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 effective date of October 1, 2026 is stated in the bill text but has not yet occurred as of the last action date.

Technical Changes to Municipal Cooperation Rules

This law updates the rules that allow towns and districts in Connecticut to work together on shared tasks.

What This Bill Does

Replaces Section 7-148cc of the general statutes with new wording about how municipalities can cooperate.
Allows two or more local governments to perform any function they could do alone by signing a formal agreement under sections 7-339a through 7-339l.
States that this cooperation rule applies even if other laws, charters, home rule ordinances, or local rules say something different.

Who It Names or Affects

Municipalities as defined in section 7-187
Districts as defined in section 7-324
Metropolitan districts
Municipal districts created under section 7-330 located within Connecticut

Terms To Know

Interlocal agreement: A formal contract between two or more local governments to work together on a task, made pursuant to sections 7-339a through 7-339l.
Municipality: In this law, the word includes towns defined in section 7-187, districts defined in section 7-324, metropolitan districts, and municipal districts created under section 7-330.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not list any new costs or funding changes for state or local governments.
This text only shows what was passed by the legislature; it does not show if a governor signed it into law yet.
The specific details of how towns must write their agreements are found in other sections of the law, specifically sections 7-339a through 7-339l.

Bill History

2026-03-31 LCO
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
2026-03-31 Connecticut General Assembly
Senate Calendar Number 188
2026-03-31 LCO
File Number 277
2026-03-24 LCO
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26 5:00 PM
2026-03-16 LCO
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
2026-03-13 PD
Joint Favorable
2026-02-27 Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/04
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
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 7-148cc

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: 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

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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)