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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut bill authorizes $2.5 million in state bonds for a New Haven youth center in Fair Haven
Last action · February 10, 2026: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and BondingSponsor: Juan Candelaria
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What This Bill Proposed
To provide funding for the development of a youth center in the Fair Haven community of New Haven.
Allocates state capital funding specifically for local municipal infrastructure and youth programming in New Haven, impacting municipal capital improvement planning without altering general tax rates.
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.
city of New Haven
Receives a grant-in-aid from the Department of Economic and Community Development to develop a youth center.
Department of Economic and Community Development
Receives bond proceeds to administer a grant-in-aid for the project.
Fair Haven community
Receives a newly developed youth center funded by the state bond proceeds.
Key Facts
- The State Bond Commission is empowered to authorize state bond issuance up to an aggregate amount of two million five hundred dollars.
- Bond proceeds are designated for use by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
- Funds are explicitly allocated for the development of a youth center in the Fair Haven community.
- Bonds are to be issued in accordance with section 3-20 of the general statutes.
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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 10, 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 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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