AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED TECHNOLOGICAL AND ELECTRIC UPGRADES TO MUNICIPAL FIREHOUSES.

Plain English Breakdown

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State Bonds for Firehouse Upgrades

This act allows the state to issue bonds up to $2,500,000 to fund grants-in-aid for infrastructure-related technological and electric upgrades at municipal firehouses.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the State Bond Commission to issue bonds of up to $2.5 million.
• Uses bond proceeds for grants-in-aid to help local fire departments.
• Grants are used for technological and electrical improvements in firehouses.

Who It Names or Affects

• Municipal and other local fire departments
• The State Bond Commission

Terms To Know

State Bonds

Money borrowed by the state to fund projects, which must be paid back with interest.

Grants-in-aid

Financial assistance given by a government agency to support specific activities or programs.

Limits and Unknowns

• The exact details of how the funds will be distributed are not specified.
• It is unclear which firehouses will receive upgrades based on this information alone.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to municipal and other local fire departments for infrastructure-related technological and electric upgrades to firehouses.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 526 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5122
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 526

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. HOXHA, 78th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR
INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED TECHNOLOGICAL AND ELECTRIC
UPGRADES TO MUNICIPAL FIREHOUSES.
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
two million five hundred thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall 4
be used by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 5
for the purpose of providing grants-in-aid to municipal and other local 6
fire departments for the provision of infrastructure -related 7
technological and electric upgrades to firehouses. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to municipal and other local fire departments for
infrastructure-related technological and electric upgrades to firehouses.