HB05581 • 2026

AN ACT AMENDING A PRIOR CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF STATE LAND TO THE TOWN OF ROCKY HILL.

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 cost is 'administrative costs' rather than strictly free, though this was kept in the summary as negligible for general understanding.

Amending Land Transfer Rules for Rocky Hill

This law changes a previous agreement so that Connecticut gives about 5.3 acres of state land to the Town of Rocky Hill at no cost, with rules on how the town must use it.

What This Bill Does

Changes an earlier special act regarding land transfer between the state and the town.
Requires the Commissioner of Transportation to give a specific parcel in Rocky Hill to the town for free, except for administrative costs.
Updates the description of the land to be approximately 5.3 acres located at 1090 Maple Street.
Mandates that the State Properties Review Board must approve the transfer within thirty days of receiving an agreement.
States that any money received from this specific deal goes into the Special Transportation Fund.

Who It Names or Affects

The Town of Rocky Hill
The Connecticut Department of Transportation
The State Properties Review Board

Terms To Know

Conveyance: The legal act of transferring ownership or title of land from one party to another.
Revert: To return the property back to its original owner, in this case, the state government.

Limits and Unknowns

The town must use the land only for open space or passive recreation; if they do not, sell it, or lease any part of it, ownership returns to the state.
The exact size and boundaries are final only after the Department of Transportation determines them based on a specific map.

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 26-22
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
In Concurrence
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-05-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 510
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 453
2026-04-16 LCO
File Number 679
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 a parcel of state land to the town of Rocky Hill to change the acreage and identification of said parcel.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Substitute House Bill No. 5581

Special Act No. 26-22

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

Section 1. Special act 22 -16 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 Rocky Hill
a parcel of land located in the town of Rocky Hill, 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 5.3 acres, [and] is identified as the
parcel of land located at 1090 Maple Street [,] and is further identified as
"RELEASE AREA" on a map entitled "Compilation Plan, Town of Rocky
Hill, Map Showing Land Released to ____ by the State of Connecticut
Department of Transportation, Interstate Route 291, scale 1"=40',
August 2021, Scott A. Hill, P.E., Chief Engineer-Bureau of Engineering
and Construction". The precise area of the parcel to be conveyed shall
be determined by the Department of Transportation. The conveyance
shall be subject to the approval of the State Properties Review Board.
Substitute House Bill No. 5581

Special Act No. 26-22 2 of 2

(b) The town of Rocky Hill shall use said parcel of land for open space
or passive recreational purposes. If the town of Rocky Hill:
(1) Does not use said parcel for either of 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 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
Transportation. The land shall remain under the care and control 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 prov isions to carry out the
purposes of subsection (b) of this section . The Commissioner of
Transportation shall have the sole responsibility for all other incidents
of such conveyance. Any funds received by said department from a
conveyance of said parcel in accordance with this section shall be
transferred to the State Tre asurer for deposit in the Special
Transportation Fund.