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HB 6320 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT PROHIBITING LOBBYIST CONTRIBUTIONS DURING A LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO LEGISLATORS OR STATE OFFICERS RUNNING FOR MUNICIPAL OFFICE.

HB 6320 prohibits lobbyists and political committees representing lobbyists from making or soliciting contributions to legislators or state officers who are running for municipal office (such as town or city positions) during legislative sessions. The ban applies to contributions during regular sessions, special sessions held between odd- and even-numbered year sessions, and reconvened sessions to reconsider vetoed bills. It specifically targets contributions to candidates for municipal office, exploratory committees, or political committees tied to these candidates, but excludes contributions for special elections to the General Assembly. The law aims to separate state legislative lobbying from local municipal campaigns during active legislative periods.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Proposed Bill → Committee Bill · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from a proposed version to a committee version, changing the bill number and LCO number. The core policy remains the same: prohibiting lobbyist contributions to legislators or state officers running for municipal office during legislative sessions. The text was reorganized to include specific statutory amendments replacing existing sections in the general statutes.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains substantively unchanged; the amendments primarily involve technical restructuring and statutory citation updates rather than altering the underlying policy restrictions.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from Proposed Bill No. 6320 to Committee Bill No. 6320, and LCO number updated from 2064 to 5566, reflecting committee review status.

The act title was reworded slightly, moving 'during a legislative session' to the beginning for clarity, but the meaning remains identical.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific statutory language repealing and substituting subsections of sections 9-610 and 9-608 of the general statutes to formalize the prohibition on lobbyist contributions and exploratory committee dissolution requirements.

DEFINITION

Added detailed definitions for 'state office' and 'state officer' listing specific positions (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, State Comptroller, State Treasurer, Secretary of State) and clarified 'municipal office' as elective offices limited to a single town, city, borough, or political subdivision.

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Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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