HB05577 • 2026

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

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 states the effective date is 'from passage' but does not provide a specific calendar date in the provided excerpt.

Amending Land Transfer to Somers

This law changes a previous land transfer agreement so that the Town of Somers pays only administrative costs, must use the land for public safety, and includes corrected property details.

What This Bill Does

Changes the cost of the land transfer from fair market value to just the administrative costs of making the conveyance.
Requires a deed restriction that limits the Town of Somers' use of the land specifically to public safety purposes.
Updates the legal description of the property boundaries by correcting technical errors in a previous law, including specific measurements and directions.

Who It Names or Affects

The Town of Somers
The Commissioner of Administrative Services
The Commissioner of Correction
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal act of transferring ownership of property from one party to another.
Easement: A right for someone other than the owner, in this case the Commissioner of Correction, to use a specific part of the land as a fire department staging area.
Revert: To return ownership of property back to the state if certain rules are broken or conditions are not met.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify the exact dollar amount for administrative costs.
Ownership returns to the state if Somers stops using the land for public safety, sells any part of it, or leases all or any portion of it.

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 26-18
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 508
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 451
2026-04-16 LCO
File Number 677
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 Substitute
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 amend a prior conveyance of land to the town of Somers to (1) specify that the conveyance shall be for administrative costs, (2) require a deed restriction concerning the use of said land for public safety purposes, and (3) make technical corrections to the property description.

Current Bill Text

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Substitute House Bill No. 5577

Special Act No. 26-18

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

Section 1. Special act 24 -13 is amended to read as follows ( Effective
from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the
Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the
Commissioner of Correction , shall convey to the town of Somers a
parcel of land located in the town of Somers, at a cost equal to [the fair
market value of the property, as determined by the average of the
appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the commissioner,
plus] the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel
of land has an area of approximately 3 acres and is described as follows:
Beginning at a point located on the westerly side of Bilton Road and at
the northeasterly corner of land now or formerly of the State of
Connecticut located at 264 Bilton Road, said point being the
northeasterly corner of the parcel described in this section; thence
running S17º45'33"W a distance of 250.00 feet along the westerly street
line of Bilton Road; thence running [S75º36'40"E] N75º36'40"W a
distance of 468.90 feet; thence running N06º25'03"W a distance of 266.98
feet; thence running S75º36'40"E a distance of [578.44] 561.03 feet along
Substitute House Bill No. 5577

Special Act No. 26-18 2 of 2

the southerly line of land now or formerly of Bushnell located at 166
Bilton Road to the point and place of the beginning. The conveyance
shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Somers shall use said parcel of land for public safety
purposes. If the town of Somers:
(1) Does not use said parcel for said purposes;
(2) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel; or
(3) Leases all or any portion of said parcel,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut.
[(b)] (c) The Commissioner of Correction shall retain an easement for
purposes of a fire department staging area on said parcel of land.
[(c)] (d) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review
of the conveyance of said parcel of land not later than thirty days after
it receives a proposed agreement from the Department of [Correction]
Administrative Services . The land shall remain under the care and
control of [said department ] the Commissioner of Correction 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, which deed or instrument
shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of [subsection (b) ]
subsections (b) and (c) of this section. The Commissioner of [Correction]
Administrative Services shall have the sole responsibility for all other
incidents of such conveyance.