Connecticut HB 5543: AN ACT CONCERNING THE SALES PRICE THRESHOLD OF MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO A HIGHER SALES AND USE TAXES RATE.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5543
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 3046

Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS

Introduced by:
(GAE)

AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN REVISIONS TO AGGREGATE AND
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS UNDER THE CITIZENS'
ELECTION PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 9-704 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 1
is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
December 1, 2026): 3
(a) The amount of qualifying contributions that the candidate 4
committee of a candidate shall be required to receive in order to be 5
eligible for grants from the Citizens' Election Fund shall be: 6
(1) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 7
of Governor, contributions from individuals in the aggregate amount of 8
[two hundred fifty thousand] two hundred eighty-eight thousand eight 9
hundred dollars, of which [two hundred twenty-five thousand] two 10
hundred fifty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars or more is 11
contributed by individuals residing in the state. [, except that in the case 12
of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, the aggregate 13

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contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of 14
subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple 15
of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward.] The 16
provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to the following: (A) 17
Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this subdivision and 18
subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) on and after January 1, 2019, the 19
candidate committee shall return the portion of any contribution or 20
contributions from any individual, including said candidate, that 21
exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) any such excess portion shall 22
not be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts 23
under this subdivision, (B) all contributions received by (i) an 24
exploratory committee established by said candidate, or (ii) an 25
exploratory committee or candidate committee of a candidate for the 26
office of Lieutenant Governor who is deemed to be jointly campaigning 27
with a candidate for nomination or election to the office of Governor 28
under subsection (a) of section 9-709, which meet the criteria for 29
qualifying contributions to candidate committees under this section 30
shall be considered in calculating the aggregate contribution amounts, 31
and (C) in the case of a primary or election held in 2022, or thereafter, 32
the two-hundred-fifty-dollar maximum individual contribution amount 33
provided in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision shall be first adjusted 34
under subdivision (1) of subsection [(c)] (b) of this section and then 35
rounded to the nearest multiple of ten dollars with exactly five dollars 36
rounded upward. 37
(2) In the case of a candidate for nomination or election to the office 38
of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 39
Treasurer or Secretary of the State, contributions from individuals in the 40
aggregate amount of [seventy-five thousand] eighty-six thousand six 41
hundred dollars, of which [sixty-seven thousand five hundred] seventy-42
eight thousand dollars or more is contributed by individuals residing in 43
the state. [, except that in the case of a primary or election for Lieutenant 44
Governor held in 2022, or thereafter, the aggregate contribution 45
amounts shall be first adjusted under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) 46
of this section and then rounded to the nearest multiple of one hundred 47

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dollars with exactly fifty dollars rounded upward and in the case of a 48
primary or election for Attorney General, State Comptroller, State 49
Treasurer or Secretary of the State held in 2018, or thereafter, the 50
aggregate contribution amounts shall be first adjusted under 51
subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section and then rounded to the 52
nearest multiple of one hundred dollars with exactly fifty dollars 53
rounded upward.] The provisions of this subdivision shall be subject to 54
the following: (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C) of this 55
subdivision and subsection (g) of section 9-610, (i) on and after January 56
1, 2019, the candidate committee shall return the portion of any 57
contribution or contributions from any individual, including said 58
candidate, that exceeds two hundred fifty dollars, and (ii) any such 59
excess portion shall not be considered in calculating the aggregate 60
contribution amounts under this subdivision, (B) all contributions 61
received by an exploratory committee established by said candidate that 62
meet the criteria for qualifying contributions to candidate committees 63
under this section shall be considered in calculating the aggregate 64
contribution a