SB 446 Connecticut Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT REQUIRING THE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS TO CONDUCT A STUDY CONCERNING THE FEASIBILITY OF AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE ENTERED INTO REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENTS TO ADOPT DIFFERENTIAL MILL RATES.

This bill requires the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations to study whether municipalities with revenue sharing agreements should be allowed to set different property tax mill rates for properties involved in those agreements. The commission must complete this study and submit a report with findings and recommendations to the state legislature by January 1, 2027. The bill directly affects the Office of Policy and Management, which will incur a one-time cost of $50,000 to conduct the study, while municipalities and taxpayers are not directly impacted by immediate changes. This measure does not authorize any new tax policies but instead mandates an analysis of the feasibility of such a change before any legislative action could be taken.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2026 Last action Apr 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

Raised Bill PD Joint Favorable Substitute · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to shift responsibility for a feasibility study from the Office of Policy and Management to the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. This change aligns the study with the correct state body responsible for intergovernmental relations and updates the relevant statutory citation accordingly.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's mandate changed by assigning the study to a different state agency (the Advisory Commission instead of the Office of Policy and Management).
REQUIREMENT

The entity required to conduct the feasibility study on differential mill rates was changed from the Office of Policy and Management to the Connecticut Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.

TECHNICAL

The statutory citation referenced for the commission was updated from section 7-148bb (associated with the previous office) to section 2-79a (the correct section for the Advisory Commission).

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2026

How they voted

333
Passed
Total votes 36
Apr 15, 2026
D Democratic25
25 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican11
8 Yea 3 Nay
72% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Apr 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
SENATE PASSED
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Mar 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
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Mar 5, 2026
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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