Connecticut 2023 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06660 Latest Draft

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General Assembly  Substitute Bill No. 6660  
January Session, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET 
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT.  
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
Section 1. Subdivision (10) of section 5-198 of the general statutes is 1 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 2 
passage): 3 
(10) Executive assistants to each state elective officer and each 4 
department head, as defined in section 4-5, provided (A) each position 5 
of executive assistant shall have been created in accordance with 6 
section 5-214, and (B) in no event shall the Commissioner of 7 
Administrative Services or the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 8 
Management approve more than [four] two executive assistants for [a] 9 
each department head; 10 
Sec. 2. Subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of section 32-285a of the 11 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 12 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 13 
(c) (1) The Community Investment Fund 2030 Board shall establish 14 
an application and review process with guidelines and terms for funds 15 
provided from the bond proceeds under subsection (d) of this section 16 
for eligible projects. Such funds shall be used for costs related to an 17 
eligible project recommended by the board and approved by the 18  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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Governor pursuant to this subsection [and] but shall not be used to 19 
pay or to reimburse the administrator for administrative costs under 20 
this section. The Department of Economic and Community 21 
Development shall pay for administrative costs within available 22 
appropriations. 23 
Sec. 3. Subparagraph (L) of subdivision (1) of section 12-408 of the 24 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 25 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 26 
(L) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 27 
prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into the municipal 28 
revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l, as 29 
amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts 30 
received by the state from the tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of 31 
this subdivision; and 32 
(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 33 
commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 34 
established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven 35 
and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the 36 
tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and  37 
Sec. 4. Subparagraph (K) of subdivision (1) of section 12-411 of the 38 
general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 39 
thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 40 
(K) (i) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2021, but 41 
prior to July 1, 2023, the commissioner shall deposit into [said] the 42 
municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-43 
66l, as amended by this act, seven and nine-tenths per cent of the 44 
amounts received by the state from the tax imposed under 45 
subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and 46 
(ii) For calendar months commencing on or after July 1, 2023, the 47 
commissioner shall deposit into the Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund 48 
established pursuant to section 4-66p, as amended by this act, seven 49  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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and nine-tenths per cent of the amounts received by the state from the 50 
tax imposed under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and  51 
Sec. 5. Section 4-66p of the general statutes is repealed and the 52 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 53 
(a) There is established a fund to be known as the "Municipal 54 
Revenue Sharing Fund" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing fund. 55 
The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in 56 
the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be expended by the Secretary of the 57 
Office of Policy and Management for the purposes of providing grants 58 
pursuant to [section 4-66l and section 12-18b] subsections (c) to (g), 59 
inclusive, of this section. 60 
(b) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, ten million dollars shall 61 
be transferred from such fund not later than April fifteenth for the 62 
purposes of grants under section 10-262h. 63 
(c) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 64 
thereafter, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle property tax 65 
grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection (c) of section 4-66 
66l shall be expended not later than August first annually by the 67 
secretary. 68 
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 69 
thereafter, moneys sufficient to make the grants payable pursuant to 70 
subsections (d) and (e) of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, shall 71 
be expended by the secretary. 72 
(e) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 73 
thereafter, each municipality or district listed below shall receive the 74 
following supplemental revenue sharing grant payable not later than 75 
October thirty-first annually: 76 
T1  	Grantee 	Grant Amount 
T2    
T3  Andover 	43,820  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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T4  Ansonia 	- 
T5  Ashford 	44,498 
T6  Avon 	142,054 
T7  Barkhamsted 	- 
T8  Beacon Falls 	- 
T9  Berlin 	258,989  
T10  Bethany 	26,746 
T11  Bethel 	- 
T12  Bethlehem 	40,552 
T13  Bloomfield 	291,027 
T14  Bolton 	11,053 
T15  Bozrah 	- 
T16  Branford 	- 
T17  Bridgeport 	6,059,559 
T18  Bridgewater 	- 
T19  Bristol 	234,651 
T20  Brookfield 	272,396 
T21  Brooklyn 	- 
T22  Burlington 	34,417 
T23  Canaan 	24,132 
T24  Canaan Fire District 	100,000 
T25  Canterbury 	94,624 
T26  Canton 	- 
T27  Chaplin 	34,779 
T28  Cheshire 	241,134 
T29  Chester 	- 
T30  Clinton 	288,473 
T31  Colchester 	134,167 
T32  Colebrook 	- 
T33  Columbia 	28,393 
T34  Cornwall 	- 
T35  Coventry 	113,156 
T36  Cromwell 	- 
T37  Danbury 	1,218,855 
T38  Darien 	- 
T39  Deep River 	- 
T40  Derby 	205,327 
T41  Durham 	244,059 
T42  Eastford 	- 
T43  East Granby 	- 
T44  East Haddam 	-  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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T45  East Hampton 	120,397 
T46  East Hartford 	200,959 
T47  East Haven 	- 
T48  East Lyme 	524,097 
T49  Easton 	- 
T50  East Windsor 	- 
T51  Ellington 	- 
T52  Enfield 	- 
T53  Essex 	- 
T54  Fairfield 	191,245 
T55  Farmington 	802,461 
T56  Franklin 	25,666 
T57  Glastonbury 	385,930 
T58  Goshen 	- 
T59  Granby 	- 
T60  Greenwich 	- 
T61  Griswold 	- 
T62  Groton 	466,668 
T63  Guilford 	496,560 
T64  Haddam 	- 
T65  Hamden 	1,646,236 
T66  Hampton 	28,585 
T67  Hartford 	15,792,632 
T68  Hartland 	76,110 
T69  Harwinton 	39,036 
T70  Hebron 	125,020 
T71  Kent 	- 
T72  Killingly 	268,063 
T73  Killingworth 	155,954 
T74  Lebanon 	162,740 
T75  Ledyard 	- 
T76  Lisbon 	139,316 
T77  Litchfield 	46,905 
T78  Lyme 	- 
T79  Madison 	175,790 
T80  Manchester 	780,354 
T81  Mansfield 	3,291,730 
T82  Marlborough 	48,977 
T83  Meriden 	622,306 
T84  Middlebury 	15,067 
T85  Middlefield 	14,971  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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T86  Middletown 	- 
T87  Milford 	1,130,086 
T88  Monroe 	443,723 
T89  Montville 	20,897 
T90  Morris 	- 
T91  Naugatuck 	283,399 
T92  New Britain 	2,176,332 
T93  New Canaan 	- 
T94  New Fairfield 	265,666 
T95  New Hartford 	- 
T96  New Haven 	16,921,822 
T97  Newington 	- 
T98  New London 	1,112,913 
T99  New Milford 	- 
T100  Newtown 	267,960 
T101  Norfolk 	9,911 
T102  North Branford 	152,031 
T103  North Canaan 	11,334 
T104  North Haven 	- 
T105  North Stonington 	- 
T106  Norwalk 	1,780,046 
T107  Norwich 	210,834 
T108  Old Lyme 	- 
T109  Old Saybrook 	- 
T110  Orange 	221,467 
T111  Oxford 	267,543 
T112  Plainfield 	- 
T113  Plainville 	- 
T114  Plymouth 	- 
T115  Pomfret 	23,434 
T116  Portland 	- 
T117  Preston 	- 
T118  Prospect 	73,271 
T119  Putnam 	71,039 
T120  Redding 	57,277 
T121  Ridgefield 	117,659 
T122  Rocky Hill 	65,602 
T123  Roxbury 	- 
T124  Salem 	132,694 
T125  Salisbury 	- 
T126  Scotland 	13,960  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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T127  Seymour 	- 
T128  Sharon 	- 
T129  Shelton 	- 
T130  Sherman 	- 
T131  Simsbury 	- 
T132  Somers 	240,198 
T133  Southbury 	74,062 
T134  Southington 	- 
T135  South Windsor 	57,854 
T136  Sprague 	- 
T137  Stafford 	- 
T138  Stamford 	1,846,049 
T139  Sterling 	- 
T140  Stonington 	218,992 
T141  Stratford 	- 
T142  Suffield 	206,051 
T143  Thomaston 	- 
T144  Thompson 	4,459 
T145  Tolland 	322,977 
T146  Torrington 	72,539 
T147  Trumbull 	604,706 
T148  Union 	- 
T149  Vernon 	330,755 
T150  Voluntown 	- 
T151  Wallingford 	- 
T152  Warren 	- 
T153  Washington 	- 
T154  Waterbury 	5,582,559 
T155  Waterford 	- 
T156  Watertown 	- 
T157  Westbrook 	- 
T158  West Hartford 	- 
T159  West Haven 	- 
T160  Weston 	70,181 
T161  Westport 	66,133 
T162  Wethersfield 	- 
T163  Willington 	- 
T164  Wilton 	93,135 
T165  Winchester 	105,432 
T166  Windham 	1,349,376 
T167  Windsor 	357,943  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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T168  Windsor Locks 	150,116 
T169  Wolcott 	136,938 
T170  Woodbridge 	120,477 
T171  Woodbury 	- 
T172  Woodstock 	- 
T173  TOTAL 	74,672,468 
 
(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and district in 77 
accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection exceeds the amount 78 
appropriated for the purposes of said subdivision, the amount of the 79 
grant payable to each municipality and district shall be reduced 80 
proportionately. 81 
(f) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 82 
thereafter, the total grants paid to municipalities pursuant to sections 83 
3-55i to 3-55m, inclusive, shall be paid from the Municipal Revenue 84 
Sharing Fund, established in subsection (a) of this section and not from 85 
the Mashantucket and Mohegan Fund established pursuant to section 86 
3-55i. 87 
(g) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, and each fiscal year 88 
thereafter, moneys remaining in the municipal revenue sharing fund, 89 
including moneys accrued to the fund during such fiscal year but 90 
received after the end of such fiscal year, shall be expended not later 91 
than October first following the end of each such fiscal year by the 92 
secretary for the purposes of the municipal revenue sharing grants 93 
established pursuant to subsection (d) of section 4-66l. 94 
(2) The amount of the grant payable to a municipality in any year in 95 
accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be reduced 96 
proportionately in the event that the total of such grants in such year 97 
exceeds the amount available for such grants in the municipal revenue 98 
sharing fund established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 99 
Sec. 6. Section 12-18b of the general statutes is repealed and the 100 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 101  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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(a) For the purposes of this section: 102 
(1) "College and hospital property" means all real property 103 
described in subsection (a) of section 12-20a; 104 
(2) "Equalized net grand list per capita" means the grand list of a 105 
municipality upon which taxes were levied for the general expenses of 106 
such municipality three years prior to the fiscal year in which a grant 107 
under this section is to be paid, equalized in accordance with the 108 
provisions of section 10-261a and divided by the total population of 109 
such municipality; 110 
(3) "Municipality" means any town, city, borough, consolidated 111 
town and city and consolidated town and borough; 112 
(4) "State, municipal or tribal property" means all real property 113 
described in subsection (a) of section 12-19a; 114 
(5) "Tier one municipality" means a municipality with an equalized 115 
net grand list per capita of less than one hundred thousand dollars; 116 
(6) "Tier two municipality" means a municipality with an equalized 117 
net grand list per capita of one hundred thousand dollars to two 118 
hundred thousand dollars; and 119 
(7) "Tier three municipality" means a municipality with an 120 
equalized net grand list per capita of greater than two hundred 121 
thousand dollars. 122 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 12-19a and 12-20a, on 123 
or before [May] September thirtieth, annually, all funds appropriated 124 
for state grants in lieu of taxes shall be payable to municipalities and 125 
fire districts pursuant to the provisions of this section. On or before 126 
January first, annually, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 127 
Management shall determine the amount due, as a state grant in lieu of 128 
taxes, to each municipality and fire district in this state wherein college 129 
and hospital property is located and to each municipality and fire 130  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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district in this state wherein state, municipal or tribal property, except 131 
that which was acquired and used for highways and bridges, but not 132 
excepting property acquired and used for highway administration or 133 
maintenance purposes, is located. Such determination shall be 134 
