Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 5178 — AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS AND AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF EACH QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY.

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This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Plain-language change summary

The changes in Bill HB 5178 specify new thresholds for certain contracts involving quasi-public agencies. Now, the bill defines contracts that require submission to the Attorney General and the relevant legislative committee: employment contracts with annual increases or bonuses over fifty thousand dollars, consulting contracts with annual costs exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, and separation agreements costing more than one hundred thousand dollars. This procedure aims to enhance oversight on significant contracts made by these agencies.

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5178 FEBRUARY SESSION, 2018   LCO No.
5178 February Session, 2018   *_____HB05178GAE___031218____* AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS AND AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF EACH QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY.
1177   *01177_______GAE* Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTIONS   Introduced by:
  (GAE)   AN ACT REQUIRING EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE REVIEW OF CERTAIN QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTS AND AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF EACH QUASI-PUBLIC AGENCY.
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on and after said date) (a) For the purposes of this section, "quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120 of the general statutes and "contract" means any employment contract with an annual increase or bonus of more than fifty thousand dollars, consulting contract with an annual cost of more than one hundred thousand dollars or separation agreement that a quasi-public agency intends to enter into or renew.
(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2018, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on or after said date) (a) For the purposes of this section, "quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120 of the general statutes and "contract" means any of the following that a quasi-public agency intends to enter into or renew:
(b) On and after October 1, 2018, each quasi-public agency shall submit a copy of all contracts to the Attorney General for review and comment prior to entering into or renewing any such contract.
(1) An employment contract with an annual increase or bonus of more than fifty thousand dollars, (2) a consulting contract with an annual cost of more than five hundred thousand dollars, or (3) a separation agreement with a cost of more than one hundred thousand dollars.
(b) On and after October 1, 2018, each quasi-public agency shall submit a copy of each contract to the Attorney General for review and comment prior to entering into or renewing such contract.
Section 1 October 1, 2018, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on and after said date New section Sec.
Section 1 October 1, 2018, and applicable to contracts entered into or renewed on or after said date New section Sec.
2 July 1, 2018 1-123 Statement of Purpose:
2 July 1, 2018 1-123 GAE Joint Favorable Subst.
To increase executive and legislative oversight of quasi-public agency contracts by requiring the submission of certain contracts to the Attorney General and relevant legislative committee and submission of an annual report to such committee.
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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.]
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 56

  2. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 70

  3. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/18

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0226

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Administration and Elections

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 5178?
HB 5178 is sponsored by Ziobron, Melissa H., Fusco, John, and Craig C. Fishbein (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 5178?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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