Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5251: AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: In committee, April 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning reporting on implementation of certain consultant report recommendations. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section: (1) "Consultant" means any professional who (A) is registered or licensed to practice such profession in accordance with the applicable provisions of the general statutes or any planner or any environmental, management or financial specialist, and (B) provides consultant services to a state agency pursuant to a contract with such state agency, including, but not limited to, any architect, professional engineer, accountant, planner or environmental, management or financial specialist; (2) "Consultant services" includes administrative, planning, analysis, statistical or research services rendered by any architect, professional engineer, accountant, planner or environmental, management or financial specialist, as well as incidental services that members of such professions and those in their employ are authorized to perform, for purposes of recommending a state agency course of action; LCO No. 1427 1 of Raised Bill No. 5251 (3) "Firm" means any individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or other legal entity authorized by law to offer consultant services; and (4) "State agency" means any office, department, board, council, commission, institution, constituent unit of the state system of higher education, technical education and career school or other agency in the executive branch of state government. (b) Any state agency that contracts …
Sponsors
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142) · primary sponsor
- Savet Constantine (D, 42)
- Wood, Kerry S. (D, 29)
- Michael Quinn (D, 82)
- Stephen Meskers (D, 150)
- Hector Arzeno (D, 151)
- Christopher Poulos (D, 81)
Latest actions
- : File Number 317
- : House Calendar Number 236
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 02/24
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Government Oversight
Votes
- GOS Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 17, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: State contracts, Consultants, State agencies, Studies
Common questions
- What is HB5251?
- HB5251 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING REPORTING ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN CONSULTANT REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS.
- What does HB5251 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning reporting on implementation of certain consultant report recommendations. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5251?
- In committee as of April 1, 2026. Latest action: File Number 317 (April 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5251?
- Lucia Dathan (D, 142), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5251?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05251&which_year=2026
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