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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill proposes reducing small business filing fees with the Secretary of the State
Last action · February 4, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsors: Jason Buchsbaum and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Proposed Bill No. 5023 directs the state legislature to lower fees for small business filings submitted to the Secretary of the State under .
Lowers the cost of official state paperwork for entrepreneurs and small business owners operating within Connecticut.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
small business owners
Small business owners face lower filing fee costs when submitting official documents to the Secretary of the State.
Secretary of the State
The agency experiences a change in fee collection structures for business filings.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 4, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding
Version history
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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