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Read. Follow. Verify.Connecticut directs Department of Administrative Services to hire a consultant for an up to $1.6 million study on energy regulation structure
Last action · April 1, 2026: File Number 310Sponsors: Rob Sampson and 6 others
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What This Bill Proposed
The Department of Administrative Services must issue a by October 1, 2026, to hire a national consultant for a study evaluating the structure of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. The bill requires the study findings and recommendations to be submitted to the General Assembly by January 1, 2028, with an estimated state cost of up to $1.6 million.
The measure commits up to $1.6 million in state funds for an independent evaluation of how energy policy and utility regulation are organized, potentially leading to future legislative restructuring.
- The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was established under public act 11-80, which restructured state energy and environmental agencies. context
- The Government Oversight Committee favorably reported substitute Senate Bill 426 during the February 2026 session. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Department of Administrative Services
Must issue a request for proposals, evaluate bids, select a consultant, and submit the final study to the General Assembly.
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · on the Senate floor.
Procedural history
9 actions- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFile Number 310
- Apr 1, 2026SenateSenate Calendar Number 220
- Apr 1, 2026SenateFavorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyReferred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyFiled with Legislative Commissioners' Office
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- Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyJoint Favorable Substitute
- Mar 6, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyPublic Hearing 03/10
- Mar 5, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommitteeReferred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight
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Re-evaluation of 2011 Energy Reforms
The bill explicitly mandates an evaluation of whether public act 11-80, which established the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, achieved its intended objectives.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 55)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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