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SB00360 • 2026

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ISSUES.

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ISSUES.

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
2026-03-31
Official status
File Number 277
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details on defining 'municipality', but it is implied by the bill's content.

Changes to Municipal Agreements

This act makes technical changes to the rules for interlocal agreements between municipalities in Connecticut.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes outdated language from existing laws about interlocal agreements.
  • Clarifies that two or more towns can work together on tasks they usually do separately.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Municipalities in Connecticut
  • Districts and other local government entities

Terms To Know

Interlocal agreement
A contract between two or more municipalities to work together on a task.
Municipality
A town, city, or other local government area.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify any financial impact for the state or municipalities.
  • It only makes technical changes and does not create new programs or services.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-31 LCO

    Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office

  2. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate

  3. 2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly

    Senate Calendar Number 188

  4. 2026-03-31 LCO

    File Number 277

  5. 2026-03-24 LCO

    Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM

  6. 2026-03-16 LCO

    Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office

  7. 2026-03-13 PD

    Joint Favorable

  8. 2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly

    Public Hearing 03/04

  9. 2026-02-26 Connecticut General Assembly

    Referred to Joint Committee on Planning and Development

Official Summary Text

To make technical changes to provisions concerning interlocal agreements between municipalities.

Current Bill Text

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Senate
SB360 / File No. 277 1

General Assembly File No. 277
February Session, 2026 Senate Bill No. 360

Senate, March 31, 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 CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ISSUES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 7 -148cc of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2026): 2
Notwithstanding [the provisions] any provision of the general 3
statutes or any special act, charter, special act charter, home rule 4
ordinance or local law, two or more municipalities may jointly perform 5
any function that each municipality may perform separately under any 6
[provisions] provision of the general statutes or of any special act, 7
charter or home rule ordinance by entering into an interlocal agreement 8
pursuant to sections 7-339a to 7-339l, inclusive. As used in this section, 9
"municipality" means any municipality, as defined in section 7-187, any 10
district, as defined in section 7 -324, any metropolitan district or any 11
municipal district created under section 7 -330 and located within the 12
state of Connecticut. 13
SB360 File No. 277

SB360 / File No. 277 2

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 7-148cc

PD Joint Favorable

SB360 File No. 277

SB360 / File No. 277 3

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 makes technical changes and does not result in a fiscal
impact.
The Out Years
State Impact: None
Municipal Impact: None

SB360 File No. 277

SB360 / File No. 277 4

OLR Bill Analysis
SB 360

AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ISSUES.

SUMMARY
This bill makes technical changes to a law on interlocal agreements
between municipalities.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2026
COMMITTEE ACTION
Planning and Development Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 18 Nay 3 (03/13/2026)