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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut creates nonprofit advisory board and bans auto insurance rate hikes for volunteer drivers
Last action · June 2, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9 and 12 others
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What This Bill Does
Public Act 26-102 establishes a Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board within the Office of Policy and Management to advise on service delivery and financial strategies, and prohibits auto insurers from raising rates, assigning surcharges, or refusing to renew policies solely because an insured driver volunteers for a nonprofit or charitable organization without compensation above expenses, effective January 1, 2027.
Volunteer drivers assisting nonprofits are legally protected from auto insurance penalties, while human services agencies gain a dedicated advisory board to streamline state contracts and funding delivery.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Nonprofit providers
Nonprofit organizations and their contracted sectors gain a formal advisory board to address funding viability, contract expectations, and workforce data collection.
Volunteer drivers
Drivers providing uncompensated transportation to nonprofits are protected from having their auto insurance rates increased or policies non-renewed solely due to volunteer activities.
Automobile liability insurers
Insurers are prohibited from using uncompensated volunteer driving service for nonprofits as the sole basis for rate increases, surcharges, or non-renewals.
State agency commissioners
Heads of major state departments must serve on or designate representatives to sit on the Nonprofit Provider Advisory Board.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
28 actions- Jun 2, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolledSigned by the Governor
- May 26, 2026Governor of ConnecticutTransmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- May 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyTransmitted to the Secretary of State
- May 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolledPublic Act 26-102
- May 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyIn Concurrence
- May 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
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- May 6, 2026HouseFloorHouse Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 30, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 527
- Apr 30, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 29, 2026HouseRules Suspended, Transmitted to the House
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- Apr 29, 2026SenateFloorSenate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 4376
- Apr 20, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyNo New File by Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable
- Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyImmediate Transmittal
- Apr 15, 2026SenateReferred by Senate to Committee on Appropriations
- Apr 7, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 450
- Apr 7, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 262
- Apr 7, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 7, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 30, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- Mar 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 19, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/03
- Feb 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Human Services
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Discoveries
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Formalizing Nonprofit-State Collaboration
The legislation brings twelve agency heads together with twelve Governor-appointed nonprofit representatives into a single advisory structure housed in OPM.
Connected Entities
Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance70How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz35Current news / social attention level
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