SB00248 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF REESTABLISHING THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND STAFFING OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.

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: 2026-05-05
Official status: On Consent Calendar
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source confirms the study must happen within the Government Oversight Committee, which was added to clarify 'who it affects' and 'what it does'.

Study on Restarting the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee

This law requires a state office to study if it is possible to bring back an old committee that reviews government programs.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Office of Legislative Management to conduct a study about restarting the former Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee within the Government Oversight Committee.
Asks the study to look at what duties, responsibilities, and staff members the new committee would need.
Directs the study to calculate any costs for extra resources and list possible benefits of bringing the group back.
Sets a deadline of January 1, 2027, for submitting the final report with findings and suggestions for new laws.

Who It Names or Affects

The Office of Legislative Management
The Government Oversight Committee

Terms To Know

Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee: A former group within the state legislature that reviewed government programs.
Feasibility study: An analysis to see if a plan is possible, practical, or worth doing.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill only orders a study and does not actually restart the committee.
It does not say whether the committee will be reestablished after the report is finished.
No specific budget amount is set for this work in the text.

Bill History

2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Passed
2026-05-05 Connecticut General Assembly
On Consent Calendar
2026-04-01 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-04-01 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 199
2026-04-01 LCO
File Number 288
2026-03-26 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-17 GOS
Joint Favorable
2026-03-17 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 02/24
2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight

Official Summary Text

To require the Office of Legislative Management to conduct a study of reestablishing the duties, responsibilities and staffing of the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee within the Government Oversight Committee.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate
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General Assembly File No. 288
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 248

Senate, April 1, 2026

The Committee on Government Oversight reported through
SEN. GADKAR-WILCOX of the 22nd Dist., Chairperson of the
Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF REESTABLISHING THE
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND STAFFING OF THE LEGISLATIVE
PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. ( Effective from passage ) The Office of Legislative 1
Management shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of 2
reestablishing the duties, responsibilities and staffing of the former 3
Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee within the 4
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 5
matters relating to government oversight, including, but not limited to, 6
what additional staffing it would require, what costs would be 7
associated with providing additional resources for the committee and 8
any potential benefits of such reestablishment. Not later than January 1, 9
2027, the executive director of the Office of Legislative Management 10
shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 11
of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 12
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to government 13
oversight. Such report shall include any findings of such study and any 14
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recommendations for legislation to implement such findings. 15
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 from passage New section

GOS Joint Favorable

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The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of
the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not
represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose. In general,
fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional
knowledge. Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final
products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note

State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Office of Legislative Management (OLM) to
study the feasibility of reestablishing the Legislative Program Review
and Investigations Committee resulting in no fiscal impact to the state
as OLM has the resources and expertise to meet the requirements of the
study.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 248

AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF REESTABLISHING THE
DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND STAFFING OF THE
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS
COMMITTEE.

SUMMARY
The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION
Government Oversight Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 12 Nay 0 (03/17/2026)