: benefit, medium. The law authorizes transportation bonds in two rounds, beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Each round includes up to $40 million for municipal transportation grants and $20 million for the Local Bridge Program. Each also includes $15 million for community connectivity and alternative mobility… - More funding for redevelopment and manufacturing: benefit, medium. The law authorizes separate economic development funding beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Brownfield cleanup and redevelopment get up to $40 million at each date. The Manufacturing Innovation Fund gets up to $20 million and $25 million, respectively. Greyfield redevelopment gets up to $20… - State bond limit rises to $225 million: benefit, medium. The law raises the section 8-240b bond limit from $125 million to $225 million. The $100 million increase takes effect July 1, 2026. Proceeds remain limited to the purposes listed in subsection (b) of that law. The supplied provision does not identify specific projects or household beneficiaries. - State buildings get solar and repairs: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $42 million for Capitol Area System upgrades and $40 million for solar. Beginning July 1, 2026, it authorizes another $46 million for state building and technology projects. That includes $10 million for infrastructure repairs, $16 million for new da… - State capital projects receive bond authority: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes about $787.4 million in bonds for listed state capital projects. This package includes up to $75 million for state technology and $5 million for statewide flood and resilience mapping. Requests require State Bond Commission approval and a signature from th… - Transportation facilities and waterways get funding: benefit, medium. The law authorizes separate bond amounts beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Transportation department facilities get authorization for up to $140.88 million and $127.06 million, respectively. The Waterways Program gets up to $6 million and $11 million. These funds support public projects, no… - Bond funding supports electric bill relief: benefit, medium. The law authorizes up to $500 million in bonds for the electric grid, efficiency, ratepayer support, hardship protections, and electric-car charging. The authorization begins July 1, 2025, with $250 million taking effect July 1, 2026. Hardship funding aims to reduce those annual costs within the sy… - More funding for buses and rail: benefit, medium. Bus and rail projects get bond authority of up to $277.43 million beginning July 1, 2025. Another $284.85 million begins July 1, 2026. Eligible uses include facilities, equipment, rights-of-way, property purchases, and related projects. The Northeast Corridor Modernization Match Program also gets u… - More funding for highways and bridges: benefit, medium. The law authorizes separate transportation bond amounts beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Intrastate highways get authorization for up to $90 million and $85 million, respectively. State bridge improvements, repairs, and replacements get up to $70.6 million and $40.6 million. Interstate hig… - Towns get transportation and capital grants: benefit, medium. The law directs $150 million in municipal grants for each fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. Named local recipients receive amounts listed in the law for state-authorized transportation purposes. Municipal transportation grants are also authorized beginning July 1, 2025, with no a… - Housing grants for smaller Connecticut towns: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $100 million in bonds for middle housing development grants. The Department of Housing administers grants to housing authorities expanding middle housing. Projects must be in municipalities with 50,000 or fewer residents, based on the latest federal… - Larger loan fund for workforce housing: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the workforce housing revolving loan fund's funding limit rises from $200 million to $330 million. The Department of Housing can provide that money to the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority. The fund finances workforce housing projects. This raises the maximum funding ava… - More financing for housing and repairs: benefit, medium. The law authorizes separate $200 million housing bond packages beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Uses include housing development and repairs, affordable and supportive housing, homelessness programs, senior emergency repairs, hazardous-material removal, and septic loans. It also covers hou… - Technical schools gain building upgrade funding: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, technical schools gain bond authority for up to $30 million in system-wide projects. This covers infrastructure, security, vehicles, equipment, and emergency repairs; another $8 million supports technology and related equipment. The law also authorizes $113.705019 million to… - No deposit charges on out-of-state containers: benefit, low. Connecticut dealers cannot charge a refund value for beverage containers that were not purchased in Connecticut. This does not give buyers a Connecticut refund for containers purchased outside the state. - Paramedics pay no license application fee: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Connecticut charges no fee to apply for a paramedic license. License holders still pay the $155 annual renewal fee. - Police training gains college credit pathway: benefit, low. State higher-education boards and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council must develop a college-credit pathway by January 1, 2026. The pathway awards credits for training used to obtain and maintain police certification. It must provide a credit schedule at each constituent higher-educat… - Student loan reimbursement funds stay available: benefit, low. Connecticut's student loan reimbursement funds do not expire on June 30, 2025. They remain available for the same program during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026. This preserves funding for eligible applicants without changing eligibility or setting an individual reimbursement amount. - Agriculture buildings and land receive funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $5 million to improve existing state-owned Agriculture Department buildings. It also authorizes up to $1.2 million for existing state-owned Agricultural Experiment Station buildings, including early