calculated based on assessed values provided to the Office of Policy 135 
and Management prior to the preceding April first, pursuant to section 136 
12-19b, as amended by this act. 137 
(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district for state, 138 
municipal or tribal property under the provisions of this section in the 139 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 140 
equal to the total of: 141 
(A) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 142 
been paid with respect to any facility designated by the Commissioner 143 
of Correction, on or before August first of each year, to be a 144 
correctional facility administered under the auspices of the 145 
Department of Correction or a juvenile detention center under 146 
direction of the Department of Children and Families that was used for 147 
incarcerative purposes during the preceding fiscal year. If a list 148 
containing the name and location of such designated facilities and 149 
information concerning their use for purposes of incarceration during 150 
the preceding fiscal year is not available from the Secretary of the State 151 
on August first of any year, the Commissioner of Correction shall, on 152 
said date, certify to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and 153 
Management a list containing such information; 154 
(B) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 155 
been paid with respect to that portion of the John Dempsey Hospital 156 
located at The University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington 157 
that is used as a permanent medical ward for prisoners under the 158 
custody of the Department of Correction. Nothing in this section shall 159 
be construed as designating any portion of The University of 160 
Connecticut Health Center John Dempsey Hospital as a correctional 161 
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(C) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 163 
been paid on any land designated within the 1983 Settlement 164 
boundary and taken into trust by the federal government for the 165 
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation on or after June 8, 1999; 166 
(D) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 167 
been paid with respect to the property and facilities owned by the 168 
Connecticut Port Authority; 169 
(E) Subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 12-19a, sixty-170 
five per cent of the property taxes that would have been paid with 171 
respect to the buildings and grounds comprising Connecticut Valley 172 
Hospital and Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown; 173 
(F) With respect to any municipality in which more than fifty per 174 
cent of the property is state-owned real property, one hundred per cent 175 
of the property taxes that would have been paid with respect to such 176 
state-owned property; 177 
(G) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 178 
paid with respect to all municipally owned airports; except for the 179 
exemption applicable to such property, on the assessment list in such 180 
municipality for the assessment date two years prior to the 181 
commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable. 182 
The grant provided pursuant to this section for any municipally 183 
owned airport shall be paid to any municipality in which the airport is 184 
located, except that the grant applicable to Sikorsky Airport shall be 185 
paid one-half to the town of Stratford and one-half to the city of 186 
Bridgeport; 187 
(H) One hundred per cent of the property taxes that would have 188 
been paid with respect to any land designated within the 1983 189 
Settlement boundary and taken into trust by the federal government 190 
for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation prior to June 8, 1999, or 191 
taken into trust by the federal government for the Mohegan Tribe of 192 
Indians of Connecticut, provided the real property subject to this 193  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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subparagraph shall be the land only, and shall not include the assessed 194 
value of any structures, buildings or other improvements on such land; 195 
and 196 
(I) Forty-five per cent of the property taxes that would have been 197 
paid with respect to all other state-owned real property. 198 
(2) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district for college 199 
and hospital property under the provisions of this section in the fiscal 200 
year ending June 30, 2017, and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 201 
equal to the total of seventy-seven per cent of the property taxes that, 202 
except for any exemption applicable to any college and hospital 203 
property under the provisions of section 12-81, would have been paid 204 
with respect to college and hospital property on the assessment list in 205 
such municipality or fire district for the assessment date two years 206 
prior to the commencement of the state fiscal year in which such grant 207 
is payable. 208 
(c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall list 209 
municipalities, boroughs and fire districts based on the equalized net 210 
grand list per capita. Boroughs and fire districts shall have the same 211 
equalized net grand list per capita as the town, city, consolidated town 212 
and city or consolidated town and borough in which such borough or 213 
fire district is located. 214 
(d) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, and each fiscal year 215 
thereafter: 216 
(1) The total amount of the grants paid to a municipality or fire 217 
district pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall not be lower 218 
than the total amount of the payment in lieu of taxes grants received 219 
by such municipality or fire district for the fiscal year ending June 30, 220 
2021. 221 
(2) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire district 222 
in accordance with the provisions of [subsection] subsections (b) and 223 
(e) of this section exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of 224  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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said subsection for a fiscal year: 225 
(A) Each tier one municipality shall receive fifty per cent of the 226 
grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 227 
subsection (b) of this section; 228 
(B) Each tier two municipality shall receive forty per cent of the 229 
grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 230 
subsection (b) of this section; and 231 
(C) Each tier three municipality shall receive thirty per cent of the 232 
grant amount payable to such municipality as calculated under 233 
subsection (b) of this section. 234 
(3) Each municipality designated as an alliance district pursuant to 235 
section 10-262u or in which more than fifty per cent of the property is 236 
