AN ACT CONCERNING THE REVISOR'S TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO THE GENERAL STATUTES.
This bill makes technical updates to Connecticut's general statutes, primarily clarifying rules for municipal employee pension contributions, environmental assessments, and security agreements. It requires participating municipalities to contribute to the MERS pension plan for employees in the MERS 2.0 program, allows licensed environmental professionals to conduct certain site assessments for voluntary remediation programs, and permits security agreements to cover assets acquired after the agreement is signed. The legislation also addresses how older financial transactions remain valid under current laws and establishes a presumption that mechanical restraints should be removed from children in juvenile court proceedings, with court approval required for any in-court use. These changes take effect on October 1, 2026, and aim to update legal language and procedures without altering the underlying policies.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Mar 6, 2026
Signed May 7, 2026
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Raised Bill
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JUD Joint Favorable Substitute
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The bill was converted from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'Substitute Bill', indicating it has been amended and approved by the Judiciary Committee. The substantive text remains largely unchanged, with minor formatting adjustments to section headers and page numbers.
Scope change
No substantive change in scope or applicability; the bill's content is identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL
The bill title was updated from 'Raised Bill No. 473' to 'Substitute Bill No. 473' to reflect its progression in the legislative process.
Page header text was updated from 'LCO No. 2780' to 'LCO' to match the substitute bill format.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 21, 2026 · House Apr 30, 2026
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Apr 21, 2026
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican11
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 7, 2026
Signed into law
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
HOUSE PASSED
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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