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SB 448 — AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF HARTFORD COUNTY.

Last action — FILE NO. 283

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

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229 added · 133 removed

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The recent amendments to Bill SB 448 include the addition of a reference to General Assembly File No. 283, indicating an update to the version of the bill being considered. Additionally, the amended version has removed some references that may have been outdated or repetitive. These changes matter because they streamline the bill, ensuring that lawmakers and the public can follow the current and relevant details more easily, which may lead to more informed discussions and decisions.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
448 February Session, 2026 LCO No.
283 February Session, 2026 Substitute Senate Bill No.
2613 Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Introduced by:
448 Senate, March 31, 2026 The Committee on Planning and Development reported through SEN.
(PD) AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
RAHMAN of the 4th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
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Section 33 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended by section 2 of special act 77-54, as amended by section 1 of LCO No.
Section 33 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended by section 2 of special act 77-54 and section 1 of special act 01- 3, is amended to read as follows (Effective October 1, 2026):
2613 1 of 9 Raised Bill No.448 special act 01-3, is amended to read as follows (Effective October 1, 2026):
[The proposed ordinance or revision to an ordinance may be published in full in such newspaper.] (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the district board shall publish each such proposed ordinance or revision to anordinance infullin a newspaper having substantialcirculationinThe Metropolitan District.
[The proposed ordinance or revision to an ordinance may be published in full in such newspaper.] (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, the district board shall publish each such proposed ordinance or revision to anordinance infullina newspaper having substantialcirculationinThe Metropolitan District.
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448 (c) No ordinance passed by the district board shall take effect until ten days from the passage of such ordinance nor until it has been published in full or summarized, as applicable, twice in [one or more daily papers issued within the metropolitan district] a newspaper having substantial circulation in The Metropolitan District and the clerk of said district shall cause each ordinance passed by the said district board to be published without unnecessary delay, and a certificate of the district clerk upon the record of such ordinance that the same has been so published shall be prima facie evidence thereof in any suit or proceeding, and no ordinance shall be valid if repugnant to the laws of the state.
283 (c) No ordinance passed by the district board shall take effect until ten days from the passage of such ordinance nor until it has been published in full or summarized, as applicable, twice in [one or more daily papers issued within the metropolitan district] a newspaper having substantial circulation in The Metropolitan District and the clerk of said district shall cause each ordinance passed by the said district board to be published without unnecessary delay, and a certificate of the district clerk upon the record of such ordinance that the same has been so published shall be prima facie evidence thereof in any suit or proceeding, and no ordinance shall be valid if repugnant to the laws of the state.
There shall be an attorney chosen by the district board who shall be LCO No.
There shall be an attorney chosen by the district board who shall be counsel to thedistrict andwhosedutiesandcompensationshallby fixed sSB448 / File No.
2613 3 of 9 Raised Bill No.448 counsel to thedistrict andwhosedutiesandcompensationshallby fixed by a by-law or ordinance of said district.
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[He] The district counsel shall be an attorney of at least five years' practice and shall be a resident of the district or a nonmember municipality.
283 by a by-law or ordinance of said district.
The district counsel of said districtshallholdoffice duringthepleasureoftheboard.Theboardmay also provide, by ordinance or otherwise, for the appointment by the counsel of such assistance as the board shall [approved] approve.
[He] The district counsel shall be an attorney of at least five years' practice and shall be a resident of the district or a district nonmember municipality.
The district counsel of saiddistrict shallhold office during thepleasure oftheboard.The board may also provide, by ordinance or otherwise, for the appointment by the counsel of such assistance as the board shall [approved] approve.
Each contract awarded by the district shall be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder with bid requirements, LCO No.
Each contract awarded by the district shall be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder with bid requirements, except as provided in this subsection.
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Each town's total revenue shall be determined on the basis of the annual audit of financial statements required pursuant to chapter 111 of the general statutes.
Each town's average total revenue shall be determined on the basis of the annual audits of financial statements required pursuant to chapter 111 of the general statutes for the three fiscal years next preceding, including any revenue that would have otherwise been received in any such fiscal year from any property exempted from taxation under the provisions of any special act or by town vote as provided by sections 1161 and 1162 of the general statutes, revision of 1918.