state-owned real property shall be classified as a tier one municipality. 237 
(4) Each fire district shall receive the same percentage of the grant 238 
amount payable to the municipality in which it is located. 239 
(5) (A) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 240 
district in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this 241 
section exceeds the amount appropriated for the purposes of said 242 
subsection, but such appropriated amount exceeds the amount 243 
required for grants payable to each municipality and fire district in 244 
accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of 245 
this subsection, the amount of the grant payable to each municipality 246 
and fire district shall be increased proportionately. 247 
(B) If the total of grants payable to each municipality and fire 248 
district in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), 249 
inclusive, of this subsection exceeds the amount appropriated for the 250 
purposes of said subdivisions, the amount of the grant payable to each 251 
municipality and fire district shall be reduced proportionately, except 252 
that no grant shall be reduced below the amount set forth in 253 
subdivision (1) of this subsection. 254  Substitute Bill No. 6660 
 
 
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(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), 255 
inclusive, of this section and sections 12-19b and 12-20b, as amended 256 
by this act: 257 
(1) The grant payable to any municipality or fire district with 258 
respect to a campus of the United States Department of Veterans 259 
Affairs Connecticut Healthcare Systems shall be one hundred per cent; 260 
(2) For any municipality receiving payments under section 15-120ss, 261 
property located in such municipality at Bradley International Airport 262 
shall not be included in the calculation of any state grant in lieu of 263 
taxes pursuant to this section; [and] 264 
(3) The city of Bridgeport shall be due five million dollars, [on or 265 
before the thirtieth day of September,] annually, which amount shall 266 
be in addition to the amount due such city pursuant to the provisions 267 
of [subsections] subsection (b) or (d) of this section; 268 
(4) There shall be an amount due the town of Voluntown, with 269 
respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 270 
dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss of taxes 271 
on private tax-exempt property; 272 
(5) The amount due the town of Branford, with respect to the 273 
Connecticut Hospice located in said town, shall be one hundred 274 
thousand dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for 275 
loss of taxes on private tax-exempt property; and 276 
(6) The amount due the city of New London, with respect to the 277 
United States Coast Guard Academy located in said city, shall be one 278 
million dollars, annually, for reimbursement to municipalities for loss 279 
of taxes on private tax-exempt property. 280 
(f) For purposes of this section, any real property that is owned by 281 
The University of Connecticut Health Center Finance Corporation 282 
established pursuant to the provisions of sections 10a-250 to 10a-263, 283 
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pursuant to subdivision (13) of section 10a-254 and that is free from 285 
taxation pursuant to the provisions of section 10a-259 shall be deemed 286 
to be state-owned real property. 287 
Sec. 7. Section 12-19b of the general statutes is repealed and the 288 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 289 
[(a)] Not later than April first in any assessment year, any town, 290 
borough or fire district to which a grant is payable under the 291 
provisions of section 12-18b, as amended by this act, or 12-19a shall 292 
provide the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management with the 293 
assessed valuation of the real property eligible therefor as of the first 294 
day of October immediately preceding, adjusted in accordance with 295 
any gradual increase in or deferment of assessed values of real 296 
property implemented in accordance with section 12-62c, which is 297 
required for computation of such grant. Any town, borough or fire 298 
district that neglects to transmit to the secretary the assessed valuation 299 
as required by this section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the 300 
state, provided the secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance 301 
with procedures and standards adopted by regulation in accordance 302 
with chapter 54. Said secretary may, on or before the first day of 303 
August of the state fiscal year in which such grant is payable, 304 
reevaluate any such property when, in the secretary's judgment, the 305 
valuation is inaccurate and shall notify such town, borough or fire 306 
district of such reevaluation by certified or registered mail. Any town, 307 
borough or fire district aggrieved by the action of the secretary under 308 
the provisions of this section may, not later than ten business days 309 
following receipt of such notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing 310 
concerning such reevaluation. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall 311 
include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary 312 
shall, not later than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, 313 
grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the 314 
event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. Such 315 
notification shall be sent by certified or registered mail. If any town, 316 
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following such hearing or in denying any such hearing, the town, 318 
borough or fire district may not later than ten business days after 319 
receiving such notice, appeal to the superior court for the judicial 320 
district wherein such town, borough or fire district is located. Any 321 
such appeal shall be privileged. 322 
[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 323 
(a) of this section, there shall be an amount due the municipality of 324 
Voluntown, on or before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with 325 
respect to any state-owned forest, of an additional sixty thousand 326 
dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue 327 
sharing account established pursuant to section 4 -66l, for 328 
reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 329 
property.] 330 
Sec. 8. Section 12-20b of the general statutes is repealed and the 331 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 332 
[(a)] Not later than April first in each year, any municipality to 333 
which a grant is payable under the provisions of section 12-18b, as 334 
amended by this act, or 12-20a shall provide the Secretary of the Office 335 
of Policy and Management with the assessed valuation of the tax-336 
exempt real property as of the immediately preceding October first, 337 
adjusted in accordance with any gradual increase in or deferment of 338 
assessed values of real property implemented in accordance with 339 
section 12-62c, which is required for computation of such grant. Any 340 
municipality which neglects to transmit to the Secretary of the Office of 341 
Policy and Management the assessed valuation as required by this 342 
section shall forfeit two hundred fifty dollars to the state, provided the 343 
secretary may waive such forfeiture in accordance with procedures 344 
and standards adopted by regulation in accordance with chapter 54. 345 
Said secretary may, on or before the first day of August of the state 346 
fiscal year in which such grant is payable, reevaluate any such 347 
property when, in his or her judgment, the valuation is inaccurate and 348 
shall notify such municipality of such reevaluation. Any municipality 349 
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section may, not later than ten business days following receipt of such 351 
notice, appeal to the secretary for a hearing concerning such 352 
reevaluation, provided such appeal shall be in writing and shall 353 
include a statement as to the reasons for such appeal. The secretary 354 
shall, not later than ten business days following receipt of such appeal, 355 
grant or deny such hearing by notification in writing, including in the 356 
event of a denial, a statement as to the reasons for such denial. If any 357 
municipality is aggrieved by the action of the secretary following such 358 
hearing or in denying any such hearing, the municipality may not later 359 
than two weeks after such notice, appeal to the superior court for the 360 
judicial district in which the municipality is located. Any such appeal 361 
shall be privileged. [Said secretary shall certify to the Comptroller the 362 
amount due each municipality under the provisions of section 12-18b 363 
or under any recomputation occurring prior to September fifteenth 364 
which may be effected as the result of the provisions of this section, 365 
and the Comptroller shall draw his or her order on the Treasurer on or 366 
before the fifth business day following September fifteenth and the 367 
Treasurer shall pay the amount thereof to such municipality on or 368 
before the thirtieth day of September following.] If any recomputation 369 
is effected as the result of the provisions of this section on or after the 370 
January first following the date on which the municipality has 371 
provided the assessed valuation in question, any adjustments to the 372 
amount due to any municipality for the period for which such 373 
adjustments were made shall be made in the next payment the 374 
Treasurer shall make to such municipality pursuant to this section. 375 
[(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 376 
(a) of this section, the amount due the municipality of Branford, on or 377 
before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the 378 
Connecticut Hospice, in Branford, shall be one hundred thousand 379 
dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal revenue 380 
sharing account established pursuant to section 4 -66l, for 381 
reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 382 
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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 12-18b or subsection 384 
(a) of this section, the amount due the city of New London, on or 385 
before the thirtieth day of September, annually, with respect to the 386 
United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, shall be one 387 
million dollars, which amount shall be paid from the municipal 388 
revenue sharing account established pursuant to section 4-66l, for 389 
reimbursement to towns for loss of taxes on private tax-exempt 390 
property.] 391 
Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 392 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 393 
1, 2023): 394 
(b) There is established an account to be known as the "municipal 395 
revenue sharing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 396 
account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any 397 
moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. The secretary 398 
shall set aside and ensure availability of moneys in the account in the 399 
following order of priority and shall transfer or disburse such moneys 400 
as follows: 401 
(1) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 402 
year thereafter] June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make motor vehicle 403 
property tax grants payable to municipalities pursuant to subsection 404 
(c) of this section shall be expended not later than August first 405 
annually by the secretary; 406 
(2) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 407 
year thereafter] June 30, 2023, moneys sufficient to make the grants 408 
payable pursuant to subsection (d) of section 12-18b, as amended by 409 
this act, subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (e) of section 12-18b, as 410 
amended by this act, subsection (b) of section 12-19b and subsections 411 
(b) and (c) of section 12-20b shall be expended by the secretary; and 412 
(3) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2022, and [each fiscal 413 
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be expended annually by the secretary for the purposes of the 415 
municipal revenue sharing grants established pursuant to subsection 416 
(d) of this section. Any such moneys deposited in the account for 417 
municipal revenue sharing grants, including moneys accrued to the 418 
account during each fiscal year but received after the end of such fiscal 419 
year, shall be distributed to municipalities not later than October first 420 
following the end of each fiscal year. Any municipality may apply to 421 
the Office of Policy and Management on or after July first for early 422 
disbursement of a portion of such grant. The Office of Policy and 423 
Management may approve such an application if it finds that early 424 
disbursement is required in order for a municipality to meet its cash 425 
flow needs. No early disbursement approved by said office may be 426 
issued later than September thirtieth. 427 
Sec. 10. Subsection (g) of section 4-66l of the general statutes is 428 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 429 
1, 2023): 430 
(g) For the fiscal [year] years ending June 30, 2020, [and each fiscal 431 
year thereafter] to June 30, 2023, inclusive, the amount of the grant 432 
payable to a municipality in any year in accordance with subsection 433 
(d) of this section shall be reduced proportionately in the event that the 434 
total of such grants in such year exceeds the amount available for such 435 
grants in the municipal revenue sharing account established pursuant 436 
to subsection (b) of this section. 437 
Sec. 11. Subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420f of the general 438 
statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 439 
