Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 421 — AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BUDGET RESERVES FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2019.

Last action — FILE NO. 393

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Bill SB 421 highlights the factors that an arbitration panel must consider when making decisions, emphasizing the public interest and the financial capability of the municipal employer. It establishes that if a municipal employer's budget reserve is fifteen percent or less of its operating budget, it is not available for arbitration costs. Additionally, the panel will look at negotiations between the parties, employee welfare, cost of living changes, and prevailing wages and benefits in the labor market. This detail aids in guiding the panel's decision-making process in a structured manner based on the municipality's financial condition.

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421 February Session, 2018   LCO No.
421 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00421PD____032618____* AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BUDGET RESERVES FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2019.
2122   *02122_______PD_* Referred to Committee on PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT   Introduced by:
  (PD)   AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL BUDGET RESERVES FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2019.
There shall be an irrebuttable presumption that a municipal employer's budget reserve of fifteen per cent or less of the municipal employer's operating budget [reserve] is not available for payment of the cost of any item subject to negotiation or arbitration under this chapter.
There shall be an irrebuttable presumption that a municipal employer's budget reserve equal to fifteen per cent or less of the municipal employer's operating budget [reserve] is not available for payment of the cost of any item subject to negotiation or arbitration under this chapter.
Section 1 from passage 7-473c(d)(9) Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 from passage 7-473c(d)(9) PD Joint Favorable Subst.
To revise municipal budget reserve language that was passed as part of the state budget for the biennium ending June 30, 2019.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
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. 393

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 224

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

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/09/18

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0316

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

Sponsors

  • Mitch Bolinsky · Primary
  • Jonathan Steinberg · Primary
  • Tami Zawistowski · Primary
  • Holly H. Cheeseman · Primary
  • Adam Dunsby · Primary
  • Tom Delnicki · Primary
  • Bill Simanski · Primary
  • Scott A. Storms · Primary
  • Themis Klarides · Primary
  • Craig C. Fishbein · Primary
  • Laura M. Devlin · Primary
  • John E. Piscopo · Primary
  • Noreen S. Kokoruda · Primary
  • Devin R. Carney · Primary
  • Pam Staneski · Primary
  • John K. Hampton · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (16)

  • Bolinsky, Mitch
  • Steinberg, Jonathan
  • Zawistowski, Tami
  • Cheeseman, Holly H.
  • Dunsby, Adam
  • Delnicki, Tom
  • Simanski, Bill
  • Storms, Scott A.
  • Klarides, Themis
  • Fishbein, Craig C.
  • Devlin, Laura M.
  • Piscopo, John E.
  • Kokoruda, Noreen S.
  • Carney, Devin R.
  • Staneski, Pam
  • Hampton, John K.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 421?
SB 421 is sponsored by Bolinsky, Mitch, Steinberg, Jonathan, Zawistowski, Tami, Cheeseman, Holly H., Dunsby, Adam, Delnicki, Tom, Simanski, Bill, Storms, Scott A., Klarides, Themis, Fishbein, Craig C., Devlin, Laura M., Piscopo, John E., Kokoruda, Noreen S., Carney, Devin R., Staneski, Pam, and Hampton, John K..
What is the current status of SB 421?
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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