Connecticut SB 470: AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND MINOR REVISIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION STATUTES.

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Senate Bill No. 470 
 
Public Act No. 26-118 
 
 
AN   ACT   CONCERNING   THE   LEGISLATIVE   COMMISSIONERS' 
RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  TECHNICAL  AND  MINOR  REVISIONS 
TO THE GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION STATUTES. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Subsection  (a)  of  section  3-61b of  the  2026  supplement  to 
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 
thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 
(a) Any property held pursuant to a funeral service contract that is in 
effect  on  or  after  July  1,  2025,  for  the  purposes  of  this  part,  shall  be 
considered  payable  or  distributable  on  the  earliest  of:  (1)  When  the 
holder has received affirmative notification of the death of a beneficiary 
associated with a funeral [services] service contract for which the holder 
is  maintaining  an  escrow  account;  (2)  the  date  the  beneficiary  would 
have attained the age of one hundred ten years; or (3) seventy-five years 
after the funeral service contract was executed. 
Sec. 2. Section 10a-151i of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 
passage): 
For any qualified contract described in subdivision (1) of subsection 
(b)  of  section  10a-151f,  and  any  revenue  contract  or  nonmonetary 

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contract  that  is  not  a  qualified  contract,  as  such  terms  are  defined  in 
section 10a-151f, that is entered into or amended on or after [July 1, 2026] 
the  effective  date  of  this  section,  by  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the 
Board of Regents for Higher Education or the chief executive officer of 
an institution within the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents for Higher 
Education   or   by   the   chief   executive   officer   of   The   University   of 
Connecticut,  the  chief  executive  officer  shall  require  such  contract  to 
either (1) comply with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 4a-60, 
and  set  forth  the  full  text  of  subdivisions  (1)  to  (5),  inclusive,  of 
subsection (b) of section 4a-60, or (2) set forth the following affirmation: 
"Each  party  agrees,  as  required  by  section  4a-60  of  the  Connecticut 
General Statutes, not to discriminate against any person on the basis of 
race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, 
sex,  gender  identity  or  expression,  sexual  orientation,  status  as  a 
veteran,  status  as  a  victim  of  domestic  violence,  intellectual  disability, 
mental  disability  or  physical  disability,  including,  but  not  limited  to, 
blindness, unless it is shown by such party that such disability prevents 
performance of the work involved. Each party agrees to comply with all 
applicable  federal  and  state  of  Connecticut  nondiscrimination  and 
affirmative action laws, including, but not limited to, section 4a-60 of the 
Connecticut General Statutes.". 
Sec. 3. Section 45a-594 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 
is  repealed  and  the  following  is  substituted  in  lieu  thereof (Effective 
October 1, 2026): 
(a)  Compensation  payable  to  the  conservator  or  guardian  of  any 
person who is supported wholly or in part by the state in any humane 
institution,  or  who  is  receiving  benefits   under  any  of  the  state's 
programs  of  public  assistance,  shall  be  based  upon  services  rendered 
and  shall  not  exceed  five  per  cent  of  the  gross  income  to  the  estate 
during the period covered by any account. The conservator or guardian 
shall  be  entitled  to  compensation  of  not  less  than  fifty  dollars  for  any 

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accounting  period  continuing  for  at  least  a  year.  If  extraordinary 
services  are  rendered  by  any  conservator  or  guardian,  the [court  of 
probate] Probate  Court,  upon  petition  and  hearing,  may  authorize 
reasonable additional compensation. No commission or compensation 
shall  be allowed  on  any  moneys  or  other  assets  received  from  a  prior 
guardian   or   conservator   nor   upon   any   amount   received   from 
liquidation of loans or other investments. 
(b) Compensation  payable  to  the  conservator  or  guardian  of  any 
veteran or other beneficiary of the United States Department of Veterans 
Affairs for administering moneys paid by the United States through the 
department, or revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially 
acquired therewith, shall be based upon services rendered and shall not 
exceed five per cent of the amount of moneys received during the period 
covered  by  the  account.  If  extraordinary  services  are  rendered  by  any 
conservator  or  guardian,  the [Court  of  Probate] Probate  Court,  upon 
petition     and     hearing,     may     authorize     reasonab