AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CORNFIELD POINT ASSOCIATION.

House of Representatives
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General Assembly File No. 257
February Session, 2026 House Bill No. 5504

House of Representatives, March 30, 2026

The Committee on Planning and Development reported
through REP. KAVROS DEGRAW of the 17th Dist.,
Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the
bill ought to pass.

AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CORNFIELD POINT
ASSOCIATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 13 of number 467 of the special acts of 1943, as 1
amended by number 56 of the special acts of 1949, number 10 of the 2
special acts of 1957, section 2 of special act 74 -29, special act 76 -36, 3
special act 87-58, special act 89-35 and section 23 of special act 09 -13, is 4
amended to read as follows (Effective from passage): 5
The board of governors of the Cornfield Point Association shall 6
prepare and submit a budget to said association at each annual meeting 7
[a budget] of the association and recommend a tax assessment [for the 8
purpose of and ] based upon said budget , [but not to exceed five 9
hundred] provided no such assessment shall exceed one thousand 10
dollars on each lot of land having a dwelling or cottage thereon, [located 11
within the limits of the association, and not to exceed one ] or two 12
hundred dollars on each vacant lot , [located within the limits of said 13
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association,] as the same shall appear of record on October first of the 14
preceding year. [Said] The association shall have the power to decrease 15
said budget [and] or rate of tax assessment recommended by [said] the 16
board of governors, but in no case shall [it have the power to ] the 17
association increase [the] such budget [and] or rate of tax assessment. 18
The rate of tax assessment recommended by the board of governors 19
shall be final unless decreased by the association at such annual 20
meeting. The tax collector of [said] the association shall collect such tax 21
assessments and keep a tax record , [shall be kept and ] signed by the 22
secretary of [said] the association, on or before the first Saturday of 23
October in each year . [and warrants may be issued ] The tax collector 24
may issue a warrant for the collection of money due on [the] annual bills 25
[,] pursuant to the provisions of section 12 -145 of the general statutes. 26
Such tax assessment shall be a lien upon the property upon which it 27
[shall be] is laid. [and such] Such lien may be continued by certificate 28
and shall be recorded on the land records of the town of Old Saybrook 29
pursuant to the provisions of the general statutes relating to continuance 30
of tax liens. 31
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage Number 467 of the
special acts of 1943, Sec.
13

PD 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:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Special District Cornfield Point
Association
Revenue
Gain
None See Below

Explanation
The bill amends the charter of the Cornfield Point Association special
district within Old Saybrook to allow increased assessments on
property located within the district. This results in a revenue gain to the
district beginning in FY 28 that is dependent on the amount of the
assessment and the number of properties on which it is assessed.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.

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OLR Bill Analysis
HB 5504

AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CORNFIELD POINT
ASSOCIATION.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Planning and Development Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 21 Nay 0 (03/13/2026)