AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE STATE-WIDE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill text does not specify an effective date, so when this funding begins is unknown from this document alone.

Funding for the State-Wide Narcotics Task Force

This bill provides $500,000 to a state task force to help fight illegal fentanyl manufacturing and sales in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Waterbury.

What This Bill Does

• Sets aside $500,000 from the General Fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
• Gives this money to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
• Directs funds specifically to the state-wide narcotics task force.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
• The state-wide narcotics task force

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not explain exactly how the money must be spent.
• The official text does not include an effective date.

Official Summary Text

To provide funding to combat the illegal manufacturing and sale of fentanyl in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury.

Current Bill Text

LCO No. 306 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 14
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 306

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. CICARELLA, 34th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE STATE-WIDE
NARCOTICS TASK FORCE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the sum of five hundred thousand dollars be appropriated to the 1
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, from the 2
General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, for the state-wide 3
narcotics task force. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To provide funding to combat the illegal manufacturing and sale of
fentanyl in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury.