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General Assembly Senate Joint
Resolution No. 37
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2101

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS

Introduced by:
(GAE)

RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE
CONSTITUTION CONCERNING ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS.
Resolved by this Assembly:

That the following be proposed as an amendment to the Constitution 1
of the State, which, when approved and adopted in the manner 2
provided by the Constitution, shall, to all intents and purposes, become 3
a part thereof: 4
Section 1. Article first of the Constitution is amended by adding the 5
following section: 6
Each person shall have an individual right to clean and healthy air, 7
water, soil and ecosystems, a clean and healthy environment and a safe 8
and stable climate for the benefit of public health, safety and the general 9
welfare. The state shall protect these rights equitably for all people 10
regardless of race, ethnicity, tribal affiliation, gender, socioeconomic 11
status or geography. Recognizing all of the residents of the state, 12
including present and future generations, as the beneficiaries of a 13

Senate Joint Resolution No. 37

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healthy environment, the state shall conserve, manage, protect and 14
maintain, for these beneficiaries, all of the natural resources of 15
Connecticut, including its waters, air, flora, fauna, soils and climate. The 16
state shall not allow, through government action or inaction, any 17
degradation, diminution or depletion of the natural environment that is 18
avoidable, contributes to significant or widespread environmental harm 19
or results in an unhealthy or unsustainable environment. Any funds 20
supporting protection of the state's natural resources shall not be 21
diverted. The rights stated in this section are equivalent to all other 22
inalienable rights, may not be infringed and may be directly invoked 23
and enforced by the residents of this state. 24
RESOLVED: That the foregoing proposed amendment to the 25
Constitution be continued to the next session of the General Assembly 26
elected at the general election to be held on November 3, 2026, and 27
published with the laws passed at the present session, or be presented 28
to the electors at the general election to be held on November 3, 2026, 29
whichever the case may be, according to article sixth of the amendments 30
to the Constitution. The designation of said proposed amendment to be 31
used on the ballots at such election shall be "Shall the Constitution of the 32
State be amended to (1) provide each citizen an enforceable individual 33
right to clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment, 34
and a safe and stable climate for the benefit of public health, safety and 35
the general welfare, that is equivalent to all other inalienable rights, (2) 36
place certain obligations upon the state, including requiring the state to 37
conserve, manage, protect and maintain the state's natural resources, 38
and (3) prohibit the diversion of funds supporting protection of such 39
resources?" 40

GAE Joint Favorable