HB05574 • 2026

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.

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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: Government Oversight Committee
Last action: 2026-06-04
Official status: Signed by the Governor
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official text provided does not list an effective date field, though Section 1 notes it is 'Effective from passage' and metadata indicates a signing date of June 4, 2026.

Extending Deadline to Transfer Hamden State Land

This law changes an earlier rule by giving officials one more year, until June 30, 2027, to finish transferring a specific piece of state land in Hamden.

What This Bill Does

Changes the deadline for conveying state-owned land to the Town of Hamden from June 30, 2026, to June 30, 2027.
Allows the town and a state commissioner to agree on one extra six-month extension if needed after that date.
Requires the town to pay for any actual costs caused by an additional time extension.
Keeps the land under state control until the transfer is officially completed.

Who It Names or Affects

The Town of Hamden
The Commissioner of Administrative Services
The Commissioner of Children and Families
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal process of transferring ownership of land from one party to another.
State Properties Review Board: A group that must approve the sale or transfer of state-owned property before it happens and has 30 days to finish its review after receiving a proposed agreement.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify what will happen if no extension is granted and the deadline passes, other than stating the land shall not be conveyed under this section.
The effective date for this change depends on when it was signed.

Bill History

2026-06-04 Connecticut General Assembly
Signed by the Governor
2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
2026-05-20 LCO
Special Act 26-16
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 513
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
2026-04-16 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-16 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 449
2026-04-16 LCO
File Number 675
2026-04-10 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/15/26 5:00 PM
2026-04-07 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-06 GOS
Joint Favorable
2026-03-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 04/01
2026-03-26 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight

Official Summary Text

To extend the deadline for a conveyance of a parcel of state land to the town of Hamden by one year.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House Bill No. 5574

Special Act No. 26-16

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE
LAND TO THE TOWN OF HAMDEN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 1 of special act 25-19 is amended to read as follows
(Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, and except
as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner of
Administrative Services, on behalf of the Commissioner of Children and
Families, shall convey to the town of Hamden a p arcel of land located
in the town of Hamden, and any improvements on said parcel, for the
sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars, plus the
administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of land has
an area of approximately 50.29 acre s and contains the facility formerly
known as High Meadows, located at 825 Hartford Turnpike in the town
of Hamden, and is described in a warranty deed dated January 15, 1951,
and recorded in Volume 297 at pages 417 and 418 of the town of
Hamden Land Records. The conveyance shall be subject to the approval
of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) If the Commissioner of Administrative Services does not convey
said parcel of land and improvements by June 30, [2026] 2027, the parcel
House Bill No. 5574

Special Act No. 26-16 2 of 2

and improvements shall not be conveyed under this section, except the
town of Hamden may request, and the commissioner may agree, to
extend said deadline for not more than an additional six months. If such
extension is granted, the town of Hamden shall reimburse the state for
its actual costs that are attributable to such extension.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the
conveyance of said parcel of land and improvements not later than
thirty days after it receives a proposed agreement from the Department
of Administrative Services. The land and improve ments shall remain
under the care and control of the state until a conveyance is made in
accordance with the provisions of this section. The State Treasurer shall
execute and deliver any deed or instrument necessary for a conveyance
under this section. The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall
have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.