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HB05181 • 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CITY OF NORWICH.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Rep. Derell Wilson, 46th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-11
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status explanation states the bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, but the 'Last action' listed refers to a committee referral. This suggests the document may be an earlier version or the metadata reflects a later update not fully visible in the excerpt.

State Bonds for Building Projects in Norwich

This bill allows the state to sell bonds worth up to $3,730,000 to give money as grants-in-aid to nine specific community organizations in Norwich for capital improvements.

What This Bill Does

  • Empowers the State Bond Commission to issue state bonds totaling no more than $3,730,000.
  • Requires the Department of Economic and Community Development to use bond proceeds as grants-in-aid.
  • Provides specific grant amounts for capital improvements at nine named organizations in Norwich.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The State Bond Commission
  • The Department of Economic and Community Development
  • Nine specific community organizations located in the city of Norwich

Terms To Know

Bonds
Money that a government borrows by selling certificates to investors, which it must pay back later.
Capital improvements
Projects used for the purpose of fixing or upgrading physical structures like buildings and facilities.
Grant-in-aid
Money given by the government to an organization for a specific purpose, as described in this bill.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not state when these projects must be finished.
  • The effective date of the law is not included in this document.
  • The final status shows the bill was referred to a committee, though metadata notes it passed both chambers.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding

Official Summary Text

To provide funding for capital improvements to various community organizations in the city of Norwich.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 862 1 of 2

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5181
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 862

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. WILSON, 46th Dist.
REP. PEMBERTON, 139th Dist.
SEN. OSTEN, 19th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN
THE CITY OF NORWICH.
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
three million seven hundred thirty thousand dollars, the proceeds of 4
which shall be used by the Department of Economic and Community 5
Development for the purpose of providing (1) a grant -in-aid in the 6
amount of one hundred thousand dollars to the First Haitian Baptist 7
Church of Norwich in the city of Norwich for capital improvements; (2) 8
a grant -in-aid in the amount of five hundred thousand dollars to the 9
Chestnut Street Playhouse in the city of Norwich for capital 10
improvements; (3) a grant -in-aid in the amount of seven hundred 11
twenty thousand dollars to the Norwich Arts Center in the city of 12
Proposed Bill No. 5181

LCO No. 862 2 of 2

Norwich for capital improvements; (4) a grant -in-aid in the amount of 13
nine hundred thirty thousand dollars to the Saint Mary's Church in the 14
city of Norwich for capital improvements; (5) a grant -in-aid in the 15
amount of five hundred thousand dollars to the Greeneville 16
Congregational Church in the city of Norwich for capital improvements; 17
(6) a grant-in-aid in the amount of two hundred thousand dollars to the 18
Grace Episcopal Church in the city of Norwich for capital 19
improvements; (7) a grant -in-aid in the amount of two hundred 20
thousand dollars to the Evans AME Zion Church in the city of Norwich 21
for capital improvements; (8) a grant -in-aid in the amount of three 22
hundred eighty thousand dollars to the Catholic Charities in the city of 23
Norwich for capital improvements; and (9) a grant-in-aid in the amount 24
of two hundred thousand dollars to the Divine Providence Church in 25
the city of Norwich for capital improvements. 26
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for capital improvements to various community
organizations in the city of Norwich.