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HB 7151

AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Henry Genga

Summary — HB 7151Title: AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES Bill Number: HB 7151 Introduced: March 5, 2

SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 620
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Bill Summary · HB 7151

Summary — HB 7151

Title: AN ACT REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES
Bill Number: HB 7151
Introduced: March 5, 2025
Current status: On Senate Calendar (#620) — transmitted to Senate June 4, 2025

Purpose / Intent

The stated purpose of HB 7151 is to require the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) to provide technical assistance to certain municipalities. The assistance is intended to help municipal officials comply with state requirements and to improve municipal administration in areas identified by the bill.

Key provisions (based on bill title and subject classification)

The public summary and bill metadata indicate the bill would do the following:

  • Require OPM to provide technical assistance to certain municipalities (the bill text would define which municipalities qualify and the scope of assistance).
  • Direct OPM assistance in areas reflected by the bill’s subjects, which include:
    • Motor vehicle administration or related municipal responsibilities,
    • Municipal Revenue Sharing Fund issues,
    • Municipal taxation and property tax assessments,
    • Administration or application of state grants to municipalities.
  • Establish processes for providing assistance such as guidance, training, examinations of municipal practices, or model procedures (specific mechanisms, timelines, and reporting requirements would be detailed in the bill text).
  • Include provisions related to violations (the bill likely specifies compliance expectations and consequences for failure to implement or cooperate; exact enforcement language is in the statutory text).

Note: The available docket information does not include the bill’s full text. The precise definitions (which municipalities are covered), the form and timing of assistance, any reporting duties, and any penalties for noncompliance must be confirmed by reviewing the enrolled bill or substitute language.

Who would be affected

  • Municipal governments and officials (especially local tax assessors, finance and motor vehicle-related staff).
  • OPM (responsible for delivering technical assistance and possibly reporting on outcomes).
  • Property taxpayers and recipients of municipal services, indirectly, via potential changes in assessment practices and grant administration.
  • State grant administrators and municipal revenue-sharing processes to the extent OPM guidance changes practice.

Legislative status and timeline

  • Introduced to Joint Committee on Planning and Development: March 5, 2025
  • Public hearing: March 10, 2025
  • Joint Favorable Substitute reported and filed with LCO: March 31, 2025
  • Favorably reported and placed on House calendar: April 3, 2025 (House Calendar #336; File No. 528)
  • House adopted House Amendment Sch. A and passed the bill: June 4, 2025
  • Transmitted to Senate and placed on Senate Calendar: June 4, 2025 (Senate Calendar #620)

Next steps: Consideration by the Senate (committee assignment or floor action as scheduled on the Senate calendar). For precise operative language and fiscal impact, consult the bill text as filed with the LCO and any Office of Fiscal Analysis reports.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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