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HB05196 • 2026

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE GROTON COMMUNITY CENTER.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE GROTON COMMUNITY CENTER.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, 41st 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 source does not provide details on the timeline for construction or additional restrictions on bond usage.

Act Allowing State Bonds for Groton Community Center

This act allows the state to issue bonds up to $300,000 to fund planning and engineering work on a community center in Groton.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the State Bond Commission to issue bonds of up to $300,000.
  • The money from these bonds will be used by the Department of Economic and Community Development as a grant-in-aid for planning and engineering work on a community center in Groton.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The town of Groton
  • The State Bond Commission
  • The Department of Economic and Community Development

Terms To Know

State Bond Commission
A group that decides if the state can issue bonds.
Grant-in-aid
Money given by the government to help with a project.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how long it will take for the community center to be built.
  • It is unclear if there are any additional restrictions on how the bonds can be used beyond planning and engineering.

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 planning and engineering the Groton Community Center.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 1036 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5196
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 1036

Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING

Introduced by:
REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist.
REP. GAIEWSKI, 40th Dist.
SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BONDS OF THE STATE FOR THE GROTON
COMMUNITY CENTER.
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 hundred thousand dollars, the proceeds of which shall be used by 4
the Department of Economic and Community Development for the 5
purpose of providing a grant-in-aid to the town of Groton for planning 6
and engineering the Groton Community Center. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding for planning and engineering the Groton
Community Center.