SB 426 Connecticut Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT OF ENERGY REGULATION IN THE STATE.

This bill requires the Department of Administrative Services to hire a national consultant to conduct an impartial study of the state's energy regulation structure. The study will examine whether the current Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority are meeting legislative goals and compare the state's approach with other states that have deregulated utilities. The consultant must submit findings and recommendations by January 1, 2028, to relevant legislative committees. The bill authorizes up to $1.6 million in funding for this one-time evaluation, which aims to identify potential improvements to the state's energy policy framework.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026

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Raised Bill → GOS Joint Favorable Substitute · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to reflect its status as a favorable substitute version rather than the original raised bill. The substantive policy content regarding the study of energy policy structures remains largely unchanged, though minor text was added to specify that the study should include states with deregulated utilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring the Department of Administrative Services to study energy policy structures, but the text now explicitly directs the study to include states that have deregulated utilities.

TECHNICAL

Updated header information to change the bill designation from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and added 'GOS Joint Favorable Subst.' to indicate legislative approval status.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to page headers and line numbers to align with the new substitute bill format.

REQUIREMENT

Added specific language to require the study to examine energy policy-making in states that have deregulated utilities, in addition to other states.

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Committee

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Joint Favorable Substitute

upper

Mar 5, 2026

Committee

REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight

upper

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors