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General Assembly File No. 330
February Session, 2026 Substitute House Bill No. 5458
House of Representatives, April 1, 2026
The Committee on Public Safety and Security reported through
REP. BOYD of the 50th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on
the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND
MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM ACCEPTING CERTAIN
FEDERAL GRANTS RELATED TO CANNABIS GROWN ON PRIVATE
LAND.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 21a -420b of the general statutes is amended by 1
adding subsection (f) as follows (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
(NEW) (f) Neither the Division of State Police within the Department 3
of Emergency Services and Public Protection nor any municipal police 4
department shall accept a federal grant to conduct any program related 5
to the surveillance of, search for or destruction of cannabis grown on 6
private land. 7
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2026 21a-420b(f)
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
Subsec. (f) was rewritten for clarity.
PS 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
This bill, which is not expected to result in a fiscal impact, prohibits
the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP)
and municipal police departments from accepting federal grants related
to cannabis grown on private property. Neither DESPP nor municipal
police departments currently have or anticipate federal grants for the
purposes prohibited under the bill.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5458
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND
MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM ACCEPTING CERTAIN
FEDERAL GRANTS RELATED TO CANNABIS GROWN ON
PRIVATE LAND.
SUMMARY
This bill bans the State Police and municipal police departments from
accepting federal grants to conduct any program related to surveilling,
searching for, or destroying cannabis grown on private land.
Existing law prohibits state and local law enforcement officers from
expending state or local resources in certain actions related to cannabis.
This includes using the officer’s time; making certain arrests or seizures,
or conducting investigations solely based on an activity that they believe
constitutes a federal law violation ; and providing information or
logistical support to a federal law enforcement authority for an activity
they believe is a violation of federal but not state law.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 29 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)