Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 5422 — AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No.
House of Representatives General Assembly File No.
5422 January Session, 2025 AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.
548 January Session, 2025 Substitute House Bill No.
5422 House of Representatives, April 7, 2025 The Committee on Government Administration and Elections reported through REP.
BLUMENTHAL of the 147th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.
(b) There is hereby reestablished a Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, which shall be a permanent standing committee of the General Assembly, consisting of (1) six members of the Senate, three appointed by the president pro tempore and three appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, and (2) six members of the House of Representatives, three appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and three appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
(b) There is hereby reestablished a Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, which shall be a permanent standing sHB5422 / File No.
Members shall serve for a term of two LCO 1 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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548 committee of the General Assembly, consisting of (1) six members of the Senate, three appointed by the president pro tempore and three appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, and (2) six members of the House of Representatives, three appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives and three appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
Members shall serve for a term of two years from the date of appointment.
(3) Review staff reports submitted to the committee and, when necessary, confer with representatives of the state departments and agencies reviewed in order to obtain full and complete information in regardto programs, other activities and operations of the state, and may request and shall be given access to and copies of, by all public officers, departments, agencies and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions, such public records, data and other information andgiven LCO 2 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
(3) Review staff reports submitted to the committee and, when sHB5422 / File No.
5422 such assistance as the committee determines it needs to fulfill its duties;
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548 necessary, confer with representatives of the state departments and agencies reviewed in order to obtain full and complete information in regardto programs, other activities and operations of the state, and may request and shall be given access to and copies of, by all public officers, departments, agencies and authorities of the state and its political subdivisions, such public records, data and other information andgiven such assistance as the committee determines it needs to fulfill its duties;
(8) Originate, and report to the General Assembly, any bill it deems necessary concerning a program, department or other matter under review or investigation by the committee, in the same manner as is prescribed by rule for joint standing committees of the General Assembly;
(8) Originate, and report to the General Assembly, any bill it deems necessary concerning a program, department or other matter under sHB5422 / File No.
(9) Review audit reports after issuance by the Auditors of Public Accounts, evaluate and sponsor new or revised legislation based on LCO 3 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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5422 audit findings, provide means to determine compliance with audit recommendations and receive facts concerning any unauthorized, illegal,irregularorunsafehandlingorexpendituresofstatefundsunder the provisions of section 2-90 of the general statutes, as amended by this act;
548 review or investigation by the committee, in the same manner as is prescribed by rule for joint standing committees of the General Assembly;
(9) Review audit reports after issuance by the Auditors of Public Accounts, evaluate and sponsor new or revised legislation based on audit findings, provide means to determine compliance with audit recommendations and receive facts concerning any unauthorized, illegal,irregularorunsafehandlingorexpendituresofstatefundsunder the provisions of section 2-90 of the general statutes, as amended by this act;
Any statutory requirements of confidentiality regarding any records, data and other information submitted under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, including penalties for violating such requirements, shall apply to the committee, its staff and its other authorized representatives in the same manner and to the same extent as such requirements and penalties apply to any public officer, department, agency or authority of the state or its political subdivisions.
Any statutory requirements of confidentiality regarding any records, data and other information submitted under subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, including penalties for violating such requirements, shall apply to the committee, its staff and its other authorized representatives in the same manner and to the same extent as such requirements and penalties sHB5422 / File No.
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548 apply to any public officer, department, agency or authority of the state or its political subdivisions.
(NEW) Effective July 1, 20)(a) In any instance in which a program review cites inadequate operating or administrative system controlsor procedures,inaccuracies,waste, extravagance, unauthorized LCO 4 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
(NEW) Effective July 1, 2)2(a) In any instance in which a program review cites inadequate operating or administrative system controlsor procedures,inaccuracies,waste, extravagance, unauthorized or unintended activities or programs, or other deficiencies, the department head of, or agency head of, or the appropriate program officer or official to which the report pertained, shall take the necessary corrective actions and, when the committee deems the action taken to be not suitable, the committee shall report the matter to the General Assembly together with its recommendations.
5422 or unintended activities or programs, or other deficiencies, the department head of, or agency head of, or the appropriate program officer or official to which the report pertained, shall take the necessary corrective actions and, when the committee deems the action taken to be not suitable, the committee shall report the matter to the General Assembly together with its recommendations.
