Connecticut SB 53: AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GARDEN AT YORK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION.
Status: REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Finance, Revenue and Bonding (as of 2026-02-04)
State: Connecticut · Session: 2026 · Bill: SB 53
Subjects: Correctional institutions, Gardens, Prisoners, State bonds for public safety
Sponsors: Craig C. Fishbein, Heather S. Somers
Bill Text
LCO No. 322 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 53 February Session, 2026 LCO No. 322 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A GARDEN AT YORK CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the State Bond Commission be empowered to authorize the 1 issuance of bonds of the state in accordance with section 3-20 of the 2 general statutes, in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate 3 fifty thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by the 4 Department of Correction for the purpose of establishing a garden at the 5 York Correctional Institution to grow produce for the inmates. 6 Statement of Purpose: To provide funding for a garden at York Correctional Institution to grow fresh produce for the inmates.
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