AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACCOUNT.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the types of emergencies or specific conditions for using the emergency response account.

Creating a Military Emergency Fund

This act establishes an emergency response account for the military department and transfers $500,000 from the Military Relief Fund to this new account.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes a new 'Military Department emergency response account' that is separate and nonlapsing.
• The Adjutant General will administer the account.
• Money in the account can be used for costs incurred by the military department or other state personnel during emergencies when federal funds are not immediately available, with approval from the Governor and Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
• Transfers $500,000 from the Military Relief Fund to the new emergency response account.

Who It Names or Affects

• The military department
• State personnel involved in emergencies

Terms To Know

Nonlapsing account

An account where money is not lost at the end of a fiscal year and can be used in future years.

Adjutant General

A high-ranking military officer who manages the state's National Guard and other military units.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how much money will be kept in the account beyond the initial transfer of $500,000.
• It is unclear what types of emergencies qualify for funding from this new account.

Official Summary Text

To (1) establish the Military Department emergency response account, and (2) transfer moneys from the department's Military Relief Fund to said account.

Current Bill Text

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5412
February Session, 2026

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY
RESPONSE ACCOUNT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective July 1, 2026 ) (a) There is established an 1
account to be known as the "Military Department emergency response 2
account", which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account. The account 3
shall contain any moneys required or permitted by law to be deposited 4
in the account. Any balance remaining in the account at the end of any 5
fiscal year shall be carried forward in the account for the fiscal year next 6
succeeding. 7
(b) The Adjutant General shall administer the account. Moneys in the 8
account shall be used for the purpose of covering costs incurred by the 9
Military Department, or by other state personnel and resources, in 10
responding to an emergency, including, but not limited to, any natural 11
disaster, civil emergency or other event requiring a state response, 12
whenever federal moneys for such purpose are not immediately 13
available, provided any such use shall be approved by the Governor in 14
consultation with the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 15
Protection. 16
Sec. 2. (Effective July 1, 2026) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, 17
the Treasurer shall transfer the sum of five hundred thousand dollars 18
from the Military Relief Fund, established under section 27 -100a of the 19
Substitute Bill No. 5412

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general statutes, to the Military Department emergency response 20
account, established under section 1 of this act. 21
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2026 New section

VA Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
APP Joint Favorable