design costs. Another authorization provides up to… - Capitol repair funds cover more work: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, up to $1.8 million in bond proceeds can cover broader Capitol Complex work. Uses include road and sidewalk replacement, repairs, and repaving. Funds can also support alterations, renovations, and restoration at the Capitol and Legislative Office Building, including disabilit… - Child welfare buildings gain renovation funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $5 million for existing state-owned Department of Children and Families buildings. The money supports alterations, renovations, and improvements. It does not change family service eligibility or provide direct household payments. - Children and Families buildings get upgrades: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $5 million to improve existing state-owned Children and Families Department buildings. The State Bond Commission must approve the bonds and their use. This facility funding does not change who qualifies for department services. - Communities gain cleanup and conservation funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, environmental grant authority includes $7.6 million for hazardous-waste sites and $20 million for contaminated urban industrial sites. Municipal drinking-water and PFAS pollution assessment and cleanup receive $5 million. Waste projects include $6.8 million for municipal inc… - Large municipalities get election monitoring: benefit, low. Municipalities with at least 140,000 residents, using the latest State Register and Manual estimate, must have an election monitor. Monitoring covers the 2025 municipal election, 2026 state election, and special elections held in either year. The Secretary of the State must also run a town-wide bil… - Military facilities gain state bond funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, military bond authority includes $5 million in state matching funds for anticipated federally reimbursable projects. It also includes $17 million for an anticipated federally reimbursable aviation maintenance project in Groton. Separate amounts provide $1 million for facilit… - More funding for community environmental projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, grants include up to $17 million for identified hazardous-waste sites and $20 million for contaminated urban industrial sites. Municipalities can receive up to $5 million for safe drinking water and PFAS pollution assessment or cleanup. Municipal incinerator and landfill imp… - More funding for highway safety technology: benefit, low. The law authorizes up to $20 million for wrong-way driving technology and countermeasures beginning July 1, 2025. It authorizes another $20 million beginning July 1, 2026. Each round also includes up to $5 million for the Automated Work Zone Speed Control Program. These funding authorizations do no… - Museums and historic sites gain support: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $5 million to acquire, design, build, or renovate a civil rights museum. It also creates a capital grant program for nonprofits owning or operating Connecticut cultural or historic sites. That program operates within available resources, accepts appl… - Police trainees get university course option: benefit, low. The Police Officer Standards and Training Council must establish a pilot with the University of New Haven by January 1, 2026. Police academy basic-training attendees can complete legal-issues courses at the university. They complete their remaining basic-training courses at the academy. The law doe… - Recovery and psychiatric construction grants authorized: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $15 million to support towns, homeowners, and small businesses after a catastrophic event. It also authorizes up to $7 million in capital grants for towns that qualify as distressed under state law. Another $2.5 million supports licensed acute care h… - State emergency services buildings gain funding: benefit, low. The law authorizes up to $10 million beginning July 1, 2025, for state emergency services buildings and grounds. A separate authorization provides up to $50 million beginning July 1, 2026. Work can include renovations, utilities, mechanical systems, and energy-saving projects. The State Bond Commis… - State opposition mandate ends for tribal land: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Connecticut is no longer required to oppose tribal applications to place land in federal trust. The law also removes the declaration that these conversions conflict with state and residents' interests. This change does not approve an application or transfer land into trus… - Transportation properties gain environmental cleanup funding: benefit, low. The law authorizes up to $23.695 million beginning July 1, 2025, and $23.559 million beginning July 1, 2026. Funds cover environmental compliance and cleanup tied to transportation operations or state-owned properties. Eligible work includes soil and groundwater cleanup, hazardous-material removal,… - Veterans facilities and cemetery gain funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $20 million in bonds for Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. Eligible projects include renovations, improvements, and land purchases. It also authorizes up to $7.5 million to expand the Middletown State Veterans Cemetery. These are facility in… - Veterans facilities get improvement funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $10 million in bonds for Veterans Affairs buildings and grounds. The money can also support land purchases. The State Bond Commission must approve the bonds and their use. This funds facilities; it does not change veterans' benefits or provide direct… - Disability care facilities gain safety funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $7 million for state-owned Department of Developmental Services care facilities. Work can address fire safety, environmental hazards, building codes, accessibility, utilities, roofs, and air conditioning. The money supports regional and intermediate… - Health facilities gain construction funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $500,000 for improvements to existing state-owned public health buildings. Beginning July 1, 2026, it authorizes up to $2.5 million in grants to Connecticut-licensed acute care hospitals. Those hospital grants fund construction of facilities for adul… - Mental health facilities get safety funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $20 million for state mental