(Effective July 1, 2023): 440 
(c) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be 441 
known as the ["Social Equity and Innovation Fund" which shall be a 442 
separate, nonlapsing fund] "Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation 443 
Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be 444 
deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and 445 
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may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 447 
Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 448 
year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 449 
succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 450 
of providing the following: Access to capital for businesses; technical 451 
assistance for the start-up and operation of a business; funding for 452 
workforce education; funding for community investments; and paying 453 
costs incurred to implement the activities authorized under RERACA. 454 
All such appropriations shall be dedicated to expenditures that further 455 
the principles of equity, as defined in section 21a-420. 456 
(2) (A) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, for the 457 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the 458 
Social Equity Council shall transmit, for even-numbered years, 459 
estimates of expenditure requirements and for odd-numbered years, 460 
recommended adjustments and revisions, if any, of such estimates, to 461 
the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in the manner 462 
prescribed for a budgeted agency under subsection (a) of section 4-77. 463 
The council shall recommend for each fiscal year commencing with the 464 
fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, appropriate funding for all credits 465 
payable to angel investors that invest in cannabis businesses pursuant 466 
to section 12-704d. 467 
(B) The Office of Policy and Management may not make 468 
adjustments to any such estimates or adjustments and revisions of 469 
such estimates transmitted by the council. Notwithstanding any 470 
provision of the general statutes or any special act, the Governor shall 471 
not reduce the allotment requisitions or allotments in force pursuant to 472 
section 4-85 or make reductions in allotments in order to achieve 473 
budget savings in the General Fund, concerning any appropriations 474 
made by the General Assembly for the purposes of subdivision (1) of 475 
this subsection. 476 
(d) On and after July 1, 2022, there is established a fund to be known 477 
as the ["Prevention and Recovery Services Fund" which shall be a 478 
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Services Fund". The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to 480 
be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate 481 
and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts. Amounts in the 482 
fund may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General 483 
Assembly. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal 484 
year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next 485 
succeeding. Moneys in the fund shall be appropriated for the purposes 486 
of (1) substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services, 487 
and (2) collection and analysis of data regarding substance use. The 488 
Social Equity Council may make recommendations to any relevant 489 
state agency regarding expenditures to be made for the purposes set 490 
forth in this subsection. 491 
Sec. 12. Subsection (i) of section 12-330ll of the general statutes is 492 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 493 
1, 2023): 494 
(i) The tax received by the state under this section shall be deposited 495 
as follows: 496 
(1) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023, in the 497 
cannabis regulatory and investment account established under section 498 
21a-420f, as amended by this act; 499 
(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2024, June 30, 2025, and June 500 
30, 2026, sixty per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social 501 
Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as 502 
amended by this act, twenty-five per cent of such tax received in the 503 
Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established under 504 
section 21a-420f, as amended by this act, and fifteen per cent in the 505 
General Fund; 506 
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2027, and June 30, 2028, sixty-507 
five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis Social Equity and 508 
Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by 509 
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Prevention and Recovery Services Fund and ten per cent in the 511 
General Fund; and 512 
(4) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2029, and each fiscal year 513 
thereafter, seventy-five per cent of such tax received in the Cannabis 514 
Social Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, 515 
as amended by this act, and twenty-five per cent of such tax received 516 
in the Cannabis Prevention and Recovery Services Fund established 517 
under section 21a-420f, as amended by this act. 518 
Sec. 13. Subsection (e) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is 519 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 520 
1, 2023): 521 
(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and thereafter, fees 522 
collected by the department under this section shall be paid to the 523 
State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund, except that the fees 524 
collected under subdivisions (12) and (13) of subsection (c) of this 525 
section shall be deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and 526 
Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f, as amended by 527 
this act. 528 
Sec. 14. Subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes is 529 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 530 
1, 2023): 531 
(a) Thirty days after the Social Equity Council posts the criteria for 532 
social equity applicants on its Internet web site, the department shall 533 
open up a three-month application period for cultivators during which 534 
a social equity applicant may apply to the department for a provisional 535 
cultivator license and final license for a cultivation facility located in a 536 
disproportionately impacted area without participating in a lottery or 537 
request for proposals. Such application for a provisional license shall 538 
be granted upon (1) verification by the Social Equity Council that the 539 
applicant meets the criteria for a social equity applicant; (2) the 540 
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(3) payment of a three-million-dollar fee to be deposited in the 542 
Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund established in section 543 
21a-420f, as amended by this act. Upon granting such provisional 544 
