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HB05425 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Appropriations Committee
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
File Number 640
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text specifies an effective date of July 1, 2026, which was not included in the candidate explanation but is confirmed by the source.

Review of State Spending Outside the General Fund

This law requires the Office of Fiscal Analysis to review spending from state funds other than the General Fund and report areas where funding increased by ten percent or more compared to the previous two-year period.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Office of Fiscal Analysis to review appropriations for all state funds except the General Fund in the budget ending June 30, 2027.
  • Asks the office to identify general spending areas where funding increased by ten percent or more compared to the immediately preceding two-year period.
  • Sets a deadline of February 1, 2027, for submitting these findings to the joint standing committee on appropriations and budgets.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of Fiscal Analysis
  • The General Assembly's joint standing committee on appropriations and budgets

Terms To Know

General Fund
The main state account used for most government spending, which is excluded from this specific review.
Biennium
A two-year period used by the state to plan and approve budgets.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The law does not specify what actions must be taken after the report is submitted.
  • While background information lists eleven specific funds, the review requirement applies generally to all non-General Fund appropriations without naming them as mandatory targets for change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-15 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  3. 2026-04-15 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 431

  4. 2026-04-15 LCO

    File Number 640

  5. 2026-04-09 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-04-02 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-04-01 APP

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/12

  9. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To review appropriations from funds other than the General Fund.

Current Bill Text

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House of Representatives
HB5425 / File No. 640 1

General Assembly File No. 640
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5425

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 APPROPRIATED FUNDS
OTHER THAN 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 appropriated funds 2
other than the General Fund in the state budget for the biennium ending 3
June 30, 2027, and shall identify general areas of spending for which 4
appropriations increased by ten per cent or more over appropriations 5
authorized from such funds in the state budget for the immediately 6
preceding biennium. On or before February 1, 2027, said office shall 7
submit, in accordance with section 11 -4a of the general statutes, the 8
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 appropriations for FY 27, excluding the General Fund, and
identify major cost increases from the previous fiscal year. This
requirement does not result in a fiscal impact because the office
currently 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 5425

AN ACT CONCERNING EXPENDITURES OF APPROPRIATED
FUNDS OTHER THAN THE GENERAL FUND.

SUMMARY:
The bill requires the Office of Fiscal Analysis (OFA) to conduct a
review of other appropriated funds authorized in 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)