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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut authorizes $228.4 million in deficiency appropriations and reduces appropriations by $77.1 million across multiple funds
Last action · April 15, 2026: File Number 635Sponsor: REQUEST OF THE GOVERNOR PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 9
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What This Bill Proposed
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
Modifies agency funding levels for the current by injecting $228.4 million into specific state programs while cutting $77.1 million from others, directly impacting operational budgets for public safety, corrections, housing, and education.
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.
State agencies
State agencies experience adjusted operational funding levels through new deficiency appropriations and spending reductions.
Teachers' Retirement Board
The board receives a $150,000,000 deficiency appropriation for retirement contributions.
Department of Housing
The department receives a $14,500,000 deficiency appropriation for housing and homeless services.
Key Facts
- The bill authorizes a total of $228,435,000 in deficiency appropriations across two appropriated funds for fiscal year 2026.
- The General Fund receives $220,010,000 in deficiency appropriations, including $150,000,000 for the Teachers' Retirement Board Retirement Contributions - UAL and $14,500,000 for Department of Housing Housing/Homeless Services.
- The Special Transportation Fund receives $8,425,000 in deficiency appropriations, primarily for state employees health service costs and workers' compensation claims.
- The bill de-appropriates $77,121,190 across seven appropriated funds for fiscal year 2026.
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- General Fund appropriations are reduced by $71,497,990 across various agencies.
- Special Transportation Fund appropriations are reduced by $1,650,000 across the Department of Administrative Services and Department of Motor Vehicles.
- Banking Fund appropriations are reduced by $1,600,000 for the Department of Banking.
- Insurance Fund appropriations are reduced by $680,000 across multiple offices.
- Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund appropriations are reduced by $245,000.
- Workers' Compensation Fund appropriations are reduced by $898,200.
- Cannabis Regulatory Fund appropriations are reduced by $550,000.
- The net budget impact results in an increase of $151,313,810 in appropriations.
- The bill leaves the FY 2026 budget $0.2 million under the spending cap, inclusive of $500 million declared exempt for FY 26 only.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the House floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 635
- Apr 15, 2026HouseHouse Calendar Number 426
- Apr 15, 2026HouseFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- Apr 15, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Apr 9, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/14/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 31, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 31, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Mar 12, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/20
- Feb 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Appropriations
Version history
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Sponsors
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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