LCO No. 199 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 31 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 199 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by: SEN. CICARELLA, 34 th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR THE STATE -WIDE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the sum of five hundred thousand dollars be appropriated to the 1 Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, from the 2 General Fund, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, for the state-wide 3 narcotics task force. 4 Statement of Purpose: To direct additional resources to combat the illegal manufacturing and sale of fentanyl in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport and Waterbury.