AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF THE GENERAL FUND.

House of Representatives
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General Assembly File No. 639
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5424

House of Representatives, April 15, 2026

The Committee on Appropriations reported through REP.
WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF THE GENERAL FUND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2026 ) The Office of Fiscal Analysis shall 1
conduct a review of appropriations authorized from the General Fund 2
in the state budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2027, and shall 3
identify general areas of spending for which appropriations increased 4
by ten per cent or more over appropriations authorized from the 5
General Fund in the state budget for the immediately preceding 6
biennium. On or before February 1, 2027, said office shall submit, in 7
accordance with the provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, 8
the results of its review to the joint standing committee of the General 9
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and 10
the budgets of state agencies. 11
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 July 1, 2026 New section

APP 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 requires the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) to conduct a
review of General Fund appropriations for FY 27 and identify major cost
increases from the previous fiscal year. This requirement does not result
in a fiscal impact because the office curre ntly has the expertise and
existing staff to conduct the review and report the results to the
Appropriations Committee by February 1, 2027.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OFA Bill Analysis
HB 5424

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF THE GENERAL FUND.

SUMMARY:
The bill requires the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) to conduct a
review of General Fund appropriations authorized by the state budget
for the biennium ending June 30, 2027. The review shall identify general
areas of spending for which appropriations increased by ten percent or
more from the preceding fiscal year. OFA must submit its result of the
review to the Appropriations Committee by February 1, 2027.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2026
BACKGROUND
Proposed Budget
The proposed budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027
appropriates resources for the General Fund and the following eleven
other appropriated funds: the Special Transportation Fund, the
Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund, the Banking Fund, the Insurance
Fund, the Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund, the
Workers' Compensation Fund, the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan
Fund, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund, the Cannabis
Regulatory Fund, the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Service Fund,
and the Tourism Fund.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Appropriations Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 39 Nay 13 (4/1/2026)