license, the department shall notify the applicant of the project labor 545 
agreement requirements of section 21a-421e. 546 
Sec. 15. Section 51-47 of the general statutes is repealed and the 547 
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2023): 548 
(a) The judges of the Superior Court, judges of the Appellate Court 549 
and judges of the Supreme Court shall receive annually salaries as 550 
follows: 551 
[(1) On and after July 1, 2021, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 552 
Court, two hundred fifteen thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars; (B) 553 
the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme Court, 554 
Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred seven thousand four 555 
hundred eighty dollars; (C) each associate judge of the Supreme Court, 556 
one hundred ninety-nine thousand seven hundred eighty-one dollars; 557 
(D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, one hundred ninety-seven 558 
thousand five hundred seventy-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 559 
Appellate Court, one hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred 560 
sixty-three dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge 561 
of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty-four thousand two hundred 562 
nine dollars; (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred eighty 563 
thousand four hundred sixty dollars.] 564 
[(2)] (1) On and after July 1, 2022, (A) the Chief Justice of the 565 
Supreme Court, two hundred twenty-six thousand seven hundred 566 
eleven dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 567 
Supreme Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred 568 
seventeen thousand eight hundred fifty-four dollars; (C) each associate 569 
judge of the Supreme Court, two hundred nine thousand seven 570 
hundred seventy dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, 571 
two hundred seven thousand four hundred fifty dollars; (E) each judge 572 
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dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the 574 
Superior Court, one hundred ninety-three thousand four hundred 575 
twenty dollars; and (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred 576 
eighty-nine thousand four hundred eighty-three dollars. 577 
(2) On and after July 1, 2023, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 578 
Court, two hundred thirty-one thousand two hundred forty-five 579 
dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 580 
Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred twenty-two 581 
thousand two hundred eleven dollars; (C) each associate judge of the 582 
Supreme Court, two hundred thirteen thousand nine hundred sixty-583 
five dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred 584 
eleven thousand five hundred ninety-nine dollars; (E) each judge of 585 
the Appellate Court, two hundred thousand nine hundred eighty-586 
seven dollars; (F) the Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of 587 
the Superior Court, one hundred ninety-seven thousand two hundred 588 
eighty-eight dollars; and (G) each judge of the Superior Court, one 589 
hundred ninety-three thousand two hundred seventy-three dollars. 590 
(3) On and after July 1, 2024, (A) the Chief Justice of the Supreme 591 
Court, two hundred thirty-five thousand eight hundred seventy 592 
dollars; (B) the Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Supreme 593 
Court, Appellate Court or Superior Court, two hundred twenty-six 594 
thousand six hundred fifty-five dollars; (C) each associate judge of the 595 
Supreme Court, two hundred eighteen thousand two hundred forty-596 
five dollars; (D) the Chief Judge of the Appellate Court, two hundred 597 
fifteen thousand eight hundred thirty-one dollars; (E) each judge of the 598 
Appellate Court, two hundred five thousand seven dollars; (F) the 599 
Deputy Chief Court Administrator if a judge of the Superior Court, 600 
two hundred one thousand two hundred thirty-four dollars; and (G) 601 
each judge of the Superior Court, one hundred ninety-seven thousand 602 
one hundred thirty-eight dollars. 603 
[(b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 604 
under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2021, a judge 605 
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receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars in additional 607 
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 608 
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 609 
two hundred thirty dollars in additional compensation and each 610 
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 611 
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 612 
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 613 
Superior Court shall receive one thousand two hundred thirty dollars 614 
in additional compensation.] 615 
[(2)] (b) (1) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive 616 
under subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2022, a judge 617 
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 618 
receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two dollars in additional 619 
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 620 
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 621 
two hundred ninety-two dollars in additional compensation and each 622 
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 623 
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 624 
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 625 
Superior Court shall receive one thousand two hundred ninety-two 626 
dollars in additional compensation. 627 
(2) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 628 
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2023, a judge 629 
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 630 
receive one thousand three hundred eighteen dollars in additional 631 
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 632 
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 633 
three hundred eighteen dollars in additional compensation and each 634 
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 635 
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 636 
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 637 
Superior Court shall receive one thousand three hundred eighteen 638 
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(3) In addition to the salary such judge is entitled to receive under 640 
subsection (a) of this section, on and after July 1, 2024, a judge 641 
designated as the administrative judge of the appellate system shall 642 
receive one thousand three hundred forty-four dollars in additional 643 
compensation, each Superior Court judge designated as the 644 
administrative judge of a judicial district shall receive one thousand 645 
three hundred forty-four dollars in additional compensation and each 646 
Superior Court judge designated as the chief administrative judge for 647 
