Connecticut HB 5341: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE SALE AND BREEDING OF CERTAIN CETACEANS.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5341
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1824

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS

Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRONIC PORTAL FOR
APPLICATIONS FOR STATE GRANT PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 4-68dd of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2026): 2
(a) [The] Not later than July 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Office of 3
Policy and Management shall, within available appropriations, 4
establish and maintain a single electronic portal available on the Internet 5
and located on the Office of Policy and Management's Internet web site 6
concerning grants administered or provided by state agencies for the 7
purpose of posting all state-funded [municipal] grant applications. Such 8
electronic portal shall be known as the [Municipal] State Grant Portal. 9
(b) The [Municipal] State Grant Portal shall include, but not be 10
limited to: (1) All state-funded [municipal] grant applications, [and 11
municipal reimbursement request forms,] (2) a searchable database for 12
locating information regarding state-funded [municipal] grants, [and] 13
(3) an Internet web page dedicated to state-funded municipal grant 14

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applications and municipal reimbursement request forms, and (4) 15
features to encourage the active recruitment and participation of 16
municipalities and other interested parties in the state-funded 17
[municipal] grant application process. 18
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 4-68dd

GAE Joint Favorable