AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE CHESPROCOTT HEALTH DISTRICT.

Healthcare Housing Land

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 confirms the land is approximately 2 acres and located in Cheshire near the Correctional Institute.

Amending Land Conveyance to Chesprocott Health District

This law changes an earlier agreement to allow the Chesprocott Health District to use a specific state-owned land parcel in Cheshire for health services and emergency management, with new rules permitting nonprofits to use or buy part of it for temporary housing.

What This Bill Does

Amends Special Act No. 22-18 regarding a 2-acre state land parcel located near the Cheshire Correctional Institute.
Requires the Commissioner of Administrative Services, on behalf of the Department of Correction, to transfer the land to the Chesprocott Health District for administrative costs only.
Allows the health district to build facilities for emergency management, public health, and medical services on the site.
Permits the health district to let nonprofit organizations use part of the land or buy it specifically for temporary housing if local zoning rules are met.
States that the land returns to state ownership if the health district stops using it for allowed purposes or leases it out in ways not covered by this law.

Who It Names or Affects

The Chesprocott Health District
Nonprofit organizations providing temporary housing
The Commissioner of Administrative Services and Department of Correction
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal process of transferring ownership or rights to land from one party to another.
Revert: To return property back to its original owner, in this case the state government.
Fair Market Value: The price a piece of land would sell for based on an average estimate from two independent experts called appraisers.

Limits and Unknowns

The law states it is effective upon passage but does not list the specific calendar date.
The text mentions local zoning requirements for housing but does not list what those specific rules are.
The bill amends a prior act (Special Act 22-18) without detailing all original terms of that earlier law.

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 26-19
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
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 509
2026-05-01 LCO
File Number 760
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 4693
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A
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 452
2026-04-16 LCO
File Number 678
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 Chesprocott Health District to expand the permissible uses of such land.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Substitute House Bill No. 5578

Special Act No. 26-19

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

Section 1. Special act 22 -18 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 Chesprocott Health
District a parcel of land located in the town of Cheshire, at a cost equal
to the administrative costs of making such conveyance. Said parcel of
land has an area of approximately 2 acres and is identified as a portio n
of the approximately 166.95 acre parcel containing the Cheshire
Correctional Institute, a portion of Block 57 on Town of Cheshire Tax
Assessor's Map 36, and adjoining the parcel conveyed pursuant to
section 2 of special act 14 -23. The conveyance shall be subject to the
approval of the State Properties Review Board.
(b) The Chesprocott Health District shall use said parcel of land for
purposes of building a regional health district, including to house
Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Region
No. 2 and emergency support function No. 8, public health and medical
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services, except the health district may (1) permit a nonprofit
organization to use said parcel of land, or a portion of said parcel, for
the provision of temporary housing, or (2) convey said parcel, or a
portion of said parcel, to a nonprofit organization for th e provision of
temporary housing, provided any such housing meets any applicable
local zoning requirements. If the health district:
[(1)] (A) Does not use said parcel for any of said purposes;
[(2)] (B) Does not retain ownership of all of said parcel , other than a
conveyance to a nonprofit organization for temporary housing
purposes; or
[(3)] (C) Leases all or any portion of said parcel, other than a lease to
a nonprofit organization for temporary housing purposes, the parcel
shall revert to the state of Connecticut. Any sale of said parcel to a
nonprofit organization in accordance with the provisions of this section
shall be for the fair market value of the property, as determined by the
average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by the
Commissioner of Administrative Services. Any funds received by the
health district from a sale or lease for temporary housing purposes in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall be transferred to
the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.
(c) 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 Department 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) of
this section. The Commissioner of [Correction] Administrative Services
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shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of such
conveyance.