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SB00030 • 2026

AN ACT REDUCING NONEDUCATION AID TO THE CITY OF HARTFORD.

AN ACT REDUCING NONEDUCATION AID TO THE CITY OF HARTFORD.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sen. Rob Sampson, 16th Dist.
Last action
2026-02-04
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details about the extent of the reduction or its broader impacts on other forms of aid and taxpayer burden.

Reducing Non-Education Aid for Hartford

This act reduces non-education aid given by the state to the city of Hartford, equal to the amount the state pays in debt service under a financial assistance agreement.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the non-education aid that the state gives to Hartford.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The city of Hartford will receive less non-education aid from the state.

Terms To Know

Non-Education Aid
Money given by the state to a city for purposes other than education.
Debt Service
The money paid regularly to cover interest and repay principal on borrowed funds.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is unclear how much non-education aid will be reduced.
  • This act does not specify what happens to other forms of state aid for Hartford.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-04 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations

Official Summary Text

To reverse the fiscal impact to the state of the debt service agreement between the state and the city of Hartford.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
LCO No. 86 1 of 1

General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 30
February Session, 2026 LCO No. 86

Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS

Introduced by:
SEN. SAMPSON, 16th Dist.

AN ACT REDUCING NONEDUCATION AID TO THE CITY OF
HARTFORD.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

That the general statutes be amended to reduce noneducation aid to 1
the city of Hartford by an amount equal to the debt service paid by the 2
state on behalf of the city under a contract for financial assistance made 3
pursuant to section 7-576j of the general statutes. 4
Statement of Purpose:
To reverse the fiscal impact to the state of the debt service agreement
between the state and the city of Hartford.