Connecticut HB 5164: AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND.

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General Assembly  
Substitute Bill No. 5164  
February Session, 2026 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE TOBACCO 
SETTLEMENT FUND.  
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of Representatives  in  General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section  1.  Subsection  (c)  of  section  4-28e  of  the  general  statutes  is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2 
2026): 3 
(c) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, until June 4 
30, 2025, annual disbursements from the Tobacco Settlement Fund shall 5 
be  made  as  follows:  (1)  To  the  Tobacco  and  Health  Trust  Fund  in  an 6 
amount  equal  to  twelve  million  dollars;  and  (2)  the  remainder  to  the 7 
General Fund. [; except that for] For the fiscal year ending June 30, [2025] 8 
2026, [the] such annual [disbursement  from  the  Tobacco  Settlement 9 
Fund] disbursements shall be made to the General Fund. Commencing 10 
with  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  2027,  annual  disbursements  from 11 
said fund shall be made as follows: (A) To the Tobacco and Health Trust 12 
Fund  in  an  amount  equal  to  thirty-two  million  dollars;  and  (B)  the 13 
remainder to the General Fund. 14 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 
July 1, 2026 
4-28e(c) 
 

Substitute Bill No. 5164 
 
 
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