SB 364 — AN ACT CONCERNING EXTREME WEATHER PROTOCOLS.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

36454 February Session, 2026 LCOSenate Bill No.

2167364 ReferredSenate, toMarch 18, 2026 The Committee on PUBLICPublic HEALTHHealth Introducedreported by:through SEN.

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AN ACT CONCERNING EXTREME WEATHER PROTOCOLS.

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54 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.

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 $ Various State Agencies GF - Potential See Below See Below Cost Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 27 $ FY 28 $ All Municipalities Potential See Below See Below Cost Explanation The bill may result in increased costs to the state and municipalities to the extent the standard protocols required under the bill lead to more extreme weather activations than under current practice.

For context costs associated with increased activations may include, but are not limited to, municipalities opening more cooling or warming centers, the Department of Social Services supporting additional rides for members via non-emergency medical transportation, and the Department of Housing supporting hoteling.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to the increase in extreme weather activations.

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54 OLR Bill Analysis SB 364 AN ACT CONCERNING EXTREME WEATHER PROTOCOLS.

SUMMARY This bill requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security to develop the following:

1.

standardized extreme hot and cold weather protocols that include weather factors (e.g., temperatures, heat index, and wind chill) that will prompt the state and municipalities to require cooling and warming centers to open statewide;

2.

ways to access transportation to these centers;

and 3.

ways to communicate the protocols to the public.

The divisionmust do thisby January 1,2027,and inconsultationwith the governor’s office and municipal leaders.

Under thebill,thedivisionmust also post the protocolsonitswebsite and give them to the United Way of Connecticut’s 2-1-1 Infoline program.

(In practice, DESPP posts extreme weather protocols on its website.) EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2026 COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Yea 22 Nay 9 (03/09/2026) SB364 / File No.

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