AN ACT INCREASING THE COMPENSATION OF STATE PROPERTIES REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Government Administration and Elections Committee
Last action: 2026-04-20
Official status: Tabled for the Calendar, House
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Increasing Pay and Membership for the State Properties Review Board

This law increases the number of members on the State Properties Review Board from six to eight and raises their daily pay rates.

What This Bill Does

Increases the total number of board members from six to eight.
Raises the chairperson's maximum yearly pay limit to $45,000.
Sets a new per-day payment rate of $300 for all board members with an annual cap of $40,000 for non-chair members.
Updates rules so that no member can hold another state or city job while serving on this board.

Who It Names or Affects

Members of the State Properties Review Board
The chairperson of the State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Per diem: A fixed amount of money paid for each day a person works.
State Properties Review Board: The group that reviews matters related to state-owned real estate and property deals.

Limits and Unknowns

This law takes effect on July 1, 2026.
The text does not explain how the new members will be chosen or appointed.

Bill History

2026-04-20 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
No New File by Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-17 APP
Joint Favorable
2026-04-14 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred by House to Committee on Appropriations
2026-04-08 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-08 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 332
2026-04-08 LCO
File Number 512
2026-04-01 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-23 GAE
Joint Favorable Substitute
2026-03-23 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/23
2026-02-18 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Administration and Elections

Official Summary Text

To increase the membership of the State Properties Review Board from six members to eight members and increase the compensation of members of the board.

Current Bill Text

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LCO 1 of 2

General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5220
February Session, 2026

AN ACT INCREASING THE COMPENSATION OF STATE
PROPERTIES REVIEW BOARD MEMBERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 4b -3 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2026): 3
(b) The [chairman] chairperson of the board shall be compensated 4
[two] three hundred dollars per diem up to a maximum of [thirty] forty-5
five thousand dollars annually. Other members of the board shall be 6
compensated [two] three hundred dollars per diem up to a maximum 7
of [twenty-five] forty thousand dollars annually. The members of the 8
board shall choose their own [chairman] chairperson. No person shall 9
serve on [this] the board who holds another state or municipal 10
governmental position and no person on the board shall be directly 11
involved in any enterprise which does business with the state or directly 12
or indirectly involved in any enterprise concerned with real estate 13
acquisition or development. 14
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 4b-3(b)

Substitute Bill No. 5220

LCO 2 of 2

GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
APP Joint Favorable