In the event that any town fails to file a statement of such town's accounts and finances pursuant to said chapter and such town's average total revenue for the three fiscal years next preceding cannot be calculated, the tax laid upon such town shall be determined on the basis of such town's most recent annual audit, to which amount interest shall accrue at a rate of ten per cent compounded annually to the date such tax is paid.
If any town fails to file a statement of such town's accounts and finances pursuant to such chapter in any of such three fiscal years, and such town's average total revenue for the three fiscal years next preceding and proportional share of such tax cannot be accurately calculated, the tax laid upon such town shall be determined on the basis of the most recent audit submitted by such town, to which an amount equal to ten per cent of such revenue shall be added for each applicable fiscal year for which such town failed to file such statement, which amount shall be compounded from year to year.
Such tax shall be payable at such time as the district board may prescribe and the chairman shall draw and sign an order upon each town for its tax so imposed in favor of the district treasurer, notice of which shall forthwith be given by the district clerk to each town or city clerk and if any town shall neglect to pay its tax by the time prescribed, said treasurer shall report such neglect to the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, [county,] LCO No.
Such tax shall be payable at such time as the district board may prescribe and the chairman shall draw and sign an order upon each town for its tax so sSB448 / File No.
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448 who shall record it and issue an execution against the goods and estate of the inhabitants of such town in the name of the district treasurer, returnable in sixty days, directed to [the sheriff of said county or his deputy] a state marshal, for the amount of the tax remaining unpaid to be proceeded with as executions in civil actions.
283 imposed in favor ofthedistrict treasurer,notice ofwhich shall forthwith be given by the district clerk to each town or city clerk and if any town shall neglect to pay its tax by the time prescribed, said treasurer shall report such neglect to the clerk of the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford, [county,] who shall record it and issue an execution against the goods and estate of the inhabitants of such town in the name of the district treasurer, returnable in sixty days, directed to [the sheriff of said county or his deputy] a state marshal, for the amount of the tax remaining unpaid to be proceeded with as executions in civil actions.
The water bureau shall have power to establish rates for the use of water, subject to the approval of the district board, and whenever any water rent shall remain unpaid after the time prescribed and limited for payment by the rules and regulations of said bureau, said bureau may charge and receive additional percentage for collecting the same, provided the conditions of such percentage be published as aforesaid in the rules of said bureau.
The water bureau shall have power to establish rates for the use of water, subject to the approval of the district board, and whenever any water rent shall remain unpaid after the time prescribed and limited for payment by the rules and regulations of said sSB448 / File No.
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283 bureau, said bureau may charge and receive additional percentage for collecting the same, provided the conditions of such percentage be published as aforesaid in the rules of said bureau.
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Section 60 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended by section 2 of number 312 of the special acts of 1945, as amended by section 5 of special act 77-54, is amended to read as follows (Effective October 1, 2026):
Section 60 of number 511 of the special acts of 1929, as amended by section 2 of number 312 of the special acts of 1945 and section 5 of special act 77-54, is amended to read as follows (Effective October 1, 2026):
Such benefits shall be a lien upon the land on account of which they were assessed, which liens shall commence and attach to such land from the LCO No.
Such sSB448 / File No.
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448 time of passage by the district board of the vote laying out or ordering theconstructionofsuchworkorimprovement;provided,within [thirty] ninety days from such passage, a caveat or certificate briefly describing the public work or improvement for which the benefits were assessed and the property upon which such assessment is a lien, together with the names of the owners thereof and the amount of benefits assessed against it, shall have been delivered for record to the town clerk of the town in which the property subject to said lien is located, and further provided the same shall not remain in a lien thereon for a longer period than three months from the date of the last publication of the notice of the final layout or completion of such work or improvement and the benefits assessed therefor shall be due and payable, unless the bureau of public works shall, within that time, deliver for record to the town clerk of the town wherein such property is located a certificate signed by the clerk of said bureau describing said premises, the amount assessed andthepublic workor improvementfor whichit wasassessed.