Each quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of conducting such biennial compliance audit of the agency] and the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee.
Each quasi-public agency shall pay the cost of sHB5422 / File No.
Not later than thirty days after receiving copies of an audit report from the Auditors of Public Accounts, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall prepare an assessment of whether the LCO 5 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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5422 audit report complies with the requirements of this section and shall submit the assessment and a copy of the audit report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the quasi-public agency.
548 conducting such biennial compliance audit of the agency] and the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee.
Not later than thirty days after receiving copies of an audit report from the Auditors of Public Accounts, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall prepare an assessment of whether the audit report complies with the requirements of this section and shall submit the assessment and a copy of the audit report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the quasi-public agency.
Not later than thirty days after receiving such report from the board of a quasi-public agency, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee shall prepare an assessment of whether the report complies with the requirements of this section and shallsubmit theassessment andacopyofthereporttothejointstanding committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the quasi-public agency.
Not later than thirty days after receiving such report from the board of a quasi-public agency, the Legislative Program sHB5422 / File No.
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548 Review and Investigations Committee shall prepare an assessment of whether the report complies with the requirements of this section and shallsubmit theassessment andacopyofthereporttothejointstanding committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the quasi-public agency.
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Section 2-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):
Section 2-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the sHB5422 / File No.
No witness shall be privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which [he] such witness is examined by either house of the General Assembly, or by any committee of either LCO 7 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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5422 house or any joint committee of both houses, or by the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee in any program review or investigation, as defined in section 1 of this act, upon the ground that [his] such witness' testimony to such fact or [his] production of such paper may tend to disgrace [him] such witness or otherwise render [him] such witness infamous.
548 following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):
No witness shall be privileged to refuse to testify to any fact, or to produce any paper, respecting which [he] such witness is examined by either house of the General Assembly, or by any committee of either house or any joint committee of both houses, or by the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee in any program review or investigation, as defined in section 1 of this act, upon the ground that [his] such witness' testimony to such fact or [his] production of such paper may tend to disgrace [him] such witness or otherwise render [him] such witness infamous.
The auditors shall report their findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller, [and] the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizanceofmattersrelatingtoappropriationsandthebudgetsofstate agencies and the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee.
The auditors shall report their findings and recommendations to the Governor, the State Comptroller, [and] the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizanceofmattersrelatingtoappropriationsandthebudgetsofstate sHB5422 / File No.
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Any audit or report which is prepared by a person, firm or corporation pursuant to any contract withtheAuditorsofPublicAccountsshallbear the signature of the person primarily responsible for the preparation of suchauditorreport.Asusedinthissubsection,theterm"person"means a natural person.
5422 audit or report which is prepared by a person, firm or corporation pursuant to any contract withtheAuditorsofPublicAccountsshallbear the signature of the person primarily responsible for the preparation of suchauditorreport.Asusedinthissubsection,theterm"person"means a natural person.
Subdivision (11) of subsection (g) of section 17a-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):
Subdivision (11) of subsection (g) of section 17a-28 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu sHB5422 / File No.
(11) The Governor, when requested in writing in the course of the Governor's official functions, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, the joint standing committee of the General LCO 9 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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5422 Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services, the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary or the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, when requested in writing by any of such committees in the course of such committee's official functions, and upon a majority vote of such committee, provided no name or other identifying information is disclosed unless such information is essential to the gubernatorial or legislative purpose;
548 thereof (Effective July 1, 2025):
(11) The Governor, when requested in writing in the course of the Governor's official functions, the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee, the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services, the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary or the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, when requested in writing by any of such committees in the course of such committee's official functions, and upon a majority vote of such committee, provided no name or other identifying information is disclosed unless such information is essential to the gubernatorial or legislative purpose;
