Connecticut legislation · 2025 General Assembly
Connecticut SB1468: AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING AGENCY PURCHASE CARD USE.
Status: Chaptered, July 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act concerning government accountability. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY. Assembly convened: Section 1. Section 4-98 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): (a) Except for such emergency purchases as are made by a budgeted agency under regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Administrative Services, no budgeted agency or any agent thereof shall incur any obligation, by order, contract or otherwise, except by the issue of a purchase order or any other documentation approved by the Comptroller, necessary to process the transaction transmitted by the budgeted agency or its agents to the commissioner and the Comptroller, provided the amount to be charged against the appropriation for a budgeted agency in any year for a purchase order for a current expenditure shall be the amount anticipated to be spent in such year. The amount to be charged against the appropriation for any budgeted agency in any year for a capital expenditure, including an installment purchase, shall be the state's total cost for such capital expenditure unless otherwise authorized by the General Assembly or approved by the Finance Advisory Committee. Upon the receipt of any such purchase order or any other documentation approved by the LCO No. 5929 1 of Raised Bill No. 1468 Comptroller necessary to process the transaction, the Comptroller shall immediately charge the …
Sponsors
- Robert Sampson (R, 16) · primary sponsor
- Jonathan Fazzino (D, 83)
- Kenneth Gucker (D, 138)
- Henry Genga (D, 10)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Transmitted to the Secretary of State
- : Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
- : Public Act 25-156
- : House Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : House Passed as Amended by Senate Amendment Schedule A
- : In Concurrence
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : House Calendar Number 667
- : Senate Adopted Senate Amendment Schedule A 9623
Votes
- House Roll Call 341 (June 4, 2026): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 253 (May 28, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Roll Call 341 (June 4, 2025): 138 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Roll Call 253 (May 28, 2025): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB1468?
- SB1468 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2025 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY REGARDING AGENCY PURCHASE CARD USE.
- What does SB1468 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning government accountability. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB1468?
- Chaptered as of July 8, 2025. Latest action: Signed by the Governor (July 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1468?
- Robert Sampson (R, 16), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1468?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB01468&which_year=2025
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