283 benefits shall be a lien upon the land on account of which they were assessed, which liens shall commence and attach to such land from the time of passage by the district board of the vote laying out or ordering theconstructionofsuchworkorimprovement;provided,within [thirty] ninety days from such passage, a caveat or certificate briefly describing the public work or improvement for which the benefits were assessed and the property upon which such assessment is a lien, together with the names of the owners thereof and the amount of benefits assessed against it, shall have been delivered for record to the town clerk of the town in which the property subject to said lien is located, and further provided the same shall not remain in a lien thereon for a longer period than three months from the date of the last publication of the notice of the final layout or completion of such work or improvement and the benefits assessed therefor shall be due and payable, unless the bureau of public works shall, within that time, deliver for record to the town clerk of the town wherein such property is located a certificate signed by the clerk of said bureau describing said premises, the amount assessed andthepublic workor improvementfor whichit wasassessed.
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2 October 1, 2026 Number 511 of the special acts of 1929, Sec.
2 Number 511 of the special acts of 1929, Sec.
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Statement of Purpose:
PD Joint Favorable Subst.
To make various amendments to the charter of The Metropolitan District of Hartford County.
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
283 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential See Below See Below Revenue Gain Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ Various Municipalities Savings See Below See Below Various Municipalities Potential See Below See Below Cost/Savings Various Municipalities Revenue See Below See Below Gain Explanation Section 1 requires the chairman and vice chairman of the Metropolitan District’s (MDC) various boards and bureaus to be a member of such bodies, which does not result in a fiscal impact.
Section 2 allows MDC’s board of commissioners to publish summaries of certain ordinances instead of the ordinances in their entirety.
This results in a savings beginning in FY 27 to the MDC to the extent that less advertising space is required to publish notice of certain ordinances or revisions to ordinances.
Section 3 makes a technical change and has no fiscal impact.
Section 4 results in a potential revenue gain beginning in FY 27 to the General Fund by increasing the fine for violations of district ordinances from $50 to $250.
Any revenue gain will be dependent on the number sSB448 / File No.
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283 of fines collected by the district.
The section also changes the court with jurisdiction over these ordinances to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
The court system disposes of over 250,000 cases annually and the number of cases is not anticipated to be great enough to need additional resources.
Section 5 changes residency requirements for the district’s legal counsel and does not result in a fiscal impact.
Section 6 results in a savings beginning in FY 27 for the MDC related to decreased publishing costs, to the extent that requests for bids and proposals for public works projects necessitating an expenditure of between $25,000 and $50,000 are no longer required to be advertised in newspapers.
Section 7 creates a penalty for member municipalities of the MDC that do not submit annual financial statements to the district to determine each municipality’s share of wastewater operation costs.
Currently, member municipalities submit audited financial statements to calculate each town’s share of the sewer charge based on each town’s total revenue.
The bill provides that municipalities that fail to submit an updated annual statement will see the total revenue from their most recently submitted report increased by 10%.
This will increase such a municipality’s share of the sewer charge and results in a potential cost beginning in FY 27 for MDC member municipalities that do not submit these annual statements, and a corresponding potential savings beginning in FY 27 to municipalities that did submit annual statements.
Section 8 results in a potential revenue gain beginning in FY 27 to the General Fund by increasing the fine for violations of ordinances related to the district’s waterworks from $30 to $250.
Any revenue gain will be dependent on the number of fines collected by the district.
The section also changes the court with jurisdiction over these ordinances to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
The court system disposes of over 250,000 cases annually and the number of sSB448 / File No.
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283 cases is not anticipated to be great enough to need additional resources.
Section 9 extends the permissible term of liens related to sewer connection charges from fifteen years to twenty years.
This results in a potential revenue gain to the MDC to the extent that more interest is collected on such liens in the out years.
Section 10 extends the time period in which the MDC can file assessment caveats on the land records from thirty days to ninety days, which does not result in a fiscal impact.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the number of violations, liens filed, and inflation.
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283 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 448 AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT OF HARTFORD COUNTY.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION Planning and Development Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 21 Nay 0 (03/13/2026) sSB448 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 283

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 194

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/30/26

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0311

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Planning and Development

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SB 448 is sponsored by Tom Delnicki (Republican).
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