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HB05541 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Human Services Committee
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
Public Hearing 03/17
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Community Action Agency Report

This act requires the Commissioner of Social Services to produce and submit a status report on community action agencies.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Commissioner of Social Services to file a status report on community action agencies by October 1, 2026.
  • The report must include information such as the number of community action agencies compared to 2021 and any investigations done by the Department of Social Services in the last two years.
  • Includes details about which community action agencies lost their designation to serve communities.
  • Identifies regions that are underserved by these agencies.
  • Evaluates the health of community action agencies, including financial and property information.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Commissioner of Social Services
  • Community action agencies in the state

Terms To Know

community action agency
An organization that provides services to help people in need, especially those living in poverty.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if the report is not submitted on time.
  • It does not detail how the Commissioner will gather or analyze the information needed for the report.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/17

  2. 2026-03-11 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Human Services

Official Summary Text

To require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce a status report on community action agencies.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
LCO No. 2935 1 of 2

General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5541
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 2935

Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES

Introduced by:
(HS)

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) As used in this section, "community 1
action agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 17b-885 of 2
the general statutes. Not later than October 1, 2026, the Commissioner 3
of Social Services shall file a status report on community action agencies, 4
in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 5
with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 6
cognizance of matters relating to human services. The report shall 7
include, but need not be limited to: 8
(1) The number of community action agencies serving the state 9
compared to the number of such agencies serving the state in calendar 10
year 2021; 11
(2) To the extent not exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 1 -12
210 of the general statutes, a summary of any investigation and findings 13
of such investigation into a community action agency by the 14
Department of Social Services in each of the last two calendar years; 15

Raised Bill No. 5541

LCO No. 2935 2 of 2

(3) The number, names and location of any community action 16
agencies that lost their designation to serve communities pursuant to 17
section 17b-892 of the general statutes; 18
(4) Regions in the state that the commissioner determines are 19
underserved by community action agencies; 20
(5) An assessment of the health of community action agencies, 21
including, but not limited to, the real property and finances of such 22
agencies; and 23
(6) A summary of challenges facing community action agencies and 24
actions the state may take to support such agencies that are consistent 25
with federal law and regulations governing community action agencies. 26
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

Statement of Purpose:
To require the Commissioner of Social Services to produce a status
report on community action agencies.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]