Connecticut SB 85: AN ACT CONCERNING HEALTH INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT PARITY FOR PODIATRISTS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 85
February Session, 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE,
CONCERNING THE UCONN 2000 PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING
GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL GRADUATE STUDENT
LOANS, WAR OR VETERANS’ MEMORIALS OR MONUMENTS AND
AGING-IN-PLACE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2026) The State Bond Commission shall 1
have power, in accordance with the provisions of this section and 2
sections 2 to 7, inclusive, of this act, from time to time to authorize the 3
issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal 4
amounts in the aggregate not exceeding $46,500,000. 5
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2026) The proceeds of the sale of bonds 6
described in sections 1 to 7, inclusive, of this act, to the extent hereinafter 7
stated, shall be used for the purpose of acquiring, by purchase or 8
condemnation, undertaking, constructing, reconstructing, improving or 9
equipping, or purchasing land or buildings or improving sites for the 10
projects hereinafter described, including payment of architectural, 11
engineering, demolition or related costs in connection therewith, or of 12
payment of the cost of long-range capital programming and space 13
utilization studies as hereinafter stated: 14
(a) For the Department of Administrative Services: Site acquisition, 15
planning activities and construction costs to replace the current fleet 16

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garage in Wethersfield, not exceeding $20,000,000; 17
(b) For the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection: 18
Purchase, construction and maintenance of a new mesonet system, not 19
exceeding $1,500,000; 20
(c) For the Department of Correction: 21
(1) Security upgrades, including, but not limited to, new doors, 22
information technology upgrades, security cameras and other work to 23
ensure the safety of the department's employees and inmates, not 24
exceeding $10,000,000; 25
(2) Electronic health records systems, including digital medical care 26
request systems, devices and access points, not exceeding $10,000,000; 27
(d) For the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: 28
Natural diversity data base mapping enhancements and other 29
information technology resources to streamline the department's 30
permitting and environmental review processes, not exceeding 31
$5,000,000. 32
Sec. 3. (Effective July 1, 2026) All provisions of section 3-20 of the 33
general statutes or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby 34
which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 1 to 7, 35
inclusive, of this act are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds 36
authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to sections 1 to 7, 37
inclusive, of this act and temporary notes issued in anticipation of the 38
money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may 39
be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time 40
renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 41
twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or 42
pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission 43
authorizing such bonds. 44
Sec. 4. (Effective July 1, 2026) None of the bonds described in sections 45
1 to 7, inclusive, of this act shall be authorized except upon a finding by 46

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the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for 47
such authorization, which is signed by the Secretary of the Office of 48
Policy and Management or by or on behalf of such state officer, 49
department or agency and stating such terms and conditions as said 50
commission, in its discretion, may require. 51
Sec. 5. (Effective July 1, 2026) For the purposes of sections 1 to 7, 52
inclusive, of this act, "state moneys" means the proceeds of the sale of 53
bonds authorized pursuant to said sections 1 to 7, inclusive, or of 54
temporary notes issued in anticipation of the moneys to be derived from 55
the sale of such bonds. Each request filed as provided in section 4 of this 56
act for an authorization of bonds shall identify the project for which the 57
proceeds of the sale of such bonds are to be used and expended and, in 58
addition to any terms and conditions required pursuant to said section 59
4, shall include the recommendation of the person signing such request 60
as to the extent to which federal, private or other moneys then available 61
or thereafter to be made available for costs in connection with any such 62
project should be added to the state moneys available or becoming 63
available hereunder for such project. If the request includes a 64
recommendation that some amount of such federal, private or other 65
moneys should be added to such state moneys, then, if and to the extent 66
directed by the State Bond Commission at the time of authorization of 67
such bonds, su