Connecticut SB 275: AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.

Bill Text

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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 275
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1267

Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT

Introduced by:
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AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN
PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) The Secretary of the 1
Office of Policy and Management shall, within available appropriations, 2
establish a program to (1) provide any municipality with technical and 3
financial assistance concerning the electronic publication of municipal 4
budgets and other information concerning municipal finances on the 5
Internet web site of the municipality, and (2) adopt guidelines for best 6
practices concerning the publication of such budgets and information. 7
(b) The secretary shall establish an application procedure and any 8
criteria for a municipality's participation in the program as deemed 9
necessary by the secretary. The secretary may adopt regulations, in 10
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 11
implement the provisions of this section. 12

Raised Bill No. 275

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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

PD Joint Favorable