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HB05392 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AGENCIES.

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AGENCIES.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
Last action
2026-03-31
Official status
File Number 262
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Technical Changes to Appeal Deadlines for Municipal Decisions

This law makes a technical change to the wording of the deadline rule for filing appeals with the State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities regarding certain municipal decisions.

What This Bill Does

  • Replaces Section 7-148l of the general statutes.
  • Changes the language describing when an appeal must be filed from 'within' to 'not later than thirty days after'.
  • Specifies that the time limit starts counting after a written decision is mailed.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who are unhappy with orders from local boards, commissions, councils, or other agencies regarding discriminatory practices.
  • The State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, which receives these appeals.
  • Local municipal agencies established under sections 7-148i to 7-148n.

Terms To Know

Appeal
A request for the State Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities to review a decision made by a local agency.
Municipal Agency
Local government groups such as boards, commissions, councils, or committees established under specific state laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law takes effect on October 1, 2026.
  • This bill is described as making technical changes only and does not result in a fiscal impact.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  3. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 218

  4. 2026-03-31 LCO

    File Number 262

  5. 2026-03-24 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-16 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-13 PD

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/04

  9. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

Official Summary Text

To make technical changes to provisions concerning filing deadlines for certain appeals to the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Current Bill Text

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House of Representatives
HB5392 / File No. 262 1

General Assembly File No. 262
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5392

House of Representatives, March 31, 2026

The Committee on Planning and Development reported
through REP. KAVROS DEGRAW of the 17th Dist.,
Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the
bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AGENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 7 -148l of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
Any person aggrieved by any order of the board, commission, 3
council, committee or other agency established or designated pursuant 4
to sections 7 -148i to 7 -148n, inclusive, and subparagraph (B) of 5
subdivision (9) of subsection (c) of section 7-148 may appeal to the State 6
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. Any such appeal 7
shall be filed [within] not later than thirty days [of] after the mailing of 8
the written decision. 9
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 7-148l

PD Joint Favorable
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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 makes technical changes and does not result in a fiscal
impact.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5392

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AGENCIES.

SUMMARY
This bill makes technical changes in a law on appealing certain
municipal decisions on discriminatory practices to the Commission on
Human Rights and Opportunities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Planning and Development Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 18 Nay 3 (03/13/2026)