Any investigation to determine whether or not there is probable cause that conduct under section 51-51i has occurred shall be confidential and any individual called by the council for the purpose of providing information shall not disclose his knowledge of such investigation to a third party prior to the decision of the council on whether probable cause exists, unless the respondent requests that such investigation and disclosure be open, provided information known or obtained independently of any such investigation shall not be confidential.
Any investigation to determine whether or not there is probable cause that conduct under section 51-51i has occurred shall be confidential and any individual called by the council for the purpose of providing information shall not disclose his knowledge of such investigation to a sHB5422 / File No.
The judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate shall have LCO 10 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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5422 therighttoappearandbeheardandtoofferanyinformationwhichmay tend to clear him of probable cause to believe he is guilty of conduct under section 51-51i.
548 third party prior to the decision of the council on whether probable cause exists, unless the respondent requests that such investigation and disclosure be open, provided information known or obtained independently of any such investigation shall not be confidential.
The judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate shall have therighttoappearandbeheardandtoofferanyinformationwhichmay tend to clear him of probable cause to believe he is guilty of conduct under section 51-51i.
If an admonishment is issued, the council shall (1) notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary that an admonishment was issued and provide said committee with the substance of the admonishment, including copiesofthecomplaint file,(2)notifytheChiefCourtAdministratorthat an admonishment was issued and provide the Chief Court Administrator with the substance of the admonishment, including copies of the complaint file, and (3) inform the complainant, if any, that an admonishment was issued if the admonishment is the result of misconduct alleged in the complaint.
If an admonishment is issued, the council shall (1) notify the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary that an admonishment was issued and provide said committee with the substance of the admonishment, including copiesofthecomplaint file,(2)notifytheChiefCourtAdministratorthat an admonishment was issued and provide the Chief Court Administrator with the substance of the admonishment, including sHB5422 / File No.
Except as provided in this subsection, the substance of the admonishment shall not be disclosed to LCO 11 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
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548 copies of the complaint file, and (3) inform the complainant, if any, that an admonishment was issued if the admonishment is the result of misconduct alleged in the complaint.
Except as provided in this subsection, the substance of the admonishment shall not be disclosed to any person or organization.
[(e)] (f) On and after December 19, 1991, any judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate who has been the subject of an investigation by the Judicial Review Council as a result of a complaint brought before such council may request that such complaint, investigation and the disposition of such complaint be open to public LCO 12 of 14 Substitute Bill No.
[(e)] (f) On and after December 19, 1991, any judge, administrative law judge or family support magistrate who has been the subject of an sHB5422 / File No.
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548 investigation by the Judicial Review Council as a result of a complaint brought before such council may request that such complaint, investigation and the disposition of such complaint be open to public inspection.
For each indicator, the data shall also be presented according to ethnicity or race, gender, geography, disability and, where appropriate, age and other relevant characteristics.
For each indicator, the data shall also be presented according to ethnicity or race, gender, geography, disability and, where appropriate, age and other relevant sHB5422 / File No.
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On or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, said committee shall make the report card available to the public on the Internet and on the web site of the General Assembly and shall transmit the report card electronically to (1) members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services, (2) the Commissioners of Children and Families, Education and Public Health, (3) the Child Advocate, (4) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and (5) the Chief Court Administrator.
5422 or before January 15, 2018, and annually thereafter, said committee shall make the report card available to the public on the Internet and on the web site of the General Assembly and shall transmit the report card electronically to (1) members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies and human services, (2) the Commissioners of Children and Families, Education and Public Health, (3) the Child Advocate, (4) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, and (5) the Chief Court Administrator.
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548 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 26 $ FY 27 $ Legislative Mgmt.
GF - Cost 1,214,023 1,199,023 State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost 482,016 482,016 Benefits1 Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill re-establishes the Legislative Program Review and Investigations (PRI) Committee resulting in a cost to Legislative Management of $1,214,023 in FY 26 and $1,199,023 in FY 27, and a corresponding fringe benefit cost of $482,016 in FY 26 and FY 27.
To meet the requirements of the bill, the PRI committee will have to hire 12 staff.
These staff will include one director, two chief analysts, 8 analysts, and one administrative assistant.
The bill requires the PRI committee to examine state agencies to determine if they are effective, receive study requests from legislative staff and elected officials, and to undertake studies at its own initiative.
The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to state employee wage increases and The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.
The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 40.71% of payroll in FY 26.
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548 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 5422 AN ACT REESTABLISHING THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM REVIEW AND INVESTIGATIONS COMMITTEE.