health and addiction facility improvements. It authorizes up to $10 million for sprinklers and related fire safety in buildings providing direct patient care. Another $50 million supports planning and design to replace Wh… - Safety funding for state care facilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $7 million in bonds for developmental services facilities. Eligible work includes safety, accessibility, utilities, roofs, air conditioning, and building changes for clients and staff. It also authorizes $40 million for regional mental health and add… - Seniors gain aging-in-place service funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $5 million in grants for aging-in-place services. The grants support services that help older adults remain at home. This provision does not state household eligibility rules or individual payment amounts. - Higher local ceiling for housing receivership: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Housing Receivership Revolving Fund can spend more in any one municipality. Its annual local ceiling rises from $1 million to $6 million. The higher ceiling allows more spending but does not guarantee any municipality the maximum. Residents may benefit when the fund supp… - Hospitals sought as workforce housing partners: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, state housing officials must seek partnerships with one or more Connecticut hospitals to increase workforce housing. The Housing Commissioner and Connecticut Housing Finance Authority executive director must report by January 1, 2026. Their report to lawmakers must describe… - More funding options for court-managed housing: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, court-appointed property managers can use collected revenue, rather than only collected rents, for covered expenses. A court can approve Housing Receivership Revolving Fund money when sufficient other money is not immediately available. Expected fund expenses cannot average… - More supportive housing funding for disabilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, supportive-housing grant bond authority rises from $15 million to $25 million. The Department of Housing program supports people with intellectual or other developmental disabilities, including autism. The law expands project financing but does not set individual grant amoun… - Ansonia gains higher school reimbursement terms: benefit, low. Ansonia can apply for state aid for its new middle school before July 1, 2026. The project must meet remaining school-building grant requirements. The school and central administration facility can use an 87% reimbursement rate. The administration facility gets the full rate rather than the usual h… - Charter school grants favor funding or performance: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, charter school building grant applicants receive preference when they provide matching money from nonstate sources. Applicants without that match also receive preference when their accountability score meets or beats the statewide average. They must meet that score in at lea… - Grant exceptions help two school projects: benefit, low. Farmington can receive reimbursement for architectural and other professional-service contracts for its high school and education administration facility projects. The usual public bid invitation is waived for those costs; other school construction rules still apply. Wethersfield's Highcrest Elemen… - Hartford gains school cost relief: benefit, low. The state must waive specified cost-related audit deficiencies for eight Hartford school projects. These are University High School of Science and Engineering, Capitol Preparatory Magnet School, R. J. Kinsella Magnet School, and Environmental Sciences Magnet School at Mary Hooker. The waiver also c… - Higher grants for two Middletown schools: benefit, low. Middletown's Macdonough Elementary and Keigwin Elementary alteration projects can be considered for state grants. Each project's reimbursement rate rises by 15 percentage points. Middletown must apply before October 1, 2025, and meet the remaining school-building grant requirements. Project costs c… - Higher school grants for three towns: benefit, low. State reimbursement rates rise by 15 percentage points for specified projects in Wethersfield, Willington, and Cheshire. Wethersfield's Highcrest, Samuel Webb, and Charles Wright elementary schools qualify with applications submitted by June 30, 2030. Willington projects qualify with applications s… - Higher school reimbursements for two cities: benefit, low. Bridgeport can use a 95% state reimbursement rate for its new special education elementary school. New London can use a 95% rate for up to $10 million in added East End Elementary School costs. New London's added costs had to receive approval from the state administrative services commissioner by J… - Higher state support for Danbury school: benefit, low. Danbury's King Street Primary School project can use an 80% state reimbursement rate. Danbury must apply before October 1, 2025, and meet the remaining school-building grant requirements. Project costs cannot exceed $7 million. That ceiling limits project costs; it is not the grant amount. - Magnet programs share enrollment-based school funding: benefit, low. For fiscal year 2027, $12 million of the Magnet Schools appropriation goes to eligible interdistrict magnet programs. Each program's share depends on its share of student enrollment. Eligible operators are independent higher education institutions acting through their governing bodies and other non… - More reimbursement for local school projects: benefit, low. The state can pay eligible state and local shares directly to Goodwin University Magnet Schools for its Early Childhood Magnet School. The local share is capped at $811,348, and the project must follow state school-building law and education regulations. Goodwin also gains up to $1.766245 million f… - More robotics funding for students: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law sets aside education funding for robotics programs. The amount is $100,000 for each budget year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027. The 2027 amount rises from $25,000 to $100,000. This money comes from the Department of Education's Other Expenses budget, not dir… - Norwich academy gains broader project reimbursement: benefit, low. Norwich Free Academy's campus alteration project gains grant consideration, with project costs capped at $5.61 million. It must apply before October 1, 2025, and meet remaining school-building