Connecticut HB 5549: AN ACT RESTORING THE RATE OF THE CREDIT AGAINST THE AFFECTED BUSINESS ENTITY TAX.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5549
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2802

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS

Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES
RELATED TO ELECTIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 9-19b of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(a) Except during the period between the last session for the 3
admission of electors prior to an election and the day following that 4
election, the town clerk or assistant town clerk, during office hours and 5
at the office of such official, may examine the qualifications of any 6
person applying in person to be admitted as an elector and approve such 7
application. 8
(b) Except during the period between the last session for the 9
admission of electors prior to an election and the day following that 10
election, either registrar of voters [,] or a deputy registrar or assistant 11
registrar appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 9-192 12
may examine the qualifications of any person applying to be admitted 13
as an elector in the town and, except for applications submitted 14

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pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection, approve such application 15
submitted in person (1) at the office of such official; (2) at any enrollment 16
session of the registrars of voters; (3) at any public place; (4) at any time 17
and at any place in the town, other than a public place; or (5) at any 18
public office of the Department of Motor Vehicles, Labor Department or 19
Department of Social Services [which] that is located in the town in 20
which the registrar, deputy registrar or assistant registrar serves, [if] 21
provided written notice of the date and time of such examination is 22
given seven days in advance thereof to the commissioner of such 23
department. Upon receipt of a written notice under subdivision (5) of 24
this subsection, the commissioner of the department may designate a 25
portion of the public office which shall be used for the admission of 26
electors. The other registrar, or any deputy or assistant registrar, shall 27
be permitted to be present during the admission of any person pursuant 28
to subdivisions (4) and (5) of this subsection. Applications accepted and 29
examined prior to the last session for admission of electors prior to an 30
election pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection may be approved 31
after such last session. The admission of any person pursuant to 32
subdivision (4) shall be effective on the date when both registrars 33
approve such application. The registrar who receives such application 34
from the applicant shall give written notice to the other registrar within 35
one business day after such receipt and the registrars shall forthwith act 36
on such applications. No rejection of any application under subdivision 37
(4) of this subsection shall be effective until the registrar has mailed to 38
the other registrar and the applicant a notice stating any reason for the 39
rejection. Any applicant whose application is rejected may appeal under 40
the provisions of section 9-31l. 41
(c) Such registrar, deputy or assistant registrar accepting applications 42
in accordance with subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of this section shall 43
provide the applicant with a receipt. Upon approval or disapproval of 44
the application, the registrars shall send a notice thereof by first-class 45
mail with instructions on the envelope that it be returned if not 46
deliverable at the address shown thereon. If such notice of approval is 47
returned undeliverable, the registrars shall take the necessary action in 48

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accordance with section 9-35 or 9-43. 49
(d) During the period between the last session for the admission of 50
electors prior to an election and the opening of the limited session for 51
the admission of electors held on the last weekday before such election 52
under section 9-17, the town clerk or assistant town clerk, during office 53
hours and at the office of such official, and either registrar of voters or a 54
deputy or assistant registrar, at the office of such official, may examine 55
the qualifications of any person applying in person to be admitted in 56
such town and approve the application of such person whose 57
qualifications as to age, citizenship or residence in the municipality were 58
attained after such last session and on or before the last weekday prior 59
to such election. 60
Sec. 2. Section 9-31a of the general statutes is repealed and the 61
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 62
(a) As used in this section and section 9-31b, "permanently physically 63
disabled person" means a person who, by reason of a major defect or 64
infirmity of body, whether cong