Connecticut 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 1408 — AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.

Last action — FILE NO. 492

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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 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
1408 January Session, 2025 LCO No.
492 January Session, 2025 Senate Bill No.
5050 Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT Introduced by:
1408 Senate, April 3, 2025 The Committee on Government Oversight reported through SEN.
(GOS) AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.
GADKAR-WILCOX of the 22nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.
LCO 5050 1 of 2 Raised Bill No.
SB1408 / File No.
1408 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
492 1 SB1408 File No.
Section 1 from passage New section GOS Joint Favorable LCO 5050 2 of 2
492 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 from passage New section GOS Joint Favorable SB1408 / File No.
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492 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 $ Policy & Mgmt., Off.
GF - Cost 300,000 None Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill results in a one-time cost of $300,000 in FY 26 to the Office of Policy and Management (OPM) for a consultant.
The bill requires OPM to conduct a study of the response times of state agencies to requests for public records made under the Freedom of Information Act and submit a report by February 15, 2026.
The consultant will be required to gather, organize, and report on this information.
The Out Years This cost is one-time only.
SB1408 / File No.
492 3 SB1408 File No.
492 OLR Bill Analysis SB 1408 AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY OF STATE AGENCY RESPONSE TIMES TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION Government Oversight Committee Joint Favorable Yea 12 Nay 0 (03/18/2025) SB1408 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 492

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 286

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

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/02/25

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0304

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight

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