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HB05493 • 2026

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL AIR PATROL.

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL AIR PATROL.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Last action
2026-05-29
Official status
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Study for Civil Air Patrol Stipends

This act requires the Comptroller to study whether it's feasible and how much it would cost to provide stipends to members of the Connecticut Civil Air Patrol during emergencies or training.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Comptroller to study the feasibility and costs of establishing a program that provides stipends to Civil Air Patrol members when they are called for emergency responses, natural disasters, or training exercises.
  • The Comptroller must submit a report on their findings by January 1, 2027.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Connecticut Civil Air Patrol
  • The Comptroller who will conduct the study

Terms To Know

Comptroller
A person in charge of managing and overseeing financial matters for a government entity.
Stipend
A fixed amount of money given regularly to help cover expenses, often for work or training.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The act does not specify how much the stipends would be.
  • It is unclear what actions will follow after the Comptroller submits their report.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  2. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  3. 2026-05-20 LCO

    Special Act 26-31

  4. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  5. 2026-05-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  6. 2026-05-02 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  7. 2026-05-02 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 530

  8. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  9. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal to the Senate

  10. 2026-04-01 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  11. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  12. 2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 253

  13. 2026-04-01 LCO

    File Number 334

  14. 2026-03-26 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM

  15. 2026-03-18 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  16. 2026-03-17 LAB

    Joint Favorable

  17. 2026-03-06 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/10

  18. 2026-03-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees

Official Summary Text

To require the Comptroller to study the feasibility of establishing a program to provide stipends to members of the civil air patrol.

Current Bill Text

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House Bill No. 5493

Special Act No. 26-31

AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO
PROVIDE STIPENDS FOR THE CONNECTICUT CIVIL AIR PATROL.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage ) The Comptroller shall study the
feasibility and cost of establishing a program to provide stipends to
members of the civil air patrol, as defined in section 28-17a of the general
statutes, when such members are absent from work for the purpose of
(1) res ponding as a member of the civil air patrol to an emergency
declared by the Governor of this state or the President of the United
States, (2) responding as a member of the civil air patrol to a request for
assistance in an emergency, natural disaster or life-threatening event at
the request of the United States Air Force or Coast Guard, the
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Division
of Emergency Management and Homeland Security within the
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the state
police or a local police department in this state, or (3) participating as a
member of the civil air patrol in required emergency services training
programs and exercises. Not later than January 1, 2027, the Comptroller
shall submit a report on the results of such study, in accordance with the
provisions of section 11 -4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to labor and public employees.
House Bill No. 5493

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