SUMMARY This bill re-establishes the legislative Program Review and Investigations (PRI) Committee as a 12-member permanent standing committee beginning with the 2025 legislative session.
The committee previously existed from 1973 through 2016 (see BACKGROUND).
The bill generally restores the committee’s previous powers and duties (e.g., the authority to access state agencies’ records and files, including by subpoena).
Like prior law, the bill requires the PRI Committee to examine state agency programs to determine whether they are effective, continue to serve their intended purpose, are conducted in an efficient and effective manner, or require modification or elimination.
It allows the committee to receive study requests from legislators, legislative committees, elected state officials, agency heads, and the legislature as a whole.
It also allows the committee to undertake studies at its own initiative.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2025 COMMITTEE COMPOSITION The bill re-establishes the PRI Committee as a 12-member permanent standing committee with three members from each caucus appointed by the caucus’s leader.
It requires the leaders to make initial appointments by February 4, 2026 (i.e.
the start of the 2026 session), and then make subsequent appointments at the beginning of each regular session in an odd-numbered year.
Members serve for two years from their appointment, and their service ends with the termination of their term or holding of office, whichever occurs first.
The chairpersons and sHB5422 / File No.
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548 ranking members of a joint standing committee requesting an investigation must serve as ex-officio, nonvoting PRI Committee members during the course of the investigation.
The bill requires the committee members to elect chairpersons from among the members.
(In prior practice, the committee had one chairperson from each party, alternating between the caucuses each term.)Under thebill,allcommittee actions require amajority vote ofthe full committee membership, and a majority of the membership constitutes a quorum.
POWERS AND DUTIES The bill generally restores PRI’s previous statutory powers and duties, including, among other things, the powers and duties to:
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obtain public records, data, information, and other assistance needed by the committee from political subdivisions (e.g., municipalities) and state agencies, officers, and authorities;
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subpoena (by either chairperson) witnesses and require the production of books, papers, and other documents;
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retain, within available appropriations, consultants, technical assistants, researchers, and other needed personnel;
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review and assess reports from the state auditors and quasi- public agencies;
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report to the legislature annually by February 15.
As under prior law, when a program review cites certain deficiencies (e.g., inadequate operating or administrative system controls or procedures), the department or agency head, or the appropriate program officer or official, must take the necessary corrective actions.
If thecommitteedeemstheseactionsnotsuitable,itmustreportthematter and its recommendations to the legislature.
Receipt of Information sHB5422 / File No.
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548 The bill restores provisions requiring the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Judicial Review Council to disclose to the PRI Committee specified information when requested by the committee in writing upon a majority vote.
Specifically, it adds the PRI Committee to the list of committees to which DCF must disclose records without a subject’s consent upon a majority vote of thecommittee.
(Under existing law, it must disclose records to the Children’s, Human Services, and Judiciary committees upon a majority vote.) As under existing law, DCF may not disclose any names or identifying information unless essential to a legislative purpose.
The bill requires the Judicial Review Council to disclose information about complaints received against judges, administrative law judges, and family support magistrates, as well as the complaints’ investigation and disposition.
However, the council may not disclose names or other identifying information.
Like prior law, the bill prohibits disclosing the identity of a public employee who provides information to the PRI Committee.
It makes the committee’s investigation records exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act until the investigation is completed.
The bill also subjects the committee and its staff and authorized representatives to statutory confidentiality requirements for records, data, and information to the same extent that these requirements apply to other agencies and officials, including penalties for violations.
BACKGROUND PRI Committee The PRI Committee existed from 1973 through 2016.
The committee’s funding was eliminated by the FY 17 budget revisions (PA 16-2, May Special Session).
PA 17-60 eliminated statutory references to the committee’s powers and duties.
Related Bill sHB 7184, reported favorably by the Government Oversight Committee, requires the Office of Legislative Management to study the sHB5422 / File No.
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548 feasibility of reestablishing PRI within the Government Oversight Committee.
COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 19 Nay 0 (03/19/2025) sHB5422 / File No.
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Action History

  1. REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations

  2. FILE NO. 548

  3. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 337

  4. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDAR

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/07/25

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0314

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

  11. DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE

  12. Vote to Draft

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

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HB 5422 is sponsored by Christie M. Carpino (Republican), Aundre Bumgardner (Democratic), Mary M. Mushinsky (Democratic), and Bob Godfrey (Democratic).
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This bill died with 2025 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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