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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1151
January Session, 2023
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Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE CODES OF
ETHICS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subdivision (12) of section 1-79 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2023): 3
(12) "Quasi-public agency" [means Connecticut Innovations, 4
Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities 5
Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan 6
Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut 7
Housing Finance Authority, the State Housing Authority, the Materials 8
Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region Development 9
Authority, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Connecticut 10
Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, the 11
Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Port Authority, the 12
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the State Education 13
Resource Center and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance 14 Raised Bill No. 1151
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Authority] has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120. 15
Sec. 2. Subdivision (24) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is 16
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 17
1, 2023): 18
(24) "Quasi-public agency" [means quasi-public agency, as defined in 19
section 1-79] has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120. 20
Sec. 3. Subdivision (11) of section 1-79 of the general statutes is 21
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 22
1, 2023): 23
(11) "Public official" means any state-wide elected officer or officer-24
elect, any member or member-elect of the General Assembly, any person 25
appointed to any office of the legislative, judicial or executive branch of 26
state government by the Governor or an appointee of the Governor, 27
with or without the advice and consent of the General Assembly, any 28
public member or representative of the teachers' unions or state 29
employees' unions appointed to the Investment Advisory Council 30
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 3-13b, any person appointed or 31
elected by the General Assembly or by any member of either house 32
thereof, any member or director of a quasi-public agency and the spouse 33
of the Governor, but does not include a member of an advisory board, a 34
judge of any court either elected or appointed or a senator or 35
representative in Congress. 36
Sec. 4. Subdivision (16) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is 37
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 38
1, 2023): 39
(16) "Public official" means any state-wide elected state officer or 40
officer-elect, any member or member-elect of the General Assembly, any 41
person appointed to any office of the legislative, judicial or executive 42
branch of state government by the Governor, with or without the advice 43
and consent of the General Assembly, the spouse of the Governor and 44
any person appointed or elected by the General Assembly or any 45 Raised Bill No. 1151
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member of either house thereof; but does not include a member of an 46
advisory board or a senator or representative in Congress. 47
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 1-95 of the general statutes is repealed 48
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 49
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, 50
of this section, the registration of a: (1) Client lobbyist, as defined in 51
section 1-91, as amended by this act, shall include: (A) The name of such 52
company or association, (B) the nature of such company or association, 53
(C) the primary business address of such company or association, (D) 54
the name of the [person] individual responsible for oversight of such 55
client lobbyist's lobbying activities, (E) the job title of such [person] 56
individual and any applicable contact information for such [person] 57
individual, including, but not limited to, phone number, facsimile 58
number, electronic mail address and business mailing address, and (F) 59
the name, job title and applicable contact information of any individual 60
designated by the client lobbyist as an authorized filer, including, but 61
not limited to, phone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address 62
and business mailing address, provided such individual is different 63
from the individual listed in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision; and 64
(2) communicator lobbyist, as defined in section 1-91, as amended by 65
this act, shall include the name of the person with whom such 66
communicator lobbyist has primary contact for each client of such 67
communicator lobbyist and any applicable contact information for such 68
person, including, but not limited to, phone number, facsimile number, 69
electronic mail address and business mailing address. 70
Sec. 6. Subdivision (1) of subsection (i) of section 1-84 of the general 71
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 72
(Effective October 1, 2023): 73
(i) (1) No public official or state employee or member of the official 74
or employee's immediate family or a business with which he is 75
associated shall enter into any contract with the state, valued at one 76
hundred dollars or more, other than a contract (A) of employment as a 77 Raised Bill No. 1151
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state employee, (B) with the Technical Education and Career System for 78
students enrolled in a school in the system to perform services in 79
conjunction with vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary 80
education and training any such student is receiving at a school in the 81
system, subject to the review process under subdivision (2) of this 82
subsection, (C) with a public institution of higher education to support 83
a collaboration with such institution to develop and commercialize any 84
invention or discovery, or (D) pursuant to a court appointment, unless 85
the contract has been awarded through an open and public process, 86
including prior public offer and subsequent public disclosure of all 87
proposals considered and the contract awarded. In no event shall an 88
executive head of an agency, as defined in section 4-166, including a 89
commissioner of a department, or an executive head of a quasi-public 90
agency, [as defined in section 1-79,] or the executive head's immediate 91
family or a business with which he is associated enter into any contract 92
with that agency or quasi-public agency. Nothing in this subsection 93
shall be construed as applying to any public official who is appointed as 94
a member of the executive branch or as a member or director of a quasi-95
public agency and who receives no compensation other than per diem 96
payments or reimbursement for actual or necessary expenses, or both, 97
incurred in the performance of the public official's duties unless such 98
public official has authority or control over the subject matter of the 99
contract. Any contract made in violation of this subsection shall be 100
voidable by a court of competent jurisdiction if the suit is commenced 101
not later than one hundred eighty days after the making of the contract. 102
Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is 103
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 104
1, 2023): 105
(1) "Administrative action" means any action or nonaction of any 106
executive agency of the state with respect to the proposal, drafting, 107
development, consideration, amendment, adoption or repeal of any 108
rule, regulation or utility rate, and any action or nonaction of any 109
executive agency or quasi-public agency, [as defined in section 1-79,] 110
regarding a contract, grant, award, purchasing agreement, loan, bond, 111 Raised Bill No. 1151
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certificate, license, permit or any other matter which is within the official 112
jurisdiction or cognizance of such an agency. 113
Sec. 8. Subdivision (6) of section 1-101mm of the general statutes is 114
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 115
1, 2023): 116
(6) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in 117
section [1-79] 1-120. 118
Sec. 9. Section 4-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the 119
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 120
As used in sections 4-250 to 4-252, inclusive, as amended by this act: 121
(1) "Gift" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79, as 122
amended by this act, except that the exclusion in subparagraph (L) of 123
subdivision (5) of section 1-79 for a gift for the celebration of a major life 124
event does not apply; 125
(2) ["Quasi-public agency", "public official"] "Public official" and 126
"state employee" have the same meanings as provided in section 1-79, 127
as amended by this act; 128
(3) "State agency" means any office, department, board, council, 129
commission, institution or other agency in the executive, legislative or 130
judicial branch of state government; 131
(4) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in 132
section 1-120; 133
[(4)] (5) "Large state contract" means an agreement or a combination 134
or series of agreements between a state agency or a quasi-public agency 135
and a person, firm or corporation, having a total value of more than five 136
hundred thousand dollars in a calendar or fiscal year, for (A) a project 137
for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public 138
work, (B) services, including, but not limited to, consulting and 139
professional services, (C) the procurement of supplies, materials or 140 Raised Bill No. 1151
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equipment, (D) a lease, or (E) a licensing arrangement. The term "large 141
state contract" does not include a contract between a state agency or a 142
quasi-public agency and a political subdivision of the state; 143
[(5)] (6) "Principals and key personnel" means officers, directors, 144
shareholders, members, partners and managerial employees; and 145
[(6)] (7) "Participated substantially" means participation that is direct, 146
extensive and substantive, and not peripheral, clerical or ministerial. 147
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 4-252a of the general statutes is 148
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 149
1, 2023): 150
(a) For purposes of this section, "state agency" [and "quasi-public 151
agency" have] has the same [meanings] meaning as provided in section 152
1-79, as amended by this act, "quasi-public agency" has the same 153
meaning as provided in section 1-120, "large state contract" has the same 154
meaning as provided in section 4-250, as amended by this act, and 155
"entity" means any corporation, general partnership, limited 156
partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, nonprofit 157
organization or other business organization whose principal place of 158
business is located outside of the United States, but excludes any United 159
States subsidiary of a foreign corporation. 160
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2023 1-79(12)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2023 1-91(24)
Sec. 3 October 1, 2023 1-79(11)
Sec. 4 October 1, 2023 1-91(16)
Sec. 5 October 1, 2023 1-95(d)
Sec. 6 October 1, 2023 1-84(i)(1)
Sec. 7 October 1, 2023 1-91(1)
Sec. 8 October 1, 2023 1-101mm(6)
Sec. 9 October 1, 2023 4-250
Sec. 10 October 1, 2023 4-252a(a)
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Statement of Purpose:
To redefine "quasi-public agency" and "public official" for purposes of
the codes of ethics and to require registrants to provide the name, title
and contact information for individuals who are authorized filers on its
registration statement.
[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.]