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SB00275 • 2026

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.

Budget
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Planning and Development Committee
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
File Number 154
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not specify the exact cost or participation numbers, leaving these as unknowns.

Act to Help Towns Share Budget Info Online

This act requires the Office of Policy and Management to create a program that helps towns publish budget information online.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to establish a program for municipalities to share budget details online.
  • Provides technical and financial assistance to municipalities for publishing budget data electronically.
  • Adopts guidelines for best practices in sharing municipal finance information online.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of Policy and Management
  • Municipalities that want to publish their budgets online

Terms To Know

Office of Policy and Management (OPM)
A state agency responsible for managing policies and providing guidance on various issues.
Municipalities
Local governments such as towns or cities that provide services to their residents.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact cost of the program is not specified.
  • It's unclear how many municipalities will participate in this program.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-24 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  3. 2026-03-24 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 107

  4. 2026-03-24 LCO

    File Number 154

  5. 2026-03-18 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/23/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-09 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-06 PD

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-02-20 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 02/27

  9. 2026-02-19 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

Official Summary Text

To require the Office of Policy and Management to establish a program to assist municipalities in publishing certain budget information online.

Current Bill Text

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Senate
SB275 / File No. 154 1

General Assembly File No. 154
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 275

Senate, March 24, 2026

The Committee on Planning and Development reported
through SEN. RAHMAN of the 4th Dist., Chairperson of the
Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN
PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) ( Effective October 1, 2026 ) (a) The Secretary of the 1
Office of Policy and Management shall, within available appropriations, 2
establish a program to (1) provide any municipality with technical and 3
financial assistance concerning the electronic publication of municipal 4
budgets and other information concerning municipal finances on the 5
Internet web site of the municipality, and (2) adopt guidelines for best 6
practices concerning the publication of such budgets and information. 7
(b) The secretary shall establish an application procedure and any 8
criteria for a municipality's participation in the program as deemed 9
necessary by the secretary. The secretary may adopt regulations, in 10
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, to 11
implement the provisions of this section. 12
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

PD 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:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $
Policy & Mgmt., Off. GF - Potential
Cost
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to
provide technical and financial assistance to support municipalities
publishing their budgets and other financial information on their
websites and adopt guidelines for such publication. This information is
already available on OPM’s website1, and it is anticipated that they can
provide technical assistance and establish guidelines within available
resources. There is a potential cost to OPM to the extent that financial
assistance is required by municipalities.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation.

1 OPM’s Municipal Budget Database-
https://opm-mbds.ct.gov/ords/r/mbds/mbds/budget-files?clear=5
OPM’s Electronic Audit Reporting System-
https://ears.opm.ct.gov/
OPM’s Municipal Fiscal Indicators-
https://portal.ct.gov/OPM/IGP-MUNFINS/Municipal-Financial-
Services/Municipal-Fiscal-Indicators
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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 275

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN
PUBLISHING CERTAIN BUDGET INFORMATION.

SUMMARY
This bill requires the Office of Policy and Management (OPM)
secretary to establish a program, within available appropriations, to
help municipalities publish their budgets and other financial
information on their websites. As part of this program, the sec retary
must give municipalities technical and financial assistance and adopt
guidelines on best practices for publishing this information.
Under the bill, the OPM secretary must establish an application
process and any participation criteria he deems necessary, and he may
adopt regulations to create the program.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Planning and Development Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 20 Nay 0 (03/06/2026)