Bill > HB05256

This bill, effective October 1, 2026, removes a procedural requirement for local governments in Connecticut when they wish to ask the General Assembly (the state legislature) to pass a law specifically for them, known as special legislation. Previously, when a town, city, borough, or other local government body voted to request such special legislation, or when a petition signed by at least ten percent of local electors (registered voters) was filed to initiate it, a certified copy of that resolution or petition had to be submitted to the Secretary of the State (the chief election official and keeper of state records) no later than ten days before the legislative session began. This bill eliminates that step, meaning local governments will no longer need to file this document with the Secretary of the State to start the process of introducing local legislation in the General Assembly.

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