Connecticut HB 5222: AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION, CANNABIS, DATA PRIVACY, FIRE INSPECTIONS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (as of 2026-06-02)
State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: HB 5222
Subjects: Accountancy, State Board of, Advertising, Apartment listing services, Architects, Artificial intelligence, Beverage containers, Binding arbitration, Certificates and certification, Charitable contributions, Clothing, Consumer Protection Department, Consumer protection, Contractors, Councils, Criminal history records, Criminal mischief, Damages, Dietary supplements, Disclosure, Electronic commerce, Electronic data, Electronic nicotine delivery systems, Electronic pricing systems, Entertainment, Escrow accounts, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Fire inspectors, Food, Food factories, warehouses and establishments, Funeral service contracts, Health clubs, Hearings, Hemp, Home improvement contractors, Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy, Interior designers, Judgments and decrees, Labeling, Land surveyors, Liquor permits, Marijuana, Mass transit, Medical care, Mold, Motor vehicle dealers, Motor vehicle warranties, New home construction contractors, Notices, Occupational training, Packaging, Parks, Personal data, Pilots, Plans, Plumbing and piping work, Professional engineers, Professional licenses, Public utilities, Real Estate Guaranty Fund, Real estate brokers and salespersons, Reports, Retail trade, State Fire Marshal, Subpoenas, Task forces, Ticket sales, Ticket scalping, Underground storage tanks, Unfair or deceptive trade practices, Used motor vehicles, Vapor product, Vending machines, Veterinarians, Violations, Wineries, Workforce development
Sponsors: Tammy Nuccio, Tom O'dea, Christie M. Carpino, John A. Kissel
Bill Text
Substitute House Bill No. 5222 Public Act No. 26-100 AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION, CANNABIS, DATA PRIVACY, FIRE INSPECTIONS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 20-295b of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) Any person who, on October 1, 1969, holds a certificate of authority or renewal issued pursuant to sections 20-295 and 20-295a of the general statutes, revised to 1968, shall be entered on the roster of licensed architects and shall thereafter be authorized and entitled to practice architecture in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) An architect licensed in this state may perform the work of an interior designer as prescribed in chapter 396a without obtaining a certificate of registration as an interior designer under said chapter. [Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, an architect licensed in this state shall not be required to satisfy the continuing education requirements for registered interior designers established in subsections (f) and (g) of section 20-377s if such architect satisfies all continuing education requirements set forth in this chapter necessary for such architect to maintain such license.] Substitute House Bill No. 5222 Public Act No. 26-100 2 of 154 (c) An architect licensed in this state who holds a certificate of registration as an interior designer issued under chapter 396a shall be subject to [(1) the continuing education requirements for registered interior designers established in subsections (f) and (g) of section 20- 377s, and (2)] the fee for renewal of such certificate of registration established in subsection (e) of section 20-377s, as amended by this act. Sec. 2. Section 20-305 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): Applications for licensure under this chapter shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Consumer Protection. The nonrefundable application fee for a professional engineer license shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application fee for an engineer-in-training license shall be seventy-six dollars, which shall accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the issuance of a license. The nonrefundable application fee for a land surveyor license shall be eighty dollars. The nonrefundable application fee for a surveyor-in-training license shall be sixty-four dollars, which shall accompany the application and which shall include the cost of the issuance of a license. The initial license fee for a professional engineer license or a land surveyor license shall be [two hundred twenty] four hundred forty dollars. The application fee for a combined license as professional engineer and land surveyor shall be eighty dollars. The initial license fee for such combined license shall be [two hundred twenty] four hundred forty dollars. Sec. 3. Section 20-306 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): (a) [(1)] The Department of Consumer Protection shall notify each person licensed under this chapter of the date of the expiration of such license and the amount of the fee required for its renewal for [one year] two years. Such license renewals shall be accompanied by the payment Substitute House Bill No. 5222 Public Act No. 26-100 3 of 154 of [the professional services fee for class G, as defined in section 33-182l,] five hundred seventy dollars in the case of a professional engineer license, a professional engineer and land surveyor combined license, or a land surveyor license. The license shall be considered lapsed if not renewed on or before the expiration date. [(2) Annual] (b) Biennial renewal of an engineer-in-training license or a surveyor-in-training license shall not be required. Any such license shall remain valid for a period of ten years from the date of its original issuance and, during this time, it shall meet in part the requirements for licensure as a professional engineer or land surveyor. It shall not be the duty of the department to notify the holder of an engineer-in-training license or a surveyor-in-training license of the date of expiration of such license other than to publish it annually in the roster. [(3)] (c) Renewal of any license under this chapter or payment of renewal fees shall not be required of any
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