Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut SB456: AN ACT CONCERNING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
Status: In committee, April 7, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning a grant program for wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the state. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN THE STATE. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2026) (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may establish a grant program for the issuance of grants to nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organizations with one or more facilities in the state that register with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and that meet any requirements the commissioner establishes for the registration of such wildlife rehabilitation organizations. The commissioner may accept any funds or donations for the purpose of issuing such grants and may establish an account of the General Fund for the receipt of any such funds or donations. Any funds in such account shall not lapse at the conclusion of any fiscal year and shall remain available to the commissioner for the issuance of such grants. (b) Any such registration requirement shall require a nonprofit wildlife organization to submit, on an annual basis, to the commissioner information concerning such organization, including, but not limited to, LCO No. 2421 1 of Raised Bill No. the name and contact information for the owner or operator of such wildlife rehabilitation organization, the location of any such facility in the state, the specific species of wildlife rehabilitated at any such facility, the financial structure of such wildlife rehabilitation organization, and …
Sponsors
- Mary Mushinsky (D, 85) · primary sponsor
- Patricia Dillon (D, 92)
- Paul Cicarella (R, 34)
- Nicole Klarides-Ditria (R, 105)
Latest actions
- : File Number 478
- : Senate Calendar Number 290
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/26 12:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable Substitute
- : Public Hearing 03/13
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Environment
Votes
- ENV Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (March 18, 2026): 34 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Wildlife, Energy and Environmental Protection, Department of
Common questions
- What is SB456?
- SB456 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING A GRANT PROGRAM FOR WILDLIFE REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN THE STATE.
- What does SB456 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning a grant program for wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the state. assembly convened.
- What is the status of SB456?
- In committee as of April 7, 2026. Latest action: File Number 478 (April 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB456?
- Mary Mushinsky (D, 85), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB456?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB00456&which_year=2026
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