facilities, administrative appeals, judicial marshal service or judge trial 648 
referees or for the Family, Juvenile, Criminal or Civil Division of the 649 
Superior Court shall receive one thousand three hundred forty-four 650 
dollars in additional compensation. 651 
(c) Each such judge shall be an elector and a resident of this state, 652 
shall be a member of the bar of the state of Connecticut and shall not 653 
engage in private practice, nor on or after July 1, 1985, be a member of 654 
any board of directors or of any advisory board of any state bank and 655 
trust company, state bank or savings and loan association, national 656 
banking association or federal savings bank or savings and loan 657 
association. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a senior judge 658 
from participating in any alternative dispute resolution program 659 
approved by STA-FED ADR, Inc. 660 
(d) Each such judge, excluding any senior judge, who has completed 661 
not less than ten years of service as a judge of either the Supreme 662 
Court, the Appellate Court, or the Superior Court, or of any 663 
combination of such courts, or of the Court of Common Pleas, the 664 
Juvenile Court or the Circuit Court, or other state service or service as 665 
an elected officer of the state, or any combination of such service, shall 666 
receive semiannual longevity payments based on service as a judge of 667 
any or all of such six courts, or other state service or service as an 668 
elected officer of the state, or any combination of such service, 669 
completed as of the first day of July and the first day of January of each 670 
year, as follows: 671 
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fifteen years of service shall receive one-quarter of three per cent of the 673 
annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 674 
(2) A judge who has completed fifteen or more years but less than 675 
twenty years of service shall receive one-half of three per cent of the 676 
annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 677 
(3) A judge who has completed twenty or more years but less than 678 
twenty-five years of service shall receive three-quarters of three per 679 
cent of the annual salary payable under subsection (a) of this section. 680 
(4) A judge who has completed twenty-five or more years of service 681 
shall receive three per cent of the annual salary payable under 682 
subsection (a) of this section. 683 
Sec. 16. Subsection (f) of section 52-434 of the general statutes is 684 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 685 
1, 2023): 686 
(f) Each judge trial referee shall receive, for acting as a referee or as a 687 
single auditor or committee of any court or for performing duties 688 
assigned by the Chief Court Administrator with the approval of the 689 
Chief Justice, for each day the judge trial referee is so engaged, in 690 
addition to the retirement salary: (1) (A) [on and after July 1, 2021, the 691 
sum of two hundred seventy-one dollars, and (B)] on and after July 1, 692 
2022, the sum of two hundred eighty-five dollars, (B) on and after July 693 
1, 2023, the sum of two hundred ninety-one dollars, and (C) on and 694 
after July 1, 2024, the sum of two hundred ninety-seven dollars; and (2) 695 
expenses, including mileage. Such amounts shall be taxed by the court 696 
making the reference in the same manner as other court expenses. 697 
Sec. 17. Subsection (h) of section 46b-231 of the general statutes is 698 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 699 
1, 2023): 700 
[(h) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, the Chief Family Support 701 
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seventy-eight dollars, and other family support magistrates shall 703 
receive an annual salary of one hundred forty-nine thousand four 704 
hundred ninety-eight dollars.] 705 
[(2)] (h) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, the Chief Family Support 706 
Magistrate shall receive a salary of one hundred sixty-four thousand 707 
nine hundred thirty-two dollars, and other family support magistrates 708 
shall receive an annual salary of one hundred fifty-six thousand nine 709 
hundred seventy-three dollars. 710 
(2) On and after July 1, 2023, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 711 
shall receive a salary of one hundred sixty-eight thousand two 712 
hundred thirty-one dollars, and other family support magistrates shall 713 
receive an annual salary of one hundred sixty thousand one hundred 714 
twelve dollars. 715 
(3) On and after July 1, 2024, the Chief Family Support Magistrate 716 
shall receive a salary of one hundred seventy-one thousand five 717 
hundred ninety-five dollars, and other family support magistrates 718 
shall receive an annual salary of one hundred sixty-three thousand 719 
three hundred fifteen dollars. 720 
Sec. 18. Subsection (b) of section 46b-236 of the general statutes is 721 
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 722 
1, 2023): 723 
[(b) (1) On and after July 1, 2021, each family support referee shall 724 
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 725 
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred thirty-three dollars and 726 
expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 727 
engaged.] 728 
[(2)] (b) (1) On and after July 1, 2022, each family support referee 729 
shall receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 730 
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred forty-five dollars and 731 
expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 732 
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(2) On and after July 1, 2023, each family support referee shall 734 
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 735 
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred fifty dollars and expenses, 736 
including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so engaged. 737 
(3) On and after July 1, 2024, each family support referee shall 738 
receive, for acting as a family support referee, in addition to the 739 
retirement salary, the sum of two hundred fifty-five dollars and 740 
expenses, including mileage, for each day a family support referee is so 741 
engaged. 742 
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following 
sections: 
 
Section 1 from passage 5-198(10) 
Sec. 2 July 1, 2023 32-285a(c)(1) 
Sec. 3 July 1, 2023 12-408(1)(L) 
Sec. 4 July 1, 2023 12-411(1)(K) 
Sec. 5 July 1, 2023 4-66p 
Sec. 6 from passage 12-18b 
Sec. 7 July 1, 2023 12-19b 
Sec. 8 July 1, 2023 12-20b 
Sec. 9 July 1, 2023 4-66l(b) 
Sec. 10 July 1, 2023 4-66l(g) 
Sec. 11 July 1, 2023 21a-420f(c) and (d) 
Sec. 12 July 1, 2023 12-330ll(i) 
Sec. 13 July 1, 2023 21a-420e(e) 
Sec. 14 July 1, 2023 21a-420o(a) 
Sec. 15 July 1, 2023 51-47 
Sec. 16 July 1, 2023 52-434(f) 
Sec. 17 July 1, 2023 46b-231(h) 
Sec. 18 July 1, 2023 46b-236(b) 
 
APP Joint Favorable Subst.