Connecticut SB 1: AN ACT MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, MAKING DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026, AUTHORIZING AND ADJUSTING BONDS OF THE STATE AND CONCERNING PROVISIONS RELATING TO REVENUE, SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER ITEMS TO IMPLEMENT THE STATE BUDGET.

Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2026-05-26)

State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: SB 1

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Sponsors: Martin M. Looney, Bob Duff, Saud Anwar, Jorge Cabrera, Christine Cohen, Mae Flexer, John W. Fonfara, Sujata Gadkar-wilcox, Herron Gaston, Joan V. Hartley, Jan Hochadel, Paul Honig, Julie Kushner, Matthew L. Lesser, Rick Lopes, Ceci Maher, James J. Maroney, Martha Marx, Douglas Mccrory, Patricia Billie Miller, Norman Needleman, Catherine A. Osten, Md Rahman, Derek Slap, Nick Gauthier

Substitute Senate Bill No. 1 
 
Public Act No. 26-68 
 
 
AN  ACT  MAKING  ADJUSTMENTS  TO  THE  STATE  BUDGET  FOR 
THE  BIENNIUM  ENDING  JUNE  30,  2027,  MAKING  DEFICIENCY 
APPROPRIATIONS  FOR  THE  FISCAL  YEAR  ENDING  JUNE  30, 
2026,  AUTHORIZING  AND ADJUSTING  BONDS  OF  THE  STATE 
AND   CONCERNING   PROVISIONS   RELATING   TO   REVENUE, 
SCHOOL  CONSTRUCTION  AND  OTHER  ITEMS  TO  IMPLEMENT 
THE STATE BUDGET. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1. (Effective  July  1,  2026) The  amounts  appropriated  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  2027,  in  section  1  of  public  act  25-168, 
regarding the GENERAL FUND are amended to read as follows:  
 
 2026-2027  
 
LEGISLATIVE   
 
   
 
LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT   
 
Personal Services [64,296,079] 64,246,079 
 
Other Expenses 24,954,131  
 
Equipment 3,295,000  
 
Flag Restoration 65,000  
 
Minor Capital Improvements 4,000,000  
 
Interim Salary/Caucus Offices 591,748  
 
Connecticut Academy of Science and 
Engineering 
[226,000] 276,000 

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Old State House 900,000  
 
Translators 150,000  
 
Wall of Fame 10,000  
 
Interstate Conference Fund 529,095  
 
New England Board of Higher Education 226,488  
 
AGENCY TOTAL 99,243,541  
 
   
 
AUDITORS OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS   
 
Personal Services 16,701,328  
 
Other Expenses [451,727] 951,727 
 
AGENCY TOTAL [17,153,055] 17,653,055 
 
   
 
COMMISSION ON WOMEN, CHILDREN, 
SENIORS, EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY 
  
 
Personal Services 1,227,933  
 
Other Expenses 60,000  
 
AGENCY TOTAL 1,287,933  
 
   
 
GENERAL GOVERNMENT   
 
   
 
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE   
 
Personal Services [3,983,704] 3,994,533 
 
Other Expenses 635,401  
 
National Governors' Association 121,522  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [4,740,627] 4,751,456 
 
   
 
SECRETARY OF THE STATE   
 
Personal Services [5,402,637] 4,511,688 
 
Other Expenses [3,517,936] 6,227,936 
 
Commercial Recording Division 5,419,159  
 
Early Voting 1,320,000  
 
Bridgeport Election Monitor 150,000  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [15,809,732] 17,628,783 
 
   
 
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE   
 
Personal Services [865,598] 874,649 

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Other Expenses 46,323  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [911,921] 920,972 
 
   
 
ELECTIONS ENFORCEMENT 
COMMISSION 
  
 
Elections Enforcement Commission [4,255,296] 4,280,767 
 
   
 
OFFICE OF STATE ETHICS   
 
Office of State Ethics [2,059,779] 2,238,902 
 
   
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 
COMMISSION 
  
 
Freedom of Information Commission [2,283,813] 2,307,423 
 
   
 
STATE TREASURER   
 
Personal Services [3,543,056] 3,552,107 
 
Other Expenses 359,854  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [3,902,910] 3,911,961 
 
   
 
STATE COMPTROLLER   
 
Personal Services [30,478,063] 30,487,114 
 
Other Expenses [18,417,000] 18,517,000 
 
Various Grants  250,000 
 
AGENCY TOTAL [48,895,063] 49,254,114 
 
   
 
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE SERVICES   
 
Personal Services [54,700,984] 54,871,282 
 
Other Expenses 4,617,358  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [59,318,342] 59,488,640 
 
   
 
OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL 
ACCOUNTABILITY 
  
 
[Other Expenses]  [25,098]  
 
Child Fatality Review Panel 139,183  
 
Contracting Standards Board 859,334  
 
Judicial Review Council 191,511  

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Judicial Selection Commission 117,678  
 
Office of the Child Advocate 1,032,892  
 
Office of the Victim Advocate 519,674  
 
Board of Firearms Permit Examiners 148,193  
 
Office of the Correction Ombuds [763,692] 1,219,274 
 
[Office of the Educational Ombudsperson]  [180,000]  
 
AGENCY TOTAL [3,977,255] 4,227,739 
 
   
 
OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT   
 
Personal Services [21,379,691] 22,777,279 
 
Other Expenses [3,305,422] 2,703,635 
 
Automated Budget System and Data Base 
Link 
20,438  
 
Justice Assistance Grants 865,967  
 
Tax Relief For Elderly Renters 25,020,226  
 
Private Providers 156,000,000  
 
Reimbursement Property Tax - Disability 
Exemption 
364,713  
 
Distressed Municipalities 1,500,000  
 
Property Tax Relief Elderly Freeze Program [4,000] 2,000 
 
Property Tax Relief for Veterans [2,708,107] 1,708,107 
 
Municipal Restructuring 300,000  
 
Various Municipal Grants  22,178,100 
 
America250  250,000 
 
AGENCY TOTAL [211,468,564] 233,690,465 
 
   
 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS   
 
Personal Services [23,687,289] 23,802,446 
 
Other Expenses [4,106,113] 5,521,457 
 
SSMF Administration 560,345  
 
Veterans' Opportunity Pilot 245,047  
 
Veterans' Rally Point 512,764  
 
Burial Expenses 6,666  
 
Headstones [307,834] 207,834 
 
Various Grants  341,000 
 
AGENCY TOTAL [29,426,058] 31,197,559 

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DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 
SERVICES 
  
 
Personal Services 100,780,339  
 
Other Expenses [31,251,286] 32,331,302 
 
Loss Control Risk Management 88,003  
 
Employees' Review Board 32,611  
 
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