grant requirements; an award is not guaranteed. Reimbursement can cover otherwise-excluded resurfacing, ma… - Public schools gain repair grant program: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, public school operators gain grants for approved minor repairs, maintenance, grounds, safety, and fixed infrastructure. The law authorizes up to $60 million in bonds, including $30 million beginning July 1, 2026. Allocations use weighted student need for 50%, equal operator… - School boards must post curriculum online: benefit, low. Starting with the school year beginning July 1, 2026, local and regional school boards must post curriculum information online. Their websites must show the objectives, scope, and sequence of the approved curriculum. The requirement applies each school year. - Schools can appoint instructional support partners: benefit, low. Starting with the school year beginning July 1, 2026, local and regional boards may appoint instructional support partners. Boards may hire someone or assign an existing employee to each school or school building. A partner must spend at least half their time on the role's required instructional-su… - Schools face heating and cooling inspections: benefit, low. For July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2031, school boards must arrange qualified heating and cooling system inspections. Boards must inspect at least 20% of schools by June 30, 2027, and 20% each following year until all are inspected. Each school then needs an inspection every five years after its la… - Schools gain relief from grant barriers: benefit, low. Towns and regional school districts no longer need prior written state approval for school-project consultant costs to qualify for aid. Consultant contracts must still follow the required public selection process. Glastonbury's Naubuc Elementary School and Ashford School projects can receive eligib… - Selected school projects gain funding access: benefit, low. Wethersfield's Samuel Webb Elementary project gains state grant consideration despite the prior deadline, with project costs capped at $106 million. Wethersfield must apply before October 1, 2025, and meet school construction requirements; inclusion does not guarantee a grant. Goodwin University Ma… - Targeted school programs gain grant funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $20 million for interdistrict magnet school capital costs. It also authorizes $10 million for in-district disability programs, with another $10 million beginning July 1, 2026. A qualifying local school board gains up to $5 million beginning on each o… - Technical school system oversees trades funding: benefit, low. The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System now oversees up to $8.5 million in specified training and enrichment bond funding. It takes over this responsibility from the Department of Education. Funding supports extended-hour programs in Hamden, Hartford, New Britain, and Waterbury, plus… - Broader access to contaminated site funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, brownfield land banks and economic development agencies join municipalities as eligible municipal brownfield grant applicants. Competitive grants can cover separate cleanup or assessment phases and reasonable administrative costs up to 5% of an award. Qualifying grant and lo… - Brownfield projects gain higher funding limits: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the usual brownfield cleanup grant ceiling rises from $4 million to $6 million per site or distinct phase. The annual loan ceiling also rises from $4 million to $6 million per recipient, with underwriting and performance review still required. Separate grant applications can… - Budget office funds last another year: benefit, low. The Office of Policy and Management can carry $600,000 in fiscal year 2026 Other Expenses money into fiscal year 2027. The funds remain available for the same purpose through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. This carryforward takes effect July 1, 2025. - Capital Region gets more development funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $25 million in development grants through the Capital Region Development Authority. It also authorizes up to $20 million for East Hartford's economic development. East Hartford can use funds for riverfront improvements, housing, vacant-building demol… - Distressed towns gain investment fund access: benefit, low. Distressed municipalities can propose projects for Community Investment Fund 2030 support. Projects must serve an eligible economic or community development purpose and further consistent, fair, just, and impartial treatment of individuals. Municipalities, community development corporations, and no… - Four towns gain yearly state grants: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, annual supplemental grants provide Bridgeport $5 million and New London $1 million. Voluntown receives $60,000 related to a state-owned forest, and Branford receives $100,000 related to Connecticut Hospice. New London's grant relates to the United States Coast Guard Academy.… - Funding helps revive struggling commercial properties: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut can provide up to $50 million in competitively awarded greyfield grants or loans. Eligible retail or office properties must be economically unviable and face major redevelopment barriers, as determined by the commissioner. Properties already eligible for the stat… - Hartford venues and garages get upgrades: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, and again July 1, 2026, the law authorizes funding for Capital Region facilities. Each authorization includes up to $17 million for the Connecticut Convention Center and Rentschler Field. Each also includes up to $5 million for Hartford parking garages. The 2026 bonds and th… - Local tax replacement grants gain protections: benefit, low. Starting with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, towns' and fire districts' total PILOT grants have a 2021-level floor. PILOT grants are state payments in place of property taxes. The law also bases grant proration on subsection 12-18b(b), excluding the separate grants formerly listed in subsect… - More funding for freight rail lines: benefit, low. The law authorizes up to $10 million in bonds for commercial freight rail lines beginning July 1, 2025. Another $10 million is authorized beginning July 1, 2026. The money supports freight infrastructure, not direct household payments. - Motor vehicle offices get facility funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $10 million for motor vehicle department buildings and grounds. It also authorizes up to $15 million for changes to the Wethersfield office, including relocation. Beginning July 1, 2026, another $2.5 million is authorized for department buildings and… - South Meadows transfers to development authority: benefit, low. On June 30, 2025, South Meadows and related property and resources transferred to the Capital Region Development Authority. Only resources remaining after the transfer specified in Public Act 25-168 are included. Transferred funds must stay in separate accounts and can support site maintenance, cle… - State bond limit rises to $1.25 billion: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises the section 7-538 bond limit from $1.16 billion to $1.25 billion. A $45 million portion takes effect July 1, 2026. Proceeds remain limited to the uses listed in subsection (b) of that law. This provision does not specify household payments. - State bond limit rises to $127 million: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises one state bond limit from $107 million to $127 million. A $10 million portion takes effect July 1, 2026. Proceeds must support the purposes listed in section 85(b) of Public Act 13-3. This provision does not establish household payments. - State bond limit rises to $15 million: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law raises one state bond limit from $10 million to $15 million. It removes the prior clause scheduling $5 million of the authorization for July 1, 2024. Permitted uses remain those listed in section 100(b) of Public Act 23-205. The provision does not identify household… - State bond limit rises to $426 million: benefit, low. The law raises the bond limit under state law section 4-66g from $386 million to $426 million. The increase takes effect July 1, 2026. Proceeds remain limited to the uses listed in subsection (b) of that law. This provision does not specify household payments. - State bond limit rises to $62 million: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises the section 23-103 bond limit from $42 million to $62 million. A $10 million portion takes effect July 1, 2026. The bonds must support the purposes listed in subsection (b) of that law. This provision does not specify household payments or a funding distributi… - State bond limit rises to $691.1 million: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises the section 4a-10 bond limit from $611.1 million to $691.1 million. A $40 million portion takes effect July 1, 2026. Proceeds remain limited to the uses listed in subsection (b) of that law. This provision does not specify household payments. - State broadband office gains staffing funds: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Connecticut makes $300,000 available for staffing the Office of State Broadband within the Office of Consumer Counsel. The money comes from the Office of Policy and Management's Other Expenses appropriation for the year ending June 30, 2026. This funding does not itself chan… - Microgrid projects get grants and loans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $25 million for a microgrid and energy resilience pilot. The program provides grants and loans for projects intended to improve local energy resilience. This authorization does not state applicant eligibility or individual award amounts. - New bonds for university health facilities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law authorizes up to $43 million in bonds for University of Connecticut Health Center projects. This includes $3 million for telecommunications and $10 million for equipment, library collections, and telecommunications. Another $30 million supports maintenance, code comp… - Extra financing for housing construction borrowers: benefit, low. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority can offer extra loans to eligible Homes for CT borrowers when resources are available. These loans have lower repayment priority than participating lenders' loans. The authority sets their amounts, rates, repayment periods, and other terms. The law also aut… - Landlord grants support housing after prison: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $12 million in bonds for landlord grants. The Department of Housing provides grants to landlords who house formerly incarcerated people. Half the authority, $6 million, takes effect July 1, 2026. The law does not set an award amount for each landlord… - More financing for affordable housing projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes $50 million in bonds for affordable housing projects that create construction jobs. Up to $12.5 million is allocated in each budget year from 2026 through 2029. Unused authority carries forward to the next year. The law also authorizes up to $2 million for… - More grants for capital region development: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $31 million for capital region development grants. It separately authorizes up to $20 million for East Hartford economic development. East Hartford uses include riverfront infrastructure, new or rehabilitated housing, and vacant-building demolition o… - Rural communities gain infrastructure grant funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $30 million in bonds for rural infrastructure grants. The Department of Economic and Community Development awards grants for infrastructure needed to support housing or economic development. Eligible work includes water, electric distribution, and se… - More state-backed borrowing for university projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the University of Connecticut's state-backed project borrowing limit rises from $3.9089 billion to $3.9129 billion. That limit covers budget years ending June 30, 2006, through June 30, 2031, for listed projects. The 2026 borrowing cap rises from $124 million to $128 million… - Public colleges gain campus upgrade funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $30 million each for community-college and university maintenance, code compliance, and infrastructure. It also authorizes $5 million for energy efficiency. Gateway workforce facilities, Kinney Hall renovation design at Naugatuck Valley, and Norwalk'… - Public colleges get equipment and communications: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $3 million for University of Connecticut communications infrastructure. It also authorizes up to $25 million for UConn Health equipment, library collections, and communications. Beginning July 1, 2026, up to $5 million is authorized