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HB05580 • 2026

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD TO PERMIT THE PARCEL TO BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR LEASED.

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD TO PERMIT THE PARCEL TO BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR LEASED.

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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
2026-05-29
Official status
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify that the sale price must be approved by the Commissioner of Transportation prior to the actual sale or lease, but it is implied in the bill text.

Changing Rules About Land in Stratford

This act changes a previous agreement about land given to the town of Stratford, allowing the town to sell, transfer, or lease that land for parking purposes.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes an old rule that said the land could only be used for schools and not sold.
  • Allows the town of Stratford to use the land for parking instead.
  • Permits the town to sell, transfer, or lease the land as long as it is used for parking.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The town of Stratford
  • People who might buy, rent, or use the land

Terms To Know

Quit Claim Deed
A legal document that transfers ownership of property from one person to another.
Special Transportation Fund
A fund where money is kept for transportation projects and expenses.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The land must be used only for parking if it is sold, transferred, or leased.
  • If the land is not used for parking, it will go back to the state of Connecticut.
  • Money from selling or leasing the land goes directly to a special fund.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted to the Secretary of State

  2. 2026-05-29 Connecticut General Assembly

    Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor

  3. 2026-05-20 LCO

    Special Act 26-21

  4. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Passed

  5. 2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly

    On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence

  6. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  7. 2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 505

  8. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Passed

  9. 2026-04-30 Connecticut General Assembly

    Immediate Transmittal to the Senate

  10. 2026-04-20 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  11. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House

  12. 2026-04-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    House Calendar Number 475

  13. 2026-04-20 LCO

    File Number 689

  14. 2026-04-13 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/20/26 12:00 PM

  15. 2026-04-07 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  16. 2026-04-06 GOS

    Joint Favorable Substitute

  17. 2026-03-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 04/01

  18. 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 Stratford to permit the parcel to be sold, transferred or leased.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
Substitute House Bill No. 5580

Special Act No. 26-21

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF
STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF STRATFORD TO PERMIT THE
PARCEL TO BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR LEASED.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 2 of public act 18-154 is amended to read as follows
(Effective from passage):
(a) Notwithstanding [a] certain [restriction] restrictions contained in
a Quit Claim Deed from the State of Connecticut, Highway
Commissioner to the town of Stratford, dated August, 1968, and
recorded in the Town of Stratford Land Records in Volume 445, pages
670 to 672, inclusive, that the parcel of land described in said deed shall
be used for "school purposes only" and is not to be sold, said [restriction
is] restrictions are released, relinquished and [has] have no further force
and effect. The town of Stratford may use said parcel for [municipal]
parking purposes only , and may sell, transfer or lease said parcel for
parking purposes. If at any time the parcel is used for any other purpose,
the parcel shall revert to the state of Connecticut. Any sale or lease of
said parcels shall be made at a cost equal to the fair market value of said
parcels, as approved by Commissioner of Transportation prior to the
actual sale or lease. Any moneys received by the town of Stratford from
any such sale, transfer or lease of said parcel shall be paid promptly to
Substitute House Bill No. 5580

Special Act No. 26-21 2 of 2

the State Treasurer and deposited in the Special Transportation Fund.
(b) The State Treasurer shall execute and deliver any deed or
instrument necessary to implement the provisions of this section, which
deed or instrument shall include provisions to carry out the purposes of
subsection (a) of this section. The Commissioner of Transportation shall
have the sole responsibility for all other incidents of the release of the
restrictions under this section.