AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF AGENCY REGULATIONS AND THE STATE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.

House of Representatives
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General Assembly File No. 196
February Session, 2026 Substitute House Bill No. 5348

House of Representatives, March 26, 2026

The Committee on Government Administration and Elections
reported through REP. BLUMENTHAL of the 147th Dist.,
Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the
substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE
LEADERS OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF AGENCY
REGULATIONS AND THE STATE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 4 -168 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2026, and applicable to regulations noticed on and after said date): 3
(a) Except as provided in subsections (g) and (h) of this section, an 4
agency, not less than thirty days prior to adopting a proposed 5
regulation, shall (1) post a notice of its intended action on the 6
eRegulations System, which notice shall include (A) a specified public 7
comment period of not less than thirty days, (B) a description 8
sufficiently detailed so as to apprise persons likely to be affected of the 9
issues and subjects involved in the proposed regulation, (C) a statement 10
of the purposes for which the regulation is proposed, (D) a reference to 11
the statutory authority for the proposed regulation, (E) when, where 12
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and how interested persons may obtain a copy of the small business 13
impact and regulatory flexibility analysis required pursuant to section 14
4-168a, and (F) when, where and how interested persons may present 15
their views on the proposed regulation; (2) post a copy of the proposed 16
regulation on the eRegulations System; (3) give notice electronically to 17
each joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 18
cognizance of the subject matter of the proposed regulation, the speaker 19
of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of the Senate 20
and the majority and minority leaders of the House Representatives and 21
Senate; (4) prior to January 1, 2017, give notice electronically or provide 22
a paper copy notice, if requested, to all persons who have made requests 23
to the agency for advance notice of its regulation -making proceedings; 24
(5) provide a paper copy or electronic version of the proposed regulation 25
to persons requesting it; and (6) prepare a fiscal note, including an 26
estimate of the cost or of the revenue impact (A) on the state or any 27
municipality of the state, and (B) on small businesses in the state, 28
including an estimate of the number of small businesses subject to the 29
proposed regulation and the projected costs, including, but not limited 30
to, reporting, recordkeeping and administrative, associated with 31
compliance with the proposed regulation and, if applicable, the 32
regulatory flexibility analysis prepared under section 4 -168a. The 33
governing body of any municipality, if requested, shall provide the 34
agency, within twenty working days, with any information that may be 35
necessary for analysis in preparation of such fiscal note. On and after 36
January 1, 2017, each such agency shall mail a paper copy of the notice 37
posted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, not later than five 38
days after posting such notice, to any person who has requested 39
advance notice of the agency's regulation -making proceedings on or 40
after October 1, 2016. 41
Sec. 2. Subsection (c) of section 29 -252b of the general statutes is 42
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 43
1, 2026, and applicable to any code noticed on and after said date): 44
(c) Prior to the adoption of the State Building Code and any 45
amendments thereto, the State Building Inspector shall (1) post any 46
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proposed code, a statement of purpose for which the proposed code is 47
proposed, a fiscal note associated with compliance with the proposed 48
code prepared pursuant to section 4-168, as amended by this act, and a 49
regulatory flexibility analysis prepared pursuant to section 4 -168a on 50
the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services, (2) 51
give notice electronically to the joint standing committee of the General 52
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 53
security, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro 54
tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the 55
House Representatives and Senate , (3) give notice to any person who 56
has requested the State Building Inspector for advance notice of its 57
proposed code adoption proceedings, (4) provide for a public comment 58
period of forty-five days following the posting of such proposed code, 59
fiscal note and regulatory flexibility analysis, and (5) hold a public 60
hearing on the proposed code not less than twenty nor more than thirty-61
five days after such posting. 62
Sec. 3. Subsection (c) of section 29 -291e of the general statutes is 63
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 64
1, 2026, and applicable to any code noticed on and after said date): 65
(c) Prior to the adoption of the State Fire Prevention Code and any 66
amendments thereto, the State Fire Marshal shall (1) post any proposed 67
code, a statement of purpose for which the proposed code is proposed, 68
a fiscal note associated with compliance with the proposed code 69
prepared pursuant to section 4 -168, as amended by this act, and a 70
regulatory flexibility analysis prepared pursuant to section 4 -168a on 71
the Internet web site of the Department of Administrative Services, (2) 72
give notice electronically to the joint standing committee of the General 73
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and 74
security, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro 75
tempore of the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the 76
House Representatives and Senate , (3) give notice to any person who 77
has requested the State Fire Marshal for advance notice of the proposed 78
code adoption proceedings, (4) provide for a public comment period of 79
forty-five days following the posting of such proposed code, fiscal note 80
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and regulatory flexibility analysis, and (5) hold a public hearing on the 81
proposed code not less than twenty nor more than thirty-five days after 82
such posting. 83
Sec. 4. Subsection (c) of section 29 -292a of the general statutes is 84
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 85
1, 2026, and applicable to any code noticed on and after said date): 86
(c) Prior to the adoption of the Fire Safety Code and any amendments 87
thereto, the State Fire Marshal shall (1) post any proposed code, a 88
statement of purpose for which the proposed code is proposed, a fiscal 89
note associated with compliance with the proposed code prepared 90
pursuant to section 4 -168, as amended by this act , and a regulatory 91
flexibility analysis prepared pursuant to section 4 -168a on the Internet 92
web site of the Department of Administrative Services, (2) give notice 93
electronically to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly 94
having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security , the 95
speaker of the House of Representatives, the president pro tempore of 96
the Senate and the majority and minority leaders of the House 97
Representatives and Senate , (3) give notice to any person who has 98
requested the State Fire Marshal for advance notice of the proposed code 99
adoption proceedings, (4) provide for a public comment period of forty-100
five days following the posting of such proposed code, fiscal note and 101
regulatory flexibility analysis, and (5) hold a public hearing on the 102
proposed code not less than twenty nor more than thirty-five days after 103
such posting. 104
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026, and
applicable to regulations
noticed on and after said
date
4-168(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2026, and
applicable to any code
noticed on and after said
date
29-252b(c)
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Sec. 3 October 1, 2026, and
applicable to any code
noticed on and after said
date
29-291e(c)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2026, and
applicable to any code
noticed on and after said
date
29-292a(c)

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Throughout the bill, " majority and minority leaders of the House " was
changed to " majority and minority leaders of the House of
Representatives" for statutory consistency.

GAE Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill, which requires additional legislative leaders to be notified
by agencies when there are changes in certain regulations and codes,
results in no fiscal impact to the state.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5348

AN ACT REQUIRING NOTIFICATION TO THE LEGISLATIVE
LEADERS OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF AGENCY
REGULATIONS AND THE STATE BUILDING AND FIRE CODES.

SUMMARY
This bill requires state agencies to provide electronic notice to the six
legislative leaders (the House speaker, Senate president pro tempore,
and House and Senate majority and minority leaders ) before adopting
or changing a regulation , the State Building Code, the State Fire
Prevention Code, or the Fire Safety Code . Existing law requires state
agencies to post the notice on the Internet and provide electronic notice
to the committees of cognizance, among other requirements.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026, and applicable to regulations or
code noticed on and after that date.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Government Administration and Elections Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 18 Nay 1 (03/11/2026)