for Connecticut S… - State workforce initiatives gain bond funding: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law authorizes up to $30 million in bonds for workforce innovation and sustainability. The Office of Workforce Strategy uses the proceeds for those purposes. Issuance requires a request signed by or for the state budget secretary and confirmation by the State Bond Commis… - New incentives for supply-chain business projects: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state can create a competitive program for supply-chain business and workforce training projects. Support can include grants, loans, subsidies, or tax credits to establish, grow, upgrade, or expand companies and facilities. The economic development commissioner decides w… - Temporary property tax exemption at South Meadows: benefit, low. Beginning June 30, 2025, the South Meadows site and personal property there are exempt from property tax under chapter 203. The exemption ends when the specified development or redevelopment project begins. This tax relief applies to the site, not directly to household taxpayers. - School workers lose special leave route: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, paraeducators and noncertified local or regional school board employees lose a special leave eligibility route. That route required 12 months of employment and 950 work hours during the previous 12 months. Under the political-subdivision general rule, they need at least 1… - Narrower workplace protections at religious employers: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, specified gender-identity and gender-expression workplace protections do not apply to covered religious organizations in specified matters. The exemption covers employment connected with the organization's activities. It also covers matters involving discipline, faith, in… - Technical schools face tighter building funding rules: cost, medium. Technical education and career school projects lose access to one state school-building bond authorization. That authorization still allows up to $13.86216 billion for remaining purposes, including approved projects and certain safety and damage repairs. Technical school projects also lose their ex… - Less borrowing for community investment projects: cost, medium. The Community Investment Fund 2030 bond limit falls from $875 million to $767 million. For each budget year ending June 30, 2026, and June 30, 2027, authority falls from $175 million to $121 million. Eligible projects need the Governor's finding that bond funding is appropriate and no other bond au… - Lower borrowing limits for earlier projects: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law lowers six existing state bond limits. Public Act 17-2, section 407, falls from $182 million to $164 million. Public Act 20-1 limits fall from $242.5 million to $203.519735 million in section 12 and $209 million to $169 million in section 31. Public Act 21-111, secti… - Daily limits on beverage container returns: cost, low. A person can redeem no more than 240 containers daily at a dealer or its return machine. Redemption centers cannot accept over 5,000 containers per person daily, except for nonprofit organizations or verified fundraising activities. Above 2,500 daily returns, centers must record identifying, vehicl… - Public workers face sick-leave use limits: cost, low. Some school and municipal employers can require sick leave to be used in blocks set by a labor agreement. This applies when employers provide paid sick leave or other paid leave accruing faster than the statutory rate. Covered workers include school employees, police officers, firefighters, and pub… - Cultural grants can require property liens: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state can require property liens for nonprofit cultural or historic-site grants of up to $100,000. A lien secures repayment if the property's use changes. It can cover real or personal property. No lien is required for property owned by the state, a town, or a housing au… - Tighter operating rules for redemption centers: cost, low. Beverage-container redemption centers need state approval and annual registration to operate. Operators must supply required registration information and report changes to specified business, sponsor, container, and operating-hours details within 48 hours. Centers cannot move containers off-site or… - Less bond funding for paid leave: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law reduces two bond-funded grant limits for the state paid leave trust fund. One falls from $25 million to $16.019735 million. The other falls from $25 million to $10 million. These funding changes do not change individual eligibility or benefit amounts. - Farmington loses specific school reimbursement authority: cost, low. Farmington loses a specific authorization for up to $1.8 million in state reimbursement for otherwise-ineligible costs. It covered Farmington High School construction and board of education or central administration facility projects. This change removes that reimbursement route, not all state scho… - Less funding for workforce training programs: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, maximum CareerConneCT workforce training bond funding drops from $20 million to $10 million. No more than $5 million can fund the Connecticut Career Accelerator Program Account. Related total bond authority falls from $351.55 million to $341.55 million. The provision does no… - Bottle redemption centers face quarterly reports: cost, low. Connecticut redemption-center operators must report container counts and types to the state every quarter, grouped by town. Reports must use the environmental commissioner's form and include required records and any additional information the commissioner requires. The state can deny annual registr… - Cleanup grants lose automatic zone priority: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, brownfield cleanup grant applications in federally designated opportunity zones no longer receive required priority. The commissioner can still give those applications priority. Projects in those zones remain eligible to apply and receive awards. - Cromwell loses field lighting funding earmark: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Cromwell loses an earmark of up to $250,000 for lights at a Little League field. The law does not state that the broader urban development grant authorization shrinks. It also does not name a replacement recipient. - Facility grant recipients face repayment rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, covered facility grant contracts must require repayment from recipients other than Connecticut political subdivisions. Repayment applies when premises stop serving the grant-funded facility within 10 years after the grant. The amount owed falls by 10% of the original grant f… - Facility grantees face ten-year repayment rules: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, facility grants covered by section 13(a) through (k) must include repayment terms. These apply to recipients that are not Connecticut political subdivisions and end the approved facility use within 10 years. Repayment equals the grant minus 10% of its amount for each full ye… - Late town transportation reports trigger cuts: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, towns or districts face a 10% highway and transportation grant cut for late annual expenditure reports. The cut applies for the fiscal year. The state budget secretary must waive it when the recipient files the late report and provides proof of submission. - Less borrowing for state accountability databases: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, two bond allocations for accountability databases in the state's financial system shrink. One falls from $3 million to $2.65 million; its related total bond limit falls from $350.4213 million to $350.0713 million. The second falls from $3.5 million to $2.65 million; its rela… - Less funding for state electric vehicles: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, bond funding for state electric vehicles and charging infrastructure falls from $35 million to $25 million. Charging work must be at state facilities. The related total bond limit falls from $751.29 million to $741.29 million. This changes state project financing, not househ… - Opportunity zone cleanup loan priority weakens: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state no longer must prioritize brownfield development loan applications in federal opportunity zones. The Department of Economic and Community Development can still give these projects priority. Neither priority nor a loan is guaranteed. - Town grants face new planning requirements: cost, low. Towns whose 2026 section 55 grant is at least 75% above 2025 face a hold on the increase. Their chief executive must meet with the state budget secretary by October 1, 2025, about reducing future state-funding reliance. The secretary can require a written action plan before releasing the increase.… - Less funding for college system consolidation: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, maximum bond funding for combining higher education systems with the state’s CORE system falls. The limit drops from $5 million to $2 million. Related total bond authority falls from $272.433776 million to $269.433776 million. The law does not specify changes to tuition or s… - University research bonds limited to laboratories: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, bonds supporting the University of Connecticut's research faculty recruitment and hiring program have a restricted use. Proceeds must pay only for laboratories for recruited faculty. Allowed costs include related construction, renovation, and equipment. The law states no fun… - Custom fabrication workers gain wage protections: mixed, medium. Starting July 1, 2025, public works contracts must require prevailing wages for covered off-site custom fabrication. Coverage applies to mechanical systems made specifically for the project at another Connecticut location. Stock items and readily available parts or materials are excluded. Contracto… - Municipal workers fund new retirement accounts: mixed, medium. The municipal retirement commission must create a MERS defined contribution retirement plan by July 1, 2026. Each MERS member contributes 0.25% of pay. MERS 2.0 members also contribute 5% of other pay, or 8% for public safety workers. Participating towns match that additional contribution. These co… - Municipal workers get new pension tier: mixed, medium. The law creates the MERS 2.0 municipal pension tier, with employee contributions of 5% of regular pay, or 8% for public safety workers. Annual retirement benefits equal 1.8% of average annual pay per service year, or 2.2% for public safety workers. Newly joining towns can enroll after July 1, 2026,… - Child care grants carry repayment rules: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed child care providers can compete for facility planning, design, construction, and renovation grants. Up to $80 million in bonds funds the program over fiscal years 2026–2032, with unused annual amounts carried forward. Awards are prioritized by project scope and fac… - Higher state bond limit, delayed tranche: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law raises one state bond authorization from $150 million to $270 million. The proceeds must serve the purposes listed in section 89(b) of Public Act 23-205. A $60 million tranche previously scheduled for July 1, 2024, instead takes effect July 1, 2026. This provision do… - Construction loan guarantees with homebuyer limits: mixed, medium. Homes for CT guarantees residential construction loans through participating banks or credit unions with a physical Connecticut presence. Owners and developers must meet state housing finance authority standards; mortgage-backed loans cover eligible construction costs only. Rates cannot exceed the… - College capital funding shifts between priorities: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities 2020 capital project schedule changes. Revised allocations include land and property purchases and supplemental project funding. Phase I stays at $285 million, Phase II at $285 million, and Phase III at $499.5 million. The law… - School air grants expand with upkeep rules: mixed, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, bond authority totals $236.5 million for school air-quality grants and additional school-building purposes. Within that total, up to $50 million reimburses qualifying improvements completed March 1, 2020, through July 1, 2022. Up to $11.5 million funds classroom air-purifier… - Town school aid holds before reductions: mixed, medium. Towns maintaining public schools whose fully funded equalization aid is below prior-year aid keep their prior-year entitlement in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Their grants are then reduced by 14.29% of the grant adjustment in fiscal year 2028 and 16.67% in 2029. The adjustment percentages are 20% in… - Loan reimbursement service rules gain waivers: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, loan reimbursement participants must complete at least 50 volunteer hours per participation year unless waived. Qualifying service includes charities, religious groups, towns, military service, specified firefighting and emergency medical work, and required unpaid student wo… - Some towns gain annuity plan option: mixed, low. The municipal retirement commission can establish an alternative annuity plan with unanimous approval from the specified trustees. Towns already participating in MERS when the annuity plan starts cannot join. An adopting town can transfer accounts and assets from its existing defined contribution p… - New Haven gains restricted school reimbursement: mixed, low. New Haven gains up to $17.824348 million for otherwise-excluded costs at Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy and Hill Central School. The state must offset remaining ineligible costs against amounts due for the Bowen Field project. New Haven must use the specified amounts for its local share of sch… - Two school statutes are repealed: mixed, low. The law repeals Connecticut school statutes 10-265r and 10-283b. The supplied text does not explain what those statutes covered. Their effects on school funding, programs, or eligibility cannot be determined from this text. - Convention bureau grant changes funding source: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the CT Convention & Sports Bureau has a $500,000 grant available for fiscal year 2026. The money comes from the Office of Policy and Management's Other Expenses appropriation. The same $500,000 is removed from the Tourism Fund schedule. - Ledyard and Montville aid changes years: mixed, low. Ledyard and Montville each receive $800,000 in municipal aid for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. This replaces $500,000 per town for that year. The law also removes the separately specified aid for fiscal year 2026. These changes take effect July 1, 2025. - Probate court fund keeps larger reserve: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Probate Court Administration Fund can retain a larger reserve before transferring excess money. The threshold rises from 15% to 20% of the next fiscal year's authorized spending. Money above that threshold goes to the General Fund. The change does not directly alter indi… - State project funds gain transfer rules: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the State Bond Commission can redirect excess section 21 project funds to finish another listed project. Money left after all listed projects are paid must go to the General Fund. Requests under sections 45–50 must identify the project and recommend whether federal, private,… - Heat-pump funding expands beyond purchase rebates: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law replaces the bond-funded heat-pump purchase rebate use with broader deployment support. The environmental agency can use the money for cost-effective heat-pump deployment for heating and other thermal needs statewide. This broadens allowed support but no longer direc… - Housing bonds can cover administration costs: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the state can use general obligation housing bond proceeds to pay housing program administration costs. These expenses cannot exceed $1 million in any fiscal year. The State Bond Commission must approve the expenses, and the Governor must release the money. This supports pro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Matthew Ritter (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-06-04 | House | House Roll Call Vote 348 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION | pass | 144 | 4 | | | 2025-06-04 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 386 | pass | 35 | 1 | | ## Actions (10) - 2025-06-30: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-27: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-27: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2025-06-23: Public Act 25-174 (legislature) - 2025-06-04: In Concurrence (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Senate Passed (Senate) - 2025-06-04: Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17 (legislature) - 2025-06-04: House Passed (House) - 2025-06-04: Rules Suspended (legislature) - 2025-06-04: Emergency Certification (legislature) ## Bill text - New Bill, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-HB.PDF) - Public Act No. 25-174, 2025-06-04: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00174-R00HB-07288-PA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for HB-7288: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for HB-7288: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-FN.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 348 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00348-R00HB07288-HV.PDF) - Senate Roll Call Vote 386: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00386-R00HB07288-SV.PDF) - Summary for Public Act No. 25-174: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00174-R01HB-07288-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed) - SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed) - SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed) - SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed) - HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed) - HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed) ## Sources - [New Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-HB.PDF) - [Public Act No. 25-174 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00174-R00HB-07288-PA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for HB-7288 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for HB-7288 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-07288-R00-FN.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 348 EMERGENCY CERTIFICATION (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00348-R00HB07288-HV.PDF) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 386 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00386-R00HB07288-SV.PDF) - [Summary for Public Act No. 25-174 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00174-R01HB-07288-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025) - [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025) - [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025) - [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025) - [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025) - [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07288-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).