Senate Bill No. 1151
Public Act No. 23-37
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
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(12) "Quasi-public agency" [means Connecticut Innovations,
Incorporated, the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities
Authority, the Connecticut Higher Education Supplemental Loan
Authority, the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation, the Connecticut
Housing Finance Authority, the State Housing Authority, the Materials
Innovation and Recycling Authority, the Capital Region Development
Authority, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation, the Connecticut
Airport Authority, the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, the
Connecticut Green Bank, the Connecticut Port Authority, the
Connecticut Municipal Redevelopment Authority, the State Education
Resource Center and the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Authority] has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120.
Sec. 2. Subdivision (24) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October Senate Bill No. 1151
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1, 2023):
(24) "Quasi-public agency" [means quasi-public agency, as defined in
section 1-79] has the same meaning as provided in section 1-120.
Sec. 3. Subdivision (11) of section 1-79 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(11) "Public official" means any state-wide elected officer or officer-
elect, any member or member-elect of the General Assembly, any person
appointed to any office of the legislative, judicial or executive branch of
state government by the Governor or an appointee of the Governor,
with or without the advice and consent of the General Assembly, any
public member or representative of the teachers' unions or state
employees' unions appointed to the Investment Advisory Council
pursuant to subsection (a) of section 3-13b, any person appointed or
elected by the General Assembly or by any member of either house
thereof, any member or director of a quasi-public agency and the spouse
of the Governor, but does not include a member of an advisory board, a
judge of any court either elected or appointed or a senator or
representative in Congress.
Sec. 4. Subdivision (16) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(16) "Public official" means any state-wide elected state officer or
officer-elect, any member or member-elect of the General Assembly, any
person appointed to any office of the legislative, judicial or executive
branch of state government by the Governor, with or without the advice
and consent of the General Assembly, the spouse of the Governor and
any person appointed or elected by the General Assembly or any
member of either house thereof; but does not include a member of an Senate Bill No. 1151
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advisory board or a senator or representative in Congress.
Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 1-95 of the general statutes is repealed
and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
(d) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive,
of this section, the registration of a: (1) Client lobbyist, as defined in
section 1-91, as amended by this act, shall include: (A) The name of such
company or association, (B) the nature of such company or association,
(C) the primary business address of such company or association, (D)
the name of the [person] individual responsible for oversight of such
client lobbyist's lobbying activities, (E) the job title of such [person]
individual and any applicable contact information for such [person]
individual, including, but not limited to, phone number, facsimile
number, electronic mail address and business mailing address, and (F)
the name, job title and applicable contact information of any individual
designated by the client lobbyist as an authorized filer, including, but
not limited to, phone number, facsimile number, electronic mail address
and business mailing address, provided such individual is different
from the individual listed in subparagraph (D) of this subdivision; and
(2) communicator lobbyist, as defined in section 1-91, as amended by
this act, shall include the name of the person with whom such
communicator lobbyist has primary contact for each client of such
communicator lobbyist and any applicable contact information for such
person, including, but not limited to, phone number, facsimile number,
electronic mail address and business mailing address.
Sec. 6. Subdivision (1) of subsection (i) of section 1-84 of the general
statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof
(Effective October 1, 2023):
(i) (1) No public official or state employee or member of the official
or employee's immediate family or a business with which he is
associated shall enter into any contract with the state, valued at one Senate Bill No. 1151
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hundred dollars or more, other than a contract (A) of employment as a
state employee, (B) with the Technical Education and Career System for
students enrolled in a school in the system to perform services in
conjunction with vocational, technical, technological or postsecondary
education and training any such student is receiving at a school in the
system, subject to the review process under subdivision (2) of this
subsection, (C) with a public institution of higher education to support
a collaboration with such institution to develop and commercialize any
invention or discovery, or (D) pursuant to a court appointment, unless
the contract has been awarded through an open and public process,
including prior public offer and subsequent public disclosure of all
proposals considered and the contract awarded. In no event shall an
executive head of an agency, as defined in section 4-166, including a
commissioner of a department, or an executive head of a quasi-public
agency, [as defined in section 1-79,] or the executive head's immediate
family or a business with which he is associated enter into any contract
with that agency or quasi-public agency. Nothing in this subsection
shall be construed as applying to any public official who is appointed as
a member of the executive branch or as a member or director of a quasi-
public agency and who receives no compensation other than per diem
payments or reimbursement for actual or necessary expenses, or both,
incurred in the performance of the public official's duties unless such
public official has authority or control over the subject matter of the
contract. Any contract made in violation of this subsection shall be
voidable by a court of competent jurisdiction if the suit is commenced
not later than one hundred eighty days after the making of the contract.
Sec. 7. Subdivision (1) of section 1-91 of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(1) "Administrative action" means any action or nonaction of any
executive agency of the state with respect to the proposal, drafting, Senate Bill No. 1151
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development, consideration, amendment, adoption or repeal of any
rule, regulation or utility rate, and any action or nonaction of any
executive agency or quasi-public agency, [as defined in section 1-79,]
regarding a contract, grant, award, purchasing agreement, loan, bond,
certificate, license, permit or any other matter which is within the official
jurisdiction or cognizance of such an agency.
Sec. 8. Subdivision (6) of section 1-101mm of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(6) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in
section [1-79] 1-120.
Sec. 9. Section 4-250 of the general statutes is repealed and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
As used in sections 4-250 to 4-252, inclusive, as amended by this act:
(1) "Gift" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79, as
amended by this act, except that the exclusion in subparagraph (L) of
subdivision (5) of section 1-79 for a gift for the celebration of a major life
event does not apply;
(2) ["Quasi-public agency", "public official"] "Public official" and
"state employee" have the same meanings as provided in section 1-79,
as amended by this act;
(3) "State agency" means any office, department, board, council,
commission, institution or other agency in the executive, legislative or
judicial branch of state government;
(4) "Quasi-public agency" has the same meaning as provided in
section 1-120;
[(4)] (5) "Large state contract" means an agreement or a combination Senate Bill No. 1151
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or series of agreements between a state agency or a quasi-public agency
and a person, firm or corporation, having a total value of more than five
hundred thousand dollars in a calendar or fiscal year, for (A) a project
for the construction, alteration or repair of any public building or public
work, (B) services, including, but not limited to, consulting and
professional services, (C) the procurement of supplies, materials or
equipment, (D) a lease, or (E) a licensing arrangement. The term "large
state contract" does not include a contract between a state agency or a
quasi-public agency and a political subdivision of the state;
[(5)] (6) "Principals and key personnel" means officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners and managerial employees; and
[(6)] (7) "Participated substantially" means participation that is direct,
extensive and substantive, and not peripheral, clerical or ministerial.
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 4-252a of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October
1, 2023):
(a) For purposes of this section, "state agency" [and "quasi-public
agency" have] has the same [meanings] meaning as provided in section
1-79, as amended by this act, "quasi-public agency" has the same
meaning as provided in section 1-120, "large state contract" has the same
meaning as provided in section 4-250, as amended by this act, and
"entity" means any corporation, general partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, nonprofit
organization or other business organization whose principal place of
business is located outside of the United States, but excludes any United
States subsidiary of a foreign corporation.