HB05579 • 2026

AN ACT AMENDING A CONVEYANCE OF PARCELS OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF CHESHIRE.

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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 bill states it is effective from passage, but no specific calendar date for that event is provided in the text excerpt.

Amending Land Transfer Rules for Cheshire

This law changes an earlier agreement to let the town of Cheshire sell three state-owned land parcels for specific uses and extends the deadline until July 1, 2031.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Commissioner of Transportation to transfer three specific land parcels in Cheshire to the town at a cost equal only to administrative fees.
Expands the list of allowed reasons for selling the land to include economic development, medical facilities, housing projects, or open space preservation.
Extends the deadline for the town to sell the land until July 1, 2031.
Requires that if the town does not sell the land by the new deadline, ownership returns to the state of Connecticut.
Mandates that any sale price must equal the fair market value based on the average of two independent appraisals.

Who It Names or Affects

The Town of Cheshire
The Commissioner of Transportation
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal act of transferring ownership of land from one party to another.
Revert: To return property or rights back to the original owner, in this case, the state.
Fair Market Value: The price determined by averaging two independent appraisals of the land.

Limits and Unknowns

The law does not specify an effective date other than stating it is effective from passage.
The exact final size of each parcel will be determined by the Commissioner, though approximate sizes are listed in the bill.
Any funds received from a sale must go to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Special Transportation Fund.

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 26-20
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 504
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
House Passed
2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly
Immediate Transmittal to the Senate
2026-04-20 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly
House Calendar Number 474
2026-04-20 LCO
File Number 688
2026-04-13 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 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 amend a prior conveyance of state land to the town of Cheshire to expand the permissible uses for which such land may be sold by the town and extend the deadline for such sale an additional five years.

Current Bill Text

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Substitute House Bill No. 5579

Special Act No. 26-20

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

Section 1. Special act 19 -4 of the July special session is amended to
read as follows (Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the
Commissioner of Transportation shall convey to the town of Cheshire
three parcels of land located in the town of Cheshire at a cost equal to
the administrative costs of making such conveyance. The first parcel of
land has an area of approximately 3.59 acres and is identified as Lot 31
on town of Cheshire Tax Assessor's Map 4. The second parcel of land
has an area of approximately 0.88 acre and is identified as Lot 32 on
town of Cheshire Tax Assessor's Map 4. The third parcel of land has an
area of approximately 43.6 acres and is identified as Lot 33 on town of
Cheshire Tax Assessor's Map 4. The precise size and area of said parcels
to be conveyed shall be determined by the commissioner. The
conveyance of said parcels shall be subject to the approval of the State
Properties Review Board.
(b) The town of Cheshire shall sell said parcels of land for the
purposes of (1) economic development, [purposes] (2) the development
Substitute House Bill No. 5579

Special Act No. 26-20 2 of 2

of a medical facility, (3) the development of housing, or (4) the
preservation of open space . If the town does not sell said parcels for
[economic development purposes within five years after the
conveyance] one or more of the purposes set forth in subdivisions (1) to
(4), inclusive, of this subsection before July 1, 2031 , the parcels shall
revert to the state of Connecticut. Any sale of said parcels shall be made
at a cost equal to the fair market value of said parcels, as determined by
the average of the appraisals of two independent appraisers selected by
the commissioner. Such appraisals shall be completed not later than six
months after such conveyance and shall be updated as necessary. Any
funds received by the town of Cheshire from a sale in accordanc e with
this subsection shall be transferred to the State Treasurer for deposit in
the Special Transportation Fund.
(c) The State Properties Review Board shall complete its review of the
conveyance of said parcels of land not later than thirty days after it
receives a proposed agreement from the Department of Transportation.
The land shall remain under the care and cont rol of said department
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 shall have the sole
responsibility for all